Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 26, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 183 million eggs during the week ending May 22, 1999. This was up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 146 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 22, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through May 22, 1999 were 2.88 billion, up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 2, 1999 Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. . Pou 2-2 (5-99) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,627 27,402 27,573 27,336 27,472 27,438 AR : 30,379 30,543 30,227 30,401 30,700 30,482 DE : 4,773 4,692 4,380 4,714 4,628 4,626 FL : 2,870 2,706 2,569 2,769 2,768 2,648 GA : 32,003 31,669 31,574 31,802 *32,129 31,924 MD : 8,990 8,962 8,885 8,906 8,903 8,939 MS : 18,292 18,277 18,479 18,505 18,655 18,539 NC : 18,112 18,460 18,340 17,901 18,764 18,298 PA : 3,607 3,635 3,650 3,752 *3,763 3,685 SC : 4,787 4,864 4,866 4,982 4,835 4,889 TX : 13,808 13,826 13,815 13,849 13,699 13,360 VA : 6,597 *6,711 6,732 6,596 6,738 6,547 CA, TN, & WV : 11,575 11,774 11,987 11,115 *11,239 11,627 : 15 State Total: 183,420 *183,521 183,077 182,628 *184,293 183,002 : Previous Year : 175,023 176,655 177,048 177,315 177,709 177,208 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 104 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,246 19,934 20,472 20,751 *19,887 20,886 AR : 24,774 22,443 25,160 23,420 24,533 23,807 DE : 5,494 5,858 5,543 4,969 5,195 4,427 FL : 2,414 2,828 2,652 *2,141 2,585 2,277 GA : 25,699 25,865 25,265 25,229 *25,442 25,502 MD : 6,060 6,306 5,442 6,626 6,410 6,791 MS : 15,148 15,250 15,481 15,046 14,996 15,286 NC : 14,463 14,037 14,411 13,972 14,385 14,267 PA : 2,641 2,715 2,752 2,646 *2,773 2,807 SC : 3,237 3,624 3,366 4,676 4,199 3,925 TX : 10,587 10,653 10,660 10,845 10,626 10,552 VA : 5,119 5,308 6,089 5,515 5,555 5,815 CA, TN, & WV : 9,642 9,995 9,483 10,296 *10,139 9,853 : 15 State Total: 145,524 144,816 146,776 *146,132 *146,725 146,195 : Previous Year : 140,207 142,649 143,390 141,386 142,303 142,389 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 102 102 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.