Pou 2-2 (6-99) Washington, D.C. Broiler Hatchery Released June 2, 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 184 million eggs during the week ending May 29, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 146 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 29, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through May 29, 1999 were 3.03 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 9, 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. . Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,402 27,573 *27,560 27,472 27,438 27,513 AR : 30,543 30,227 30,401 30,700 30,482 30,268 DE : 4,692 4,380 4,714 4,628 4,626 4,611 FL : 2,706 2,569 2,769 2,768 2,648 2,694 GA : 31,669 31,574 *31,602 32,129 *31,876 31,967 MD : 8,962 8,885 8,906 8,903 8,939 8,914 MS : 18,277 18,479 18,505 18,655 18,539 18,797 NC : 18,460 18,340 *17,965 18,764 18,298 18,703 PA : 3,635 3,650 3,752 3,763 *3,481 3,612 SC : 4,864 4,866 4,982 4,835 4,889 4,910 TX : 13,826 13,815 13,849 13,699 13,360 13,582 VA : 6,711 6,732 *6,655 6,738 6,547 6,670 CA, TN, & WV : *11,772 *11,985 11,115 *11,240 11,627 11,392 : 15 State Total: *183,519 *183,075 *182,775 *184,294 *182,750 183,633 : Previous Year : 176,655 177,048 177,315 177,709 177,208 178,086 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 103 103 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,934 20,472 *20,267 19,887 20,886 19,997 AR : 22,443 25,160 23,420 24,533 23,807 24,118 DE : 5,858 5,543 4,969 5,195 4,427 4,780 FL : 2,828 2,652 2,141 2,585 2,277 2,227 GA : 25,865 25,265 25,229 25,442 *25,510 25,260 MD : 6,306 5,442 6,626 6,410 *6,794 6,817 MS : 15,250 15,481 15,046 14,996 15,286 15,229 NC : 14,037 14,411 13,972 14,385 14,267 14,197 PA : 2,715 2,752 2,646 2,773 *2,839 2,810 SC : 3,624 3,366 4,676 4,199 3,925 3,747 TX : 10,653 10,660 10,845 10,626 10,552 10,349 VA : 5,308 6,089 5,515 5,555 5,815 5,400 CA, TN, & WV : *9,997 *9,485 10,296 *10,140 9,853 10,745 : 15 State Total: *144,818 *146,778 *145,648 *146,726 *146,238 145,676 : Previous Year : 142,649 143,390 141,386 142,303 142,389 142,724 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 103 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.