Pou 2-2 (6-99) Washington, D.C. Broiler Hatchery Released June 9, 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 June 5, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 5, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through June 5, 1999 were 3.18 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 16, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,573 27,560 27,472 27,438 27,513 27,459 AR : 30,227 30,401 *30,691 30,482 *30,812 30,716 DE : 4,380 4,714 4,628 4,626 *4,615 4,629 FL : 2,569 2,769 2,768 2,648 2,694 2,785 GA : 31,574 31,602 32,129 31,876 *32,029 30,916 MD : 8,885 8,906 8,903 8,939 *8,968 8,843 MS : 18,479 18,505 18,655 18,539 18,797 18,597 NC : 18,340 17,965 18,764 18,298 18,703 18,632 PA : 3,650 3,752 3,763 3,481 *3,599 3,706 SC : 4,866 4,982 4,835 4,889 4,910 4,887 TX : 13,815 13,849 13,699 13,360 13,582 13,559 VA : 6,732 6,655 6,738 6,547 6,670 6,572 CA, TN, & WV : 11,985 11,115 11,240 11,627 *11,580 11,489 : 15 State Total: 183,075 182,775 *184,285 182,750 *184,472 182,790 : Previous Year : 177,048 177,315 177,709 177,208 178,086 178,271 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 104 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,472 20,267 19,887 20,886 19,997 20,469 AR : 25,160 23,420 24,533 23,807 *24,554 25,290 DE : 5,543 4,969 5,195 4,427 *5,222 5,355 FL : 2,652 2,141 2,585 2,277 2,227 2,448 GA : 25,265 25,229 25,442 25,510 *25,289 25,353 MD : 5,442 6,626 6,410 6,794 *6,153 6,010 MS : 15,481 15,046 14,996 15,286 15,229 14,745 NC : 14,411 13,972 14,385 14,267 14,197 14,832 PA : 2,752 2,646 2,773 2,839 *2,817 2,838 SC : 3,366 4,676 4,199 3,925 3,747 3,926 TX : 10,660 *10,844 *10,625 10,552 *10,438 10,471 VA : 6,089 5,515 5,555 5,815 *5,655 5,557 CA, TN, & WV : 9,485 10,296 10,140 9,853 *10,709 10,391 : 15 State Total: 146,778 *145,647 *146,725 146,238 *146,234 147,685 : Previous Year : 143,390 141,386 142,303 142,389 142,724 142,644 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 103 103 103 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.