Pou 2-2 (6-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 16, 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 June 12, 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 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 12, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through June 12, 1999 were 3.32 billion, up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hathcery" report will be released at 3 p.m. 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 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,560 27,472 *27,752 27,513 27,459 27,450 AR : 30,401 30,691 *30,651 30,812 30,716 30,663 DE : 4,714 4,628 4,626 4,615 4,629 4,194 FL : 2,769 2,768 2,648 2,694 2,785 2,692 GA : 31,602 32,129 31,876 32,029 *30,900 32,216 MD : 8,906 8,903 8,939 8,968 *8,852 8,932 MS : 18,505 18,655 18,539 18,797 18,597 18,443 NC : 17,965 18,764 18,298 18,703 18,632 18,463 PA : 3,752 3,763 3,481 *3,539 *3,849 4,018 SC : 4,982 4,835 4,889 4,910 4,887 5,061 TX : 13,849 13,699 *13,616 *13,568 13,559 13,497 VA : 6,655 6,738 6,547 6,670 6,572 6,710 CA, TN, & WV : 11,115 11,240 11,627 *11,579 *11,230 11,822 : 15 State Total: 182,775 184,285 *183,489 *184,397 *182,667 184,161 : Previous Year : 177,315 177,709 177,208 178,086 178,271 179,155 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 104 104 104 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,267 19,887 20,886 19,997 20,469 20,771 AR : 23,420 24,533 23,807 24,554 25,290 24,597 DE : 4,969 5,195 4,427 5,222 *5,398 6,011 FL : 2,141 2,585 2,277 2,227 2,448 2,270 GA : 25,229 25,442 25,510 25,289 25,353 25,829 MD : 6,626 6,410 6,794 6,153 *5,972 5,526 MS : 15,046 14,996 15,286 15,229 14,745 15,323 NC : 13,972 14,385 14,267 14,197 14,832 14,214 PA : 2,646 2,773 2,839 *2,820 *2,786 2,740 SC : 4,676 4,199 3,925 3,747 3,926 3,516 TX : 10,844 10,625 10,552 10,438 10,471 10,310 VA : 5,515 5,555 5,815 5,655 5,557 5,386 CA, TN, & WV : 10,296 10,140 *9,854 *10,712 *10,393 10,300 : 15 State Total: 145,647 146,725 *146,239 *146,240 *147,640 146,793 : Previous Year : 141,386 142,303 142,389 142,724 142,644 142,699 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 103 102 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.