Pou 2-2 (6-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 23, 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 19, 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 149 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 19, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through June 19, 1999, were 3.47 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 30, 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 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,472 27,752 27,513 *27,623 27,450 27,625 AR : 30,691 30,651 30,812 30,716 *30,737 29,934 DE : 4,628 4,626 4,615 4,629 4,194 4,728 FL : 2,768 2,648 2,694 2,785 2,692 2,813 GA : 32,129 31,876 32,029 30,900 *32,170 32,171 MD : 8,903 8,939 8,968 8,852 8,932 8,880 MS : 18,655 18,539 18,797 18,597 18,443 18,259 NC : 18,764 18,298 *18,811 *18,624 18,463 18,489 PA : 3,763 3,481 3,539 3,849 *4,016 3,589 SC : 4,835 4,889 4,910 4,887 5,061 4,960 TX : 13,699 13,616 13,568 13,559 13,497 13,521 VA : 6,738 6,547 6,670 6,572 6,710 6,564 CA, TN, & WV : 11,240 11,627 11,579 11,230 *11,880 11,026 : 15 State Total: 184,285 183,489 *184,505 *182,823 *184,245 182,559 : Previous Year : 177,709 177,208 178,086 178,271 179,155 177,738 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 104 104 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,887 20,886 19,997 20,469 20,771 20,671 AR : 24,533 23,807 24,554 25,290 24,597 25,796 DE : 5,195 4,427 5,222 5,398 6,011 5,054 FL : 2,585 2,277 2,227 2,448 2,270 2,328 GA : 25,442 25,510 25,289 25,353 *25,781 26,338 MD : 6,410 6,794 6,153 5,972 5,526 6,600 MS : 14,996 15,286 15,229 14,745 15,323 15,564 NC : 14,385 14,267 14,197 14,832 14,214 14,577 PA : 2,773 2,839 2,820 2,786 *2,734 2,710 SC : 4,199 3,925 3,747 3,926 *3,527 3,888 TX : 10,625 10,552 10,438 10,471 10,310 10,403 VA : 5,555 5,815 5,655 5,557 5,386 5,424 CA, TN, & WV : 10,140 9,854 10,712 10,393 *10,296 9,853 : 15 State Total: 146,725 146,239 146,240 147,640 *146,746 149,206 : Previous Year : 142,303 142,389 142,724 142,644 142,699 143,180 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 102 104 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.