Pou 2-2 (6-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 30, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 181 million eggs during the week ending June 26, 1999. This was up 2 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 26, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through June 26, 1999, were 3.62 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 July 7, 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 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,752 27,513 27,623 27,450 27,625 26,788 AR : 30,651 30,812 30,716 *30,768 *29,965 29,642 DE : 4,626 4,615 4,629 4,194 4,728 4,719 FL : 2,648 2,694 2,785 2,692 2,813 2,725 GA : 31,876 32,029 30,900 32,170 32,171 31,203 MD : 8,939 8,968 8,852 8,932 8,880 8,690 MS : 18,539 18,797 18,597 18,443 18,259 18,508 NC : 18,298 18,811 18,624 18,463 18,489 18,201 PA : 3,481 3,539 3,849 4,016 *3,594 3,636 SC : 4,889 4,910 4,887 5,061 4,960 4,599 TX : 13,616 13,568 13,559 13,497 13,521 13,598 VA : 6,547 6,670 6,572 6,710 6,564 6,613 CA, TN, & WV : 11,627 11,579 11,230 11,880 *11,028 11,703 : 15 State Total: 183,489 184,505 182,823 *184,276 *182,597 180,625 : Previous Year : 177,208 178,086 178,271 179,155 177,738 176,908 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 104 103 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,886 19,997 *20,466 20,771 *20,158 19,932 AR : 23,807 24,554 25,290 24,597 *25,704 25,092 DE : 4,427 5,222 5,398 6,011 5,054 5,517 FL : 2,277 2,227 2,448 2,270 2,328 2,636 GA : 25,510 25,289 25,353 25,781 26,338 25,860 MD : 6,794 6,153 5,972 5,526 *6,603 6,185 MS : 15,286 15,229 14,745 15,323 15,564 15,233 NC : 14,267 14,197 14,832 14,214 14,577 14,472 PA : 2,839 2,820 2,786 2,734 *2,713 2,882 SC : 3,925 3,747 3,926 3,527 3,888 4,333 TX : 10,552 10,438 10,471 10,310 10,403 10,434 VA : 5,815 5,655 5,557 5,386 5,424 5,482 CA, TN, & WV : 9,854 10,712 10,393 10,296 *9,849 9,425 : 15 State Total: 146,239 146,240 *147,637 146,746 *148,603 147,483 : Previous Year : 142,389 142,724 142,644 142,699 143,180 143,578 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 102 104 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.