Pou 2-2 (7-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 7, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 180 million eggs during the week ending July 3, 1999. This was up 4 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 July 3, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through July 3, 1999, were 3.77 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 14, 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 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,513 *27,645 *27,669 27,625 *26,804 27,837 AR : 30,812 30,716 30,768 29,965 29,642 30,204 DE : 4,615 4,629 *4,715 4,728 4,719 4,369 FL : 2,694 2,785 *2,762 2,813 2,725 2,756 GA : 32,029 *31,757 32,170 *32,106 31,203 31,629 MD : 8,968 8,852 8,932 8,880 8,690 8,662 MS : 18,797 18,597 18,443 18,259 *18,540 17,975 NC : 18,811 18,624 *18,453 18,489 18,201 17,156 PA : 3,539 3,849 4,016 3,594 *3,655 3,847 SC : 4,910 4,887 5,061 4,960 4,599 4,770 TX : 13,568 13,559 13,497 13,521 13,598 12,488 VA : 6,670 6,572 6,710 6,564 6,613 6,577 CA, TN, & WV : 11,579 *11,294 11,880 11,028 *11,755 11,521 : 15 State Total: 184,505 *183,766 *185,076 *182,532 *180,744 179,791 : Previous Year : 178,086 178,271 179,155 177,738 176,908 172,086 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 103 103 103 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,997 20,466 *20,798 *20,517 *20,013 20,818 AR : 24,554 25,290 24,597 25,704 *25,072 24,101 DE : 5,222 5,398 6,011 5,054 5,517 5,247 FL : 2,227 2,448 2,270 2,328 2,636 2,352 GA : 25,289 25,353 25,781 *26,328 *25,854 25,205 MD : 6,153 5,972 5,526 6,603 6,185 5,892 MS : 15,229 14,745 15,323 15,564 *15,271 15,302 NC : 14,197 14,832 14,214 14,577 14,472 14,167 PA : 2,820 2,786 2,734 2,713 *2,899 2,978 SC : 3,747 3,926 3,527 3,888 4,333 4,335 TX : 10,438 10,471 10,310 10,403 10,434 10,377 VA : 5,655 5,557 5,386 5,424 5,482 5,791 CA, TN, & WV : 10,712 10,393 10,296 9,849 *9,471 10,536 : 15 State Total: 146,240 147,637 *146,773 *148,952 *147,639 147,101 : Previous Year : 142,724 142,644 142,699 143,180 143,578 143,351 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 104 103 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.