Pou 2-2 (7-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 14, 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 179 million eggs during the week ending July 10, 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 July 10, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through July 10, 1999, were 3.91 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 21, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,645 27,669 *27,620 26,804 27,837 26,727 AR : 30,716 30,768 *30,509 29,642 30,204 28,938 DE : 4,629 4,715 4,728 4,719 4,369 4,673 FL : 2,785 2,762 2,813 2,725 2,756 2,868 GA : 31,757 32,170 *31,906 31,203 *31,607 30,965 MD : 8,852 8,932 8,880 *8,693 *8,667 8,806 MS : 18,597 18,443 *18,402 18,540 17,975 18,307 NC : 18,624 18,453 *18,392 18,201 17,156 17,868 PA : 3,849 4,016 3,594 3,655 *3,968 3,760 SC : 4,887 5,061 4,960 4,599 4,770 5,087 TX : 13,559 13,497 13,521 13,598 12,488 13,656 VA : 6,572 6,710 6,564 6,613 6,577 6,568 CA, TN, & WV : 11,294 11,880 *11,196 11,755 *11,375 11,191 : 15 State Total: 183,766 185,076 *183,085 *180,747 *179,749 179,414 : Previous Year : 178,271 179,155 177,738 176,908 172,086 174,784 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 103 102 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,466 20,798 20,517 20,013 20,818 20,834 AR : 25,290 24,597 25,704 25,072 *24,146 24,544 DE : 5,398 6,011 5,054 *5,635 *5,449 5,617 FL : 2,448 2,270 2,328 2,636 2,352 2,513 GA : 25,353 25,781 26,328 25,854 *25,212 25,073 MD : 5,972 5,526 6,603 *6,110 *5,727 5,575 MS : 14,745 15,323 15,564 15,271 15,302 15,435 NC : 14,832 14,214 14,577 14,472 14,167 13,917 PA : 2,786 2,734 2,713 2,899 *2,896 2,767 SC : 3,926 3,527 3,888 4,333 4,335 4,452 TX : *10,470 *10,309 *10,402 10,434 10,377 10,516 VA : 5,557 5,386 5,424 5,482 5,791 5,631 CA, TN, & WV : 10,393 10,296 9,849 9,471 *10,655 9,903 : 15 State Total: *147,636 *146,772 *148,951 *147,682 *147,227 146,777 : Previous Year : 142,644 142,699 143,180 143,578 143,351 142,108 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 104 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.