Pou 2-2 (7-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 21, 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 183 million eggs during the week ending July 17, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 17, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through July 17, 1999, were 4.06 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 28, 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 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,669 27,620 *26,364 27,837 *26,045 27,667 AR : 30,768 30,509 29,642 30,204 28,938 30,271 DE : 4,715 4,728 4,719 4,369 4,673 4,611 FL : 2,762 2,813 2,725 2,756 2,868 2,857 GA : 32,170 31,906 31,203 31,607 *31,026 32,079 MD : 8,932 8,880 8,693 8,667 8,806 8,756 MS : 18,443 18,402 18,540 17,975 *18,301 18,221 NC : 18,453 18,392 18,201 17,156 17,868 17,893 PA : 4,016 3,594 3,655 *3,987 *3,754 3,884 SC : 5,061 4,960 4,599 4,770 5,087 5,120 TX : 13,497 13,521 13,598 12,488 13,656 13,197 VA : 6,710 6,564 6,613 6,577 6,568 6,719 CA, TN, & WV : 11,880 11,196 11,755 11,375 11,191 11,363 : 15 State Total: 185,076 183,085 *180,307 *179,768 *178,781 182,638 : Previous Year : 179,155 177,738 176,908 172,086 174,784 176,107 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 102 104 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,798 20,517 20,013 20,818 *20,829 20,068 AR : 24,597 *25,552 25,072 24,146 24,544 24,386 DE : 6,011 5,054 5,635 5,449 5,617 5,357 FL : 2,270 2,328 2,636 2,352 2,513 2,294 GA : 25,781 26,328 25,854 25,212 *25,086 24,809 MD : 5,526 6,603 6,110 5,727 *5,730 5,913 MS : 15,323 15,564 15,271 15,302 *15,445 15,144 NC : 14,214 14,577 14,472 14,167 13,917 13,913 PA : 2,734 2,713 2,899 *2,884 *2,785 2,881 SC : 3,527 3,888 4,333 4,335 4,452 3,932 TX : 10,309 10,402 10,434 10,377 10,516 10,566 VA : 5,386 5,424 5,482 5,791 5,631 5,674 CA, TN, & WV : 10,296 9,849 9,471 10,655 *9,882 10,319 : 15 State Total: 146,772 *148,799 147,682 *147,215 *146,947 145,256 : Previous Year : 142,699 143,180 143,578 143,351 142,108 140,233 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 104 103 103 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.