Pou 2-2 (7-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 28, 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 182 million eggs during the week ending July 24, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 24, 1999. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through July 24, 1999, were 4.20 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 August 4, 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 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,620 26,364 *27,644 26,045 27,667 27,803 AR : 30,509 29,642 30,204 28,938 30,271 30,202 DE : 4,728 4,719 4,369 4,673 4,611 4,647 FL : 2,813 2,725 *2,716 2,868 2,857 2,792 GA : 31,906 31,203 *31,315 31,026 *32,009 31,808 MD : 8,880 8,693 8,667 8,806 8,756 8,215 MS : 18,402 *18,298 17,975 18,301 18,221 18,228 NC : 18,392 18,201 *17,241 17,868 17,893 18,211 PA : 3,594 3,655 3,987 3,754 *3,876 3,843 SC : 4,960 4,599 4,770 5,087 5,120 4,804 TX : 13,521 *13,719 *12,684 13,656 *13,318 13,295 VA : 6,564 6,613 6,577 6,568 6,719 6,414 CA, TN, & WV : 11,196 11,755 11,375 11,191 11,363 11,649 : 15 State Total: 183,085 *180,186 *179,524 178,781 *182,681 181,911 : Previous Year : 177,738 176,908 172,086 174,784 176,107 175,380 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 102 104 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,517 20,013 20,818 20,829 *20,057 20,507 AR : 25,552 25,072 24,146 24,544 24,386 24,127 DE : 5,054 5,635 5,449 5,617 *4,770 4,485 FL : 2,328 2,636 2,352 2,513 2,294 2,314 GA : 26,328 25,854 25,212 25,086 *24,819 25,045 MD : 6,603 6,110 5,727 5,730 *6,600 6,547 MS : 15,564 15,271 15,302 15,445 15,144 14,339 NC : 14,577 14,472 14,167 13,917 13,913 13,500 PA : 2,713 2,899 2,884 2,785 *2,880 2,900 SC : 3,888 4,333 4,335 4,452 3,932 3,776 TX : 10,402 10,434 10,377 10,516 10,566 9,651 VA : 5,424 5,482 5,791 5,631 *5,579 5,327 CA, TN, & WV : 9,849 9,471 *10,585 9,882 *10,518 10,633 : 15 State Total: 148,799 147,682 *147,145 146,947 *145,458 143,151 : Previous Year : 143,180 143,578 143,351 142,108 140,233 135,983 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 103 103 103 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.