Pou 2-2 (8-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 11, 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 179 million eggs during the week ending August 7, 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 81 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 August 7, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through August 7, 1999, were 4.49 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 18, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,644 26,726 27,667 27,803 27,563 27,576 AR : 30,204 28,938 30,271 30,168 29,721 29,013 DE : 4,369 4,673 4,611 4,647 4,437 4,483 FL : 2,716 2,868 2,857 2,792 2,715 2,588 GA : 31,379 30,907 *31,815 31,854 *31,652 31,119 MD : 8,667 8,806 8,756 8,215 *8,502 8,683 MS : 17,975 18,301 *18,463 18,228 18,362 18,195 NC : 17,241 17,868 *17,864 18,211 17,761 17,717 PA : 3,987 3,754 3,876 *3,571 *3,557 3,819 SC : 4,770 *4,835 *4,868 4,804 4,823 4,610 TX : 12,684 13,656 *13,333 13,295 13,229 13,345 VA : 6,577 6,568 6,719 6,414 6,597 6,571 CA, TN, & WV : 11,375 11,191 11,363 11,649 10,802 11,280 : 15 State Total: 179,588 *179,091 *182,463 *181,651 *179,721 178,999 : Previous Year : 172,086 174,784 176,107 175,380 174,311 174,825 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 102 104 104 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,818 20,829 20,057 20,507 18,746 20,165 AR : 24,146 24,544 24,386 24,166 22,543 24,520 DE : 5,449 5,617 4,770 *4,495 *5,135 5,350 FL : 2,352 2,513 2,294 2,314 *2,551 2,532 GA : 25,212 25,086 24,819 25,058 *24,511 25,783 MD : 5,727 5,730 6,600 *6,521 *6,097 5,818 MS : 15,302 15,445 15,144 14,339 15,106 15,334 NC : 14,167 13,917 13,913 13,666 13,750 14,223 PA : 2,884 2,785 2,880 *2,936 *2,886 2,967 SC : 4,335 4,452 3,932 3,642 3,710 3,441 TX : 10,377 *10,517 10,566 *9,652 *10,312 10,032 VA : 5,791 5,631 5,579 5,327 *5,362 5,233 CA, TN, & WV : 10,585 9,882 10,518 10,633 11,081 9,590 : 15 State Total: 147,145 *146,948 145,458 *143,256 *141,790 144,988 : Previous Year : 143,351 142,108 140,233 135,983 138,463 139,031 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 104 105 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.