Pou 2-2 (8-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 18, 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 14, 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 14, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through August 14, 1999, were 4.63 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 25, 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 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,726 27,667 27,803 27,563 *27,732 27,734 AR : 28,938 30,271 30,168 29,721 29,013 29,936 DE : 4,673 4,611 4,647 4,437 4,483 4,428 FL : 2,868 2,857 2,792 2,715 2,588 2,695 GA : 30,907 31,815 31,854 31,652 *31,044 30,633 MD : 8,806 8,756 8,215 8,502 *8,695 8,301 MS : 18,301 18,463 18,228 18,362 18,195 18,275 NC : 17,868 17,864 *18,036 17,761 17,717 17,645 PA : 3,754 3,876 3,571 3,557 *3,635 3,501 SC : 4,835 4,868 4,804 4,823 4,610 4,647 TX : 13,656 13,333 13,295 13,229 13,345 13,348 VA : 6,568 6,719 6,414 6,597 6,571 6,552 CA, TN, & WV : 11,191 11,363 11,649 10,802 11,280 11,004 : 15 State Total: 179,091 182,463 *181,476 179,721 *178,908 178,699 : Previous Year : 174,784 176,107 175,380 174,311 174,825 174,829 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 104 103 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,829 20,057 20,507 18,746 20,165 20,011 AR : 24,544 24,386 24,166 22,543 24,520 24,749 DE : 5,617 4,770 4,495 5,135 *5,241 4,879 FL : 2,513 2,294 2,314 2,551 2,532 2,568 GA : 25,086 24,819 25,058 24,511 *25,784 25,647 MD : 5,730 6,600 6,521 6,097 *5,899 5,667 MS : 15,445 15,144 14,339 15,106 15,334 15,314 NC : 13,917 13,913 13,666 13,750 14,223 14,057 PA : 2,785 2,880 2,936 2,886 *2,780 2,645 SC : 4,452 3,932 3,642 3,710 3,441 4,294 TX : 10,517 10,566 9,652 10,312 10,032 10,094 VA : 5,631 5,579 5,327 5,362 5,233 5,286 CA, TN, & WV : 9,882 10,518 10,633 11,081 9,590 9,571 : 15 State Total: 146,948 145,458 143,256 141,790 *144,774 144,782 : Previous Year : 142,108 140,233 135,983 138,463 139,031 139,885 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 104 105 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.