Pou 2-2 (8-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 25, 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 181 million eggs during the week ending August 21, 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 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 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 21, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through August 21, 1999, were 4.78 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 September 1, 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 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *27,849 *27,957 *27,716 27,732 *27,446 27,467 AR : 30,271 30,168 29,721 29,013 29,936 29,886 DE : 4,611 4,647 4,437 4,483 4,428 4,415 FL : 2,857 2,792 2,715 2,588 2,695 2,744 GA : 31,815 31,854 31,652 31,044 *30,955 31,450 MD : 8,756 8,215 8,502 8,695 8,301 8,461 MS : 18,463 18,228 18,362 18,195 18,275 18,120 NC : 17,864 18,036 *17,754 17,717 17,645 18,001 PA : 3,876 3,571 3,557 3,635 *3,520 3,896 SC : 4,868 4,804 4,823 4,610 4,647 5,118 TX : *13,366 *13,302 *13,236 13,345 13,348 13,699 VA : 6,719 6,414 6,597 6,571 *6,599 6,640 CA, TN, & WV : 11,363 11,649 10,802 11,280 11,004 11,243 : 15 State Total: *182,678 *181,637 *179,874 178,908 *178,799 181,140 : Previous Year : 176,107 175,380 174,311 174,825 174,829 176,002 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 104 103 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *20,243 *20,678 *18,957 *20,347 *20,007 19,861 AR : 24,386 24,166 22,543 24,520 24,749 24,173 DE : 4,770 4,495 5,135 5,241 4,879 4,920 FL : 2,294 2,314 2,551 2,532 2,568 2,548 GA : 24,819 25,058 24,511 25,784 *25,610 25,319 MD : 6,600 6,521 6,097 5,899 *5,669 6,021 MS : 15,144 14,339 15,106 15,334 15,314 15,056 NC : 13,913 13,666 13,750 14,223 *13,980 13,600 PA : 2,880 2,936 2,886 2,780 *2,602 2,638 SC : 3,932 3,642 3,710 3,441 4,294 4,176 TX : 10,566 9,652 10,312 10,032 10,094 10,116 VA : 5,579 5,327 5,362 5,233 *5,303 5,235 CA, TN, & WV : 10,518 10,633 11,081 9,590 *9,668 9,018 : 15 State Total: *145,644 *143,427 *142,001 *144,956 *144,737 142,681 : Previous Year : 140,233 135,983 138,463 139,031 139,885 137,633 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 105 103 104 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.