Pou 2-2 (9-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 1, 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 180 million eggs during the week ending August 28, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 28, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through August 28, 1999, were 4.92 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 8, 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 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,957 27,716 *27,613 27,446 27,467 27,543 AR : 30,168 29,721 29,013 29,936 *29,735 30,053 DE : 4,647 4,437 4,483 4,428 4,415 4,427 FL : 2,792 2,715 2,588 2,695 2,744 2,704 GA : 31,854 *31,592 *30,948 *30,892 *31,382 30,998 MD : 8,215 8,502 8,695 8,301 8,461 7,908 MS : 18,228 18,362 18,195 18,275 18,120 17,761 NC : 18,036 17,754 17,717 17,645 18,001 17,824 PA : 3,571 3,557 3,635 3,520 *3,942 3,712 SC : 4,804 4,823 4,610 4,647 5,118 4,840 TX : 13,302 13,236 13,345 13,348 13,699 13,463 VA : 6,414 6,597 6,571 6,599 6,640 6,601 CA, TN, & WV : 11,649 10,802 11,280 11,004 *11,409 11,697 : 15 State Total: 181,637 *179,814 *178,693 *178,736 *181,133 179,531 : Previous Year : 175,380 174,311 174,825 174,829 176,002 175,967 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 103 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,678 18,957 20,347 20,007 19,861 20,216 AR : 24,166 22,543 24,520 24,749 *24,040 23,105 DE : 4,495 5,135 5,241 4,879 4,920 5,688 FL : 2,314 2,551 2,532 2,568 2,548 2,115 GA : 25,058 24,511 25,784 *25,617 *25,217 23,501 MD : 6,521 6,097 5,899 5,669 6,021 5,452 MS : 14,339 15,106 15,334 15,314 15,056 14,976 NC : 13,666 13,750 14,223 13,980 13,600 13,398 PA : 2,936 2,886 2,780 2,602 *2,635 2,727 SC : 3,642 3,710 3,441 4,294 4,176 4,268 TX : 9,652 10,312 10,032 10,094 10,116 10,019 VA : 5,327 5,362 5,233 5,303 5,235 5,315 CA, TN, & WV : 10,633 11,081 9,590 9,668 9,018 9,851 : 15 State Total: 143,427 142,001 144,956 *144,744 *142,443 140,631 : Previous Year : 135,983 138,463 139,031 139,885 137,633 138,416 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 103 104 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.