Pou 2-2 (9-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 8, 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 177 million eggs during the week ending September 4, 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 80 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 September 4, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through September 4, 1999, were 5.06 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 15, 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 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,716 27,613 *27,325 27,467 27,543 27,479 AR : 29,721 *30,205 29,936 29,735 30,053 29,263 DE : 4,437 4,483 4,428 4,415 4,427 4,460 FL : 2,715 2,588 2,695 2,744 2,704 2,790 GA : 31,592 30,948 *30,577 31,382 *31,035 30,265 MD : 8,502 8,695 8,301 8,461 7,908 8,614 MS : 18,362 18,195 18,275 18,120 17,761 18,242 NC : 17,754 17,717 *17,885 18,001 17,824 16,651 PA : 3,557 3,635 3,520 3,942 3,712 3,765 SC : 4,823 4,610 4,647 5,118 4,840 4,618 TX : 13,236 13,345 13,348 13,699 13,463 13,555 VA : 6,597 6,571 6,599 6,640 6,601 5,788 CA, TN, & WV : 10,802 11,280 *11,057 11,409 11,697 11,573 : 15 State Total: 179,814 *179,885 *178,593 181,133 *179,568 177,063 : Previous Year : 174,311 174,825 174,829 176,002 175,967 173,366 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 102 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,957 20,347 20,007 19,861 20,216 19,570 AR : 22,543 24,520 24,749 24,040 23,105 23,247 DE : 5,135 5,241 4,879 4,920 5,688 4,946 FL : 2,551 2,532 2,568 2,548 2,115 2,122 GA : 24,511 25,784 25,617 25,217 *23,508 23,644 MD : 6,097 5,899 5,669 6,021 5,452 6,037 MS : 15,106 15,334 15,314 15,056 14,976 14,910 NC : 13,750 14,223 13,980 13,600 13,398 13,747 PA : 2,886 2,780 2,602 2,635 2,727 2,715 SC : 3,710 3,441 4,294 4,176 4,268 3,969 TX : 10,312 *10,031 10,094 10,116 *10,018 9,985 VA : 5,362 5,233 5,303 5,235 5,315 5,449 CA, TN, & WV : 11,081 9,590 9,668 9,018 9,851 10,310 : 15 State Total: 142,001 *144,955 144,744 142,443 *140,637 140,651 : Previous Year : 138,463 139,031 139,885 137,633 138,416 138,388 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 104 103 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.