Pou 2-2 (9-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 22, 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 170 million eggs during the week ending September 18, 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 September 18, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through September 18, 1999, were 5.34 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 29, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,172 *27,104 27,543 27,479 24,054 27,499 AR : 29,936 29,735 30,053 29,190 28,288 28,699 DE : 4,428 4,415 4,427 4,445 4,157 3,804 FL : 2,695 2,744 2,704 2,790 *2,798 2,639 GA : 30,577 31,382 31,035 30,252 *28,893 29,808 MD : 8,301 8,461 *7,775 8,059 7,481 7,698 MS : 18,275 17,980 *17,611 18,242 17,254 16,800 NC : 17,885 18,001 17,824 16,695 16,571 16,385 PA : 3,520 3,943 3,713 3,682 *3,193 3,610 SC : 4,647 5,118 4,840 4,618 4,503 4,604 TX : 13,348 13,696 *13,460 13,552 13,348 13,178 VA : 6,599 6,640 6,601 5,788 6,080 5,626 CA, TN, & WV : 11,064 11,409 11,743 11,530 10,604 9,474 : 15 State Total: 178,447 *180,628 *179,329 176,322 *167,224 169,824 : Previous Year : 174,829 176,002 175,967 173,366 168,081 166,924 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 103 102 102 99 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,007 19,861 20,197 19,570 19,341 19,745 AR : 24,749 24,040 23,105 23,247 23,374 24,128 DE : 4,879 4,920 5,688 5,110 5,245 4,458 FL : 2,568 2,548 2,135 2,122 *2,616 2,476 GA : 25,617 25,217 23,508 23,594 *24,249 24,352 MD : 5,669 6,021 *5,455 5,638 *5,654 5,636 MS : 15,314 15,056 14,976 14,910 14,553 13,974 NC : 13,980 13,600 13,398 13,747 13,846 14,051 PA : 2,602 2,629 2,719 2,719 *2,753 2,808 SC : 4,294 4,176 4,268 3,969 3,245 3,371 TX : 10,094 10,116 10,018 9,983 10,193 10,153 VA : 5,303 5,235 5,315 5,449 5,480 5,780 CA, TN, & WV : 9,668 9,018 9,851 10,112 9,656 9,918 : 15 State Total: 144,744 142,437 *140,633 140,170 *140,205 140,850 : Previous Year : 139,885 137,633 138,416 138,388 139,912 138,700 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 102 101 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.