Pou 2-2 (9-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 29, 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 167 million eggs during the week ending September 25, 1999. This was down slightly 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 139 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 25, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through September 25, 1999, were 5.48 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 October 6, 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 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,104 27,543 *27,499 24,054 27,499 26,693 AR : 29,735 30,053 29,190 28,288 28,699 27,368 DE : 4,415 4,427 4,445 4,157 3,804 4,101 FL : 2,744 2,704 *2,622 *2,632 2,639 2,663 GA : 31,382 31,035 30,252 *29,002 *29,832 28,555 MD : 8,461 7,775 *8,089 7,481 7,698 7,354 MS : 17,980 17,611 *17,766 17,254 16,800 15,985 NC : 18,001 17,824 *16,818 16,571 *16,466 17,456 PA : 3,943 3,713 3,682 3,193 *3,607 3,528 SC : 5,118 4,840 4,618 4,503 4,604 4,586 TX : 13,696 13,460 13,552 13,348 13,178 12,743 VA : 6,640 6,601 5,788 6,080 5,626 6,123 CA, TN, & WV : 11,409 11,743 *11,151 10,604 *9,636 10,319 : 15 State Total: 180,628 179,329 *175,472 *167,167 *170,088 167,474 : Previous Year : 176,002 175,967 173,366 168,081 166,924 167,662 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 102 101 99 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,861 20,197 19,570 19,341 19,745 19,478 AR : 24,040 23,105 23,247 23,374 24,128 23,500 DE : 4,920 5,688 5,110 5,245 4,458 5,298 FL : 2,548 2,135 2,122 2,616 2,476 2,252 GA : 25,217 23,508 23,594 *24,344 *24,340 24,014 MD : 6,021 5,455 5,638 5,654 5,636 5,295 MS : 15,056 14,976 14,910 14,553 13,974 14,828 NC : 13,600 13,398 13,747 13,846 *14,007 13,032 PA : 2,629 2,719 2,719 2,753 *2,834 2,820 SC : 4,176 4,268 3,969 3,245 3,371 3,256 TX : 10,116 10,018 9,983 10,193 10,153 10,907 VA : 5,235 5,315 5,449 5,480 5,780 4,752 CA, TN, & WV : 9,018 9,851 10,112 9,656 *9,776 9,857 : 15 State Total: 142,437 140,633 140,170 *140,300 *140,678 139,289 : Previous Year : 137,633 138,416 138,388 139,912 138,700 136,415 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 102 101 100 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.