United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 1-1-1 (99) Hatchery Production 1998 Summary April 1999 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during 1998 totaled 8.50 billion, an increase of 2 percent from 1997. This record level continues the trend of annual increases begun in 1975. Leading breeders had intended placements of 82.9 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 1998, an increase of 8 percent from 1997. 15-State Broiler Placements Placements of broiler chicks in the 15-State weekly program totaled 7.23 billion during the 52 week period ending January 2, 1999. This total was 1 percent larger than the comparable period a year earlier. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 3 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during 1998 totaled 438 million, up 3 percent from 1997. Leading breeders had intended placements of 3.11 million egg-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 1998, up 5 percent from 1997. Poults Placed Turkey hatcheries placed 298 million poults in the United States during 1998. This output was down 7 percent from 1997. Hatchery Capacity The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 1999, was 856 million eggs, up 3 percent from a year earlier. The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 50.0 million on January 1, 1999, down 3 percent from January 1, 1998. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 92,017 82,820 94,036 90,180 94,894 91,718 92,756 AR : 108,459 99,189 109,957 105,461 108,185 106,379 106,429 DE : 16,072 15,053 16,889 16,268 16,820 16,736 16,807 FL : 9,908 9,149 10,507 8,964 9,367 9,263 9,515 GA : 106,275 95,595 108,305 103,199 107,858 107,793 109,334 MD : 31,866 27,194 31,734 30,768 31,733 30,323 31,279 MS : 61,954 55,756 63,943 62,728 65,266 62,375 62,892 NC : 61,009 55,020 64,632 60,912 63,423 61,609 62,098 PA : 12,770 11,574 12,803 12,723 13,258 12,336 12,958 SC : 15,850 14,026 15,699 14,867 15,615 15,405 15,587 TX : 44,394 40,237 45,201 44,269 46,277 45,933 46,165 VA : 23,807 21,309 24,261 23,831 24,700 23,443 24,224 CA, TN, WV : 35,055 31,215 37,596 35,996 37,949 36,514 36,808 : 15 Sts 1/ : 619,436 558,137 635,563 610,166 635,345 619,827 626,852 : OR & WA : 6,018 5,233 5,974 6,013 6,626 5,848 6,190 : Oth Sts 2/ : 74,498 70,772 76,876 77,538 82,708 78,572 77,580 : US 1997 : 699,952 634,142 718,413 693,717 724,679 704,247 710,622 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 93,944 90,327 89,398 83,830 92,538 1,088,458 AR : 106,487 103,391 104,243 98,707 107,897 1,264,784 DE : 16,141 15,207 15,117 14,591 15,718 191,419 FL : 9,318 9,044 9,279 9,440 10,210 113,964 GA : 107,987 104,403 103,618 95,685 105,891 1,255,943 MD : 31,733 29,628 28,825 27,837 31,239 364,159 MS : 60,829 59,411 61,095 57,879 62,068 736,196 NC : 62,505 57,721 57,082 56,050 59,894 721,955 PA : 13,153 12,682 12,791 11,697 12,800 151,545 SC : 15,531 14,909 15,375 14,620 15,368 182,852 TX : 44,575 42,959 43,078 41,141 45,767 529,996 VA : 23,841 23,061 23,113 21,706 23,496 280,792 CA, TN, WV : 36,151 35,209 34,078 35,263 38,935 430,769 : 15 Sts 1/ : 622,195 597,952 597,092 568,446 621,821 7,312,832 : OR & WA : 5,359 4,920 4,740 4,909 5,640 67,470 : Oth Sts 2/ : 81,018 81,284 81,353 74,786 84,347 941,332 : US 1997 : 708,572 684,156 683,185 648,141 711,808 8,321,634 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 91,027 82,239 93,160 91,882 97,046 94,370 94,823 AR : 106,893 95,896 108,407 104,470 107,749 104,539 104,738 DE : 15,672 14,329 16,865 16,184 16,478 16,516 16,520 FL : 9,544 8,902 10,016 9,776 10,184 9,149 8,754 GA : 108,524 95,569 107,784 105,855 111,552 108,457 110,602 MD : 31,137 27,576 32,067 30,854 32,229 31,083 31,342 MS : 62,878 57,204 64,959 63,460 65,139 63,174 64,000 NC : 60,048 54,133 64,196 61,740 63,157 60,990 62,387 PA : 12,784 11,730 13,227 12,407 13,269 12,650 13,198 SC : 14,805 13,227 15,069 14,493 15,460 14,606 15,588 TX : 45,737 41,314 47,026 43,746 45,666 45,516 46,615 VA : 23,454 21,063 24,366 23,737 24,826 23,729 24,245 CA, TN, WV : 37,628 34,253 39,648 38,751 40,664 38,893 39,218 : 15 Sts 1/ : 620,131 557,435 636,790 617,355 643,419 623,672 632,030 : Oth Sts 2/ : 91,242 87,745 93,526 90,905 95,900 94,295 90,685 : US 1998 : 711,373 645,180 730,316 708,260 739,319 717,967 722,715 : US 1997 : 699,952 634,142 718,413 693,717 724,679 704,247 710,622 : 1998 as % : of 1997 : 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 94,773 90,332 91,013 88,216 98,238 1,107,119 AR : 101,117 99,684 102,425 99,044 108,872 1,243,834 DE : 16,074 14,830 14,941 14,455 15,479 188,343 FL : 8,922 8,577 9,213 9,148 9,966 112,151 GA : 109,634 105,975 108,110 104,270 112,103 1,288,435 MD : 31,872 30,826 30,951 28,674 31,384 369,995 MS : 63,382 62,095 60,092 59,201 63,512 749,096 NC : 62,642 58,009 56,147 57,688 61,333 722,470 PA : 12,507 12,532 12,317 11,435 12,811 150,867 SC : 14,998 14,811 15,715 15,139 16,173 180,084 TX : 45,648 44,570 45,769 42,718 48,636 542,961 VA : 24,228 22,691 22,295 21,520 23,822 279,976 CA, TN, WV : 38,655 37,839 35,685 37,132 40,015 458,381 : 15 Sts 1/ : 624,452 602,771 604,673 588,640 642,344 7,393,712 : Oth Sts 2/ : 91,198 92,510 88,516 89,363 95,496 1,101,381 : US 1998 : 715,650 695,281 693,189 678,003 737,840 8,495,093 : US 1997 : 708,572 684,156 683,185 648,141 711,808 8,321,634 : 1998 as % : of 1997 : 101 102 101 105 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,255 11,934 11,985 12,155 E North Central : 7,316 7,178 7,998 8,021 W North Central : 23,446 21,095 22,323 21,838 South Atlantic : 226,126 222,739 231,252 226,127 South Central : 290,488 290,595 297,652 296,654 West : 22,706 22,217 23,200 22,532 : US : 582,337 575,758 594,410 587,327 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,608 12,252 12,022 12,589 E North Central : 8,187 7,346 6,881 7,476 W North Central : 22,927 22,759 21,296 22,164 South Atlantic : 229,421 232,482 229,213 229,161 South Central : 299,789 302,683 297,868 298,366 West : 23,493 22,772 22,806 21,783 : US : 596,425 600,294 590,086 591,539 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,348 12,020 11,093 11,800 E North Central : 6,779 6,926 6,879 7,352 W North Central : 23,262 20,592 19,447 21,901 South Atlantic : 227,007 214,900 208,751 225,839 South Central : 301,813 292,349 282,266 303,436 West : 21,644 18,757 20,891 22,970 : US : 592,853 565,544 549,327 593,298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,985 12,272 12,919 12,112 E North Central : 6,985 7,334 8,963 7,880 W North Central : 22,189 21,771 22,822 22,689 South Atlantic : 225,570 223,568 230,478 230,885 South Central : 304,200 304,067 310,127 309,239 West : 21,336 21,710 22,625 23,863 : US : 592,265 590,722 607,934 606,668 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,546 12,421 12,238 11,839 E North Central : 8,918 9,509 7,987 8,533 W North Central : 24,151 23,374 22,019 22,449 South Atlantic : 232,982 233,478 233,341 232,187 South Central : 307,975 311,736 308,936 304,445 West : 23,995 23,954 24,536 24,071 : US : 610,567 614,472 609,057 603,524 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,284 11,564 11,026 12,128 E North Central : 8,407 8,273 8,280 8,414 W North Central : 23,439 21,177 20,233 22,503 South Atlantic : 230,817 221,970 222,066 235,462 South Central : 307,809 299,457 294,339 315,681 West : 24,453 21,418 22,828 24,295 : US : 607,209 583,859 578,772 618,483 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, October 1997 Thru January 3, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,600 23,812 24,195 22,508 23,518 25,115 AR : 29,790 28,369 27,735 26,494 28,654 28,928 DE : 4,298 4,229 3,533 4,198 4,488 4,449 FL : 2,719 2,796 2,880 2,642 2,425 2,939 GA : 30,269 28,914 26,729 27,470 27,773 27,852 MD : 8,153 8,138 7,713 7,371 8,352 8,646 MS : 16,714 17,056 16,940 15,826 16,103 16,891 NC : 16,375 15,969 14,909 15,964 16,130 17,348 PA : 3,448 3,438 3,321 3,198 3,370 3,575 SC : 4,493 4,389 4,130 4,325 4,231 4,365 TX : 12,108 12,095 11,360 11,048 11,523 12,454 VA : 6,672 6,271 6,147 6,391 5,467 6,617 CA, TN & WV : 10,024 9,647 9,486 9,870 10,627 10,352 : Total : 170,663 165,123 159,078 157,305 162,661 169,531 : Chicks Placed : AL : 17,071 18,553 16,710 18,517 16,808 17,070 AR : 22,772 23,521 23,301 24,025 22,479 21,797 DE : 5,000 4,634 5,429 5,841 4,440 4,868 FL : 2,800 2,863 2,502 2,461 2,523 2,757 GA : 22,646 22,520 22,017 23,740 23,219 21,549 MD : 4,934 5,798 5,042 4,927 6,381 4,754 MS : 13,982 14,104 14,697 14,255 14,324 14,184 NC : 12,357 12,030 12,659 12,711 12,369 11,676 PA : 2,710 2,630 2,780 2,713 2,605 2,512 SC : 3,635 3,202 3,079 4,051 4,220 3,942 TX : 9,332 8,818 8,740 9,163 9,304 8,634 VA : 4,815 4,628 5,001 5,118 4,618 4,812 CA, TN & WV : 7,716 8,093 8,332 9,479 9,018 8,226 : Total : 129,770 131,394 130,289 137,001 132,308 126,781 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, October 1997 Thru January 3, 1998(continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,605 25,791 25,840 25,324 25,301 24,976 AR : 29,913 29,306 29,888 29,753 29,256 29,813 DE : 4,271 4,536 4,542 4,429 4,141 4,623 FL : 2,917 2,930 2,992 2,915 2,404 2,558 GA : 28,770 29,451 29,936 29,527 30,247 30,037 MD : 8,299 8,749 8,785 8,587 8,709 8,688 MS : 17,499 16,584 17,490 17,233 17,145 17,385 NC : 16,701 16,795 17,097 16,420 16,796 17,078 PA : 3,494 3,685 3,502 3,583 3,681 3,574 SC : 4,391 4,405 4,365 4,310 4,356 4,353 TX : 12,485 12,395 12,313 12,391 12,323 12,247 VA : 6,523 6,492 6,427 6,259 6,383 6,405 CA, TN & WV : 11,093 10,688 11,028 10,666 10,070 9,931 : Total : 171,961 171,807 174,205 171,397 170,812 171,668 : Chicks Placed : AL : 15,899 17,029 18,673 18,816 18,424 18,386 AR : 21,177 23,493 23,975 24,068 23,648 25,810 DE : 5,019 4,864 5,084 4,856 4,510 5,572 FL : 2,701 2,009 2,277 2,690 2,764 2,746 GA : 21,463 22,955 22,671 23,232 23,927 24,046 MD : 5,042 5,640 5,604 5,776 6,534 5,557 MS : 13,619 13,366 13,980 14,578 13,936 14,793 NC : 12,568 12,610 13,570 13,177 13,167 13,074 PA : 2,605 2,761 2,725 2,705 2,770 2,708 SC : 3,672 3,129 3,531 3,580 3,210 3,489 TX : 8,403 8,818 9,494 9,592 9,629 9,610 VA : 4,593 4,548 5,648 5,035 5,436 5,508 CA, TN & WV : 9,070 9,055 8,877 9,329 9,624 10,390 : Total : 125,831 130,277 136,109 137,434 137,579 141,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, October 1997 thru January 3, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : State :---------------------------------------: Fourteen Week Total : Dec 27 : Jan 3, 1998 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,452 24,960 347,997 AR : 29,605 29,091 406,595 DE : 4,339 4,461 60,537 FL : 2,743 2,766 38,626 GA : 30,314 30,288 407,577 MD : 8,014 8,522 116,726 MS : 17,358 17,315 237,539 NC : 16,033 16,942 230,557 PA : 3,679 3,504 49,052 SC : 4,244 4,215 60,572 TX : 12,386 12,404 169,532 VA : 6,403 6,401 88,858 CA, TN & WV : 9,889 10,887 144,258 : Total : 170,459 171,756 2,358,426 : Chicks Placed : AL : 18,047 18,109 248,112 AR : 25,097 23,804 328,967 DE : 5,938 4,960 71,015 FL : 2,798 2,297 36,188 GA : 23,122 23,867 320,974 MD : 5,310 6,186 77,485 MS : 14,195 14,111 198,124 NC : 12,200 12,856 177,024 PA : 2,677 2,688 37,589 SC : 4,156 4,103 50,999 TX : 9,670 9,603 128,810 VA : 4,997 5,142 69,899 CA, TN & WV : 9,705 9,436 126,350 : Total : 137,912 137,162 1,871,536 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,364 24,932 25,192 25,338 25,377 25,351 AR : 29,535 28,965 29,138 29,093 29,221 29,727 DE : 4,278 4,336 4,289 4,502 4,502 4,575 FL : 2,790 2,841 2,857 2,672 2,699 2,844 GA : 30,254 29,726 29,620 29,169 29,195 29,823 MD : 8,683 8,578 8,678 8,361 8,000 8,843 MS : 17,073 17,724 17,229 16,973 17,379 17,581 NC : 17,237 17,293 16,468 16,532 16,969 17,831 PA : 3,480 3,738 3,680 3,530 3,575 3,727 SC : 4,185 4,208 4,197 4,155 4,197 4,260 TX : 12,386 12,409 12,358 12,068 12,426 12,369 VA : 6,529 6,397 6,552 6,069 6,542 6,610 CA, TN & WV : 10,688 10,875 10,134 10,130 10,295 11,150 : Total : 172,482 172,022 170,392 168,592 170,377 174,691 : Chicks Placed : AL : 17,889 18,282 18,417 18,195 17,740 18,399 AR : 23,402 23,665 24,425 23,060 23,658 23,818 DE : 5,499 5,407 5,267 5,838 4,718 4,464 FL : 2,452 2,624 2,482 2,779 2,907 2,551 GA : 24,009 24,500 24,803 24,081 24,181 24,039 MD : 6,021 5,334 5,805 5,106 6,188 6,394 MS : 14,669 14,670 14,345 14,189 14,722 14,331 NC : 13,032 12,338 13,016 13,358 13,580 12,605 PA : 2,701 2,631 2,690 2,677 2,687 2,612 SC : 3,905 3,840 3,262 3,156 2,974 3,519 TX : 9,528 9,498 9,648 9,630 9,571 9,615 VA : 4,834 4,879 5,384 5,353 5,166 5,199 CA, TN & WV : 8,926 8,560 9,193 9,704 9,966 9,554 : Total : 136,867 136,228 138,737 137,126 138,058 137,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,949 26,014 25,715 25,451 26,002 26,310 AR : 29,705 29,806 29,663 29,640 29,147 29,272 DE : 4,638 4,643 4,694 4,566 4,529 4,677 FL : 2,800 2,862 2,845 2,698 2,868 2,838 GA : 29,702 29,948 29,860 30,289 29,918 30,356 MD : 8,614 8,905 8,588 8,775 8,733 8,878 MS : 17,799 17,783 17,727 17,889 17,952 17,824 NC : 17,629 17,677 17,984 18,034 17,487 17,335 PA : 3,715 3,797 3,733 3,734 3,420 3,690 SC : 4,379 4,301 4,224 4,233 4,234 4,224 TX : 12,523 13,140 13,052 12,811 12,400 12,326 VA : 6,630 6,658 6,639 6,573 6,664 6,636 CA, TN & WV : 10,425 10,627 10,980 10,577 10,874 10,921 : Total : 174,508 176,161 175,704 175,270 174,228 175,287 : Chicks Placed : AL : 17,897 17,889 18,278 19,153 19,139 18,302 AR : 23,140 25,042 24,599 23,459 24,999 24,236 DE : 5,229 5,257 4,957 5,695 5,770 4,965 FL : 2,614 2,786 2,866 2,581 2,751 2,790 GA : 23,412 23,098 24,040 23,474 24,016 24,282 MD : 5,535 5,390 6,544 5,789 6,013 6,509 MS : 14,134 14,483 14,594 14,938 14,976 14,977 NC : 12,790 12,986 13,678 13,298 13,409 13,528 PA : 2,685 2,713 2,710 2,754 2,749 2,753 SC : 3,576 4,015 3,906 4,017 3,628 3,626 TX : 9,455 9,691 9,602 9,766 10,180 10,020 VA : 4,762 5,255 5,154 5,449 5,578 5,531 CA, TN & WV : 9,625 9,243 9,850 9,120 9,310 10,483 : Total : 134,854 137,848 140,778 139,493 142,518 142,002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 26,666 26,748 26,245 26,414 26,815 26,842 AR : 29,766 30,013 28,772 29,228 29,498 29,953 DE : 4,563 4,462 4,402 4,389 4,670 4,604 FL : 2,887 2,853 2,888 2,914 2,869 2,877 GA : 30,359 30,643 30,479 30,919 30,994 30,979 MD : 8,884 8,779 8,716 8,888 8,835 8,752 MS : 17,843 18,001 17,654 17,745 17,552 17,768 NC : 17,643 17,773 17,781 17,374 17,235 17,181 PA : 3,564 3,608 3,783 3,798 3,697 3,741 SC : 4,302 4,286 4,399 4,379 4,393 4,313 TX : 12,320 12,301 12,444 12,761 12,493 12,482 VA : 6,602 6,649 6,659 6,772 6,773 6,659 CA, TN & WV : 11,090 11,093 10,801 11,074 11,224 11,164 : Total : 176,489 177,209 175,023 176,655 177,048 177,315 : Chicks Placed : AL : 18,534 18,319 18,982 19,037 19,664 19,411 AR : 23,685 23,580 23,702 24,635 24,666 23,685 DE : 5,896 4,602 5,381 5,613 5,417 4,953 FL : 2,359 2,758 2,619 2,697 2,692 3,079 GA : 24,791 24,748 24,472 24,563 24,716 23,677 MD : 5,628 6,374 5,940 5,818 6,038 6,475 MS : 15,020 15,534 14,723 15,062 15,191 14,319 NC : 14,350 13,779 13,628 13,365 13,658 13,633 PA : 2,853 2,642 2,794 2,753 2,766 2,659 SC : 3,039 3,282 3,441 3,892 3,874 4,778 TX : 9,720 9,282 9,299 9,520 9,505 9,467 VA : 5,288 5,602 5,357 5,605 5,215 5,437 CA, TN & WV : 9,841 10,248 9,869 10,089 9,988 9,813 : Total : 141,004 140,750 140,207 142,649 143,390 141,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 26,717 26,872 26,853 26,728 26,804 26,746 AR : 29,598 29,410 29,731 29,699 29,406 29,305 DE : 4,591 4,726 4,722 4,725 4,744 4,560 FL : 2,938 2,685 2,573 2,567 2,546 2,509 GA : 31,345 30,970 31,268 31,260 31,519 31,192 MD : 8,937 8,814 8,784 8,805 8,915 8,705 MS : 17,807 17,946 18,031 17,990 17,999 17,794 NC : 17,342 17,223 17,462 17,591 18,045 17,536 PA : 3,708 3,723 3,674 3,709 3,639 3,757 SC : 4,277 4,322 4,310 4,329 4,546 4,600 TX : 12,801 13,021 12,935 13,008 12,947 13,354 VA : 6,643 6,627 6,654 6,678 6,842 6,637 CA, TN & WV : 11,005 10,869 11,089 11,182 11,203 11,043 : Total : 177,709 177,208 178,086 178,271 179,155 177,738 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,116 19,619 19,180 19,511 19,358 19,542 AR : 23,404 23,833 24,240 23,952 23,963 24,536 DE : 5,524 5,559 5,320 5,634 4,933 4,521 FL : 2,699 2,493 2,795 2,566 2,417 2,154 GA : 24,784 25,087 25,556 25,341 25,545 25,154 MD : 6,121 6,007 5,806 5,505 6,438 6,770 MS : 14,912 14,997 14,816 14,703 15,100 15,146 NC : 13,289 13,081 13,357 13,736 13,688 13,638 PA : 2,829 2,804 2,901 2,877 2,725 2,703 SC : 3,589 3,713 3,291 3,350 3,479 3,476 TX : 9,773 9,673 9,570 9,871 9,945 9,952 VA : 5,922 5,294 5,500 5,419 5,388 5,471 CA, TN & WV : 10,341 10,229 10,392 10,179 9,720 10,117 : Total : 142,303 142,389 142,724 142,644 142,699 143,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,826 25,605 26,560 26,615 26,357 26,349 AR : 28,993 28,955 27,744 28,770 28,338 28,225 DE : 4,783 4,439 4,500 4,432 4,554 4,460 FL : 2,434 2,517 2,450 2,550 2,480 2,474 GA : 31,307 30,824 30,664 31,283 31,059 30,941 MD : 8,757 8,056 8,574 8,538 8,720 8,826 MS : 17,911 17,807 17,956 17,807 17,872 17,776 NC : 17,879 16,314 17,555 17,460 17,728 17,535 PA : 3,683 3,636 3,819 3,626 3,681 3,666 SC : 4,577 4,468 4,216 4,272 4,378 4,277 TX : 13,271 12,380 13,142 13,281 12,858 12,792 VA : 6,649 6,615 6,642 6,635 6,648 6,637 CA, TN & WV : 10,838 10,470 10,962 10,838 10,707 10,353 : Total : 176,908 172,086 174,784 176,107 175,380 174,311 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,456 19,622 19,492 18,471 18,019 19,670 AR : 24,684 23,708 23,869 22,673 23,217 22,297 DE : 6,076 5,532 5,176 5,743 5,795 5,409 FL : 2,384 2,428 2,381 2,274 2,597 2,480 GA : 24,521 24,394 24,553 24,886 24,444 24,082 MD : 5,447 6,243 6,217 5,931 4,783 5,679 MS : 14,910 14,871 14,630 14,400 14,243 14,319 NC : 13,731 13,658 13,530 13,561 12,739 13,716 PA : 2,728 2,761 2,883 2,831 2,578 2,745 SC : 3,994 4,604 3,582 4,131 3,121 3,513 TX : 9,880 9,774 10,037 9,924 9,224 9,985 VA : 5,201 5,585 5,266 5,364 5,319 5,329 CA, TN & WV : 10,566 10,171 10,492 10,044 9,904 9,239 : Total : 143,578 143,351 142,108 140,233 135,983 138,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 26,111 26,295 25,975 26,089 26,338 24,311 AR : 28,522 28,585 28,643 29,126 28,822 28,119 DE : 4,299 4,229 4,164 4,322 4,203 4,009 FL : 2,592 2,612 2,565 2,530 2,373 2,502 GA : 30,879 31,044 31,603 31,242 30,914 30,196 MD : 8,837 8,895 8,866 8,901 8,668 8,624 MS : 17,720 17,450 18,132 18,119 18,023 17,634 NC : 17,502 17,132 17,268 17,108 16,010 15,817 PA : 3,562 3,748 3,625 3,605 3,929 3,479 SC : 4,354 4,405 4,453 4,324 4,452 4,409 TX : 12,730 12,818 13,038 12,923 12,577 12,547 VA : 6,606 6,632 6,583 6,537 6,237 6,248 CA, TN & WV : 11,111 10,984 11,087 11,141 10,820 10,186 : Total : 174,825 174,829 176,002 175,967 173,366 168,081 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,350 19,588 19,801 18,625 19,109 19,001 AR : 22,218 23,490 22,548 22,816 22,592 23,096 DE : 4,633 4,642 4,724 5,249 5,198 5,082 FL : 2,476 2,451 2,302 2,495 2,568 2,230 GA : 25,216 24,657 23,578 24,253 24,045 25,108 MD : 6,180 6,540 6,532 6,218 6,209 5,997 MS : 14,412 14,361 14,437 14,111 14,175 14,244 NC : 13,562 13,712 13,487 13,186 13,428 13,450 PA : 2,600 2,601 2,613 2,496 2,729 2,613 SC : 3,336 3,287 4,008 3,827 4,047 3,996 TX : 9,889 9,646 9,497 9,415 9,600 9,924 VA : 5,620 5,408 5,280 5,134 5,274 5,395 CA, TN & WV : 9,539 9,502 8,826 10,591 9,414 9,776 : Total : 139,031 139,885 137,633 138,416 138,388 139,912 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 26,234 26,161 26,093 24,590 24,568 25,032 AR : 28,468 27,763 29,312 28,466 28,087 27,567 DE : 3,837 4,344 4,378 4,095 4,098 4,068 FL : 2,546 2,792 2,736 2,510 2,461 2,826 GA : 30,386 29,566 31,368 31,151 30,865 28,924 MD : 8,515 8,714 8,587 8,725 7,697 7,806 MS : 16,055 16,360 16,831 17,624 16,423 16,593 NC : 15,215 15,536 16,081 15,992 15,659 15,887 PA : 3,491 3,788 3,556 3,607 3,274 3,200 SC : 4,470 4,444 4,585 4,498 4,548 4,276 TX : 12,609 11,988 13,278 12,850 12,314 11,509 VA : 5,989 6,012 6,588 6,104 6,172 6,039 CA, TN & WV : 9,109 10,194 10,448 10,282 11,128 10,553 : Total : 166,924 167,662 173,841 170,494 167,294 164,280 : Chicks Placed : AL : 18,940 19,976 18,574 18,729 18,247 18,310 AR : 22,695 22,806 21,639 23,005 22,084 23,586 DE : 5,194 5,546 5,756 4,535 4,517 4,980 FL : 2,441 1,835 1,771 2,307 2,629 2,574 GA : 24,797 24,685 23,971 23,612 23,464 24,569 MD : 6,326 5,227 4,834 5,361 6,334 6,110 MS : 14,537 14,728 14,114 13,191 13,530 13,871 NC : 13,051 12,557 12,466 11,825 12,074 12,635 PA : 2,724 2,692 2,438 2,346 2,576 2,629 SC : 3,114 3,033 3,671 3,798 3,051 3,878 TX : 9,882 9,652 9,681 9,332 9,344 10,217 VA : 5,285 5,009 4,883 4,914 4,608 5,042 CA, TN & WV : 9,714 8,669 8,488 7,996 8,878 9,597 : Total : 138,700 136,415 132,286 130,951 131,336 137,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,750 25,378 27,400 27,467 27,323 26,952 AR : 28,319 28,764 30,068 30,053 29,687 29,914 DE : 4,610 4,167 4,182 4,571 4,601 4,002 FL : 2,749 2,866 2,861 2,858 2,873 2,850 GA : 30,746 31,156 31,914 31,758 31,810 31,280 MD : 8,442 8,893 8,621 8,687 8,903 8,775 MS : 17,714 16,984 17,933 17,765 17,575 17,751 NC : 17,257 17,940 17,277 17,473 17,311 16,599 PA : 3,502 3,361 3,854 3,778 3,664 3,443 SC : 4,553 4,653 4,790 4,794 4,860 4,352 TX : 11,744 12,750 13,452 12,831 13,376 13,419 VA : 6,053 6,233 6,660 6,623 6,609 6,407 CA, TN & WV : 10,610 11,115 11,361 11,307 11,561 10,146 : Total : 172,049 174,260 180,373 179,965 180,153 175,890 : Chicks Placed : AL : 17,637 17,627 18,219 19,333 18,824 20,477 AR : 23,336 22,449 21,720 22,115 22,410 24,145 DE : 4,633 4,388 4,976 4,780 4,793 5,650 FL : 2,273 2,085 2,446 2,956 2,279 2,249 GA : 24,417 23,411 22,562 23,843 25,504 24,743 MD : 6,070 5,525 5,204 6,176 6,338 5,051 MS : 14,372 13,215 13,750 14,489 13,800 14,692 NC : 12,433 12,496 12,554 13,462 13,478 12,871 PA : 2,570 2,266 2,380 2,748 2,506 2,755 SC : 3,773 5,304 3,796 3,114 3,326 4,055 TX : 9,841 9,457 8,868 9,107 9,628 10,341 VA : 5,070 4,570 4,683 5,016 4,891 5,461 CA, TN & WV : 9,236 9,847 8,583 8,638 8,940 9,805 : Total : 135,661 132,640 129,741 135,777 136,717 142,295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected Weekly States and Total, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : 52 Week Total State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : 1998 1/ : 1997 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,230 27,294 26,983 26,855 1,361,186 1,323,716 AR : 30,232 29,919 29,725 29,679 1,516,156 1,530,661 DE : 4,160 4,555 4,421 4,243 230,113 232,330 FL : 2,748 2,860 2,773 2,833 140,941 139,901 GA : 31,793 31,583 32,258 31,580 1,599,881 1,539,238 MD : 8,929 8,252 8,613 8,873 450,744 444,251 MS : 17,892 18,303 18,413 18,060 917,546 891,776 NC : 17,708 17,322 17,356 17,613 892,196 881,574 PA : 3,640 3,905 3,565 3,636 189,543 188,041 SC : 4,845 4,819 4,660 4,742 229,727 227,183 TX : 13,426 13,420 13,515 13,183 663,156 639,044 VA : 6,552 6,542 6,578 6,609 339,133 339,631 CA, TN & WV : 11,513 11,461 10,865 10,813 562,476 525,637 : Total : 180,668 180,235 179,725 178,719 9,092,798 8,902,983 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,946 19,821 19,279 19,746 983,742 955,628 AR : 24,579 24,483 23,741 22,312 1,219,697 1,237,295 DE : 5,022 5,495 4,710 5,057 269,710 271,429 FL : 2,527 2,062 2,558 2,112 129,681 137,031 GA : 24,813 25,048 25,414 24,686 1,269,645 1,231,677 MD : 6,268 5,181 6,206 5,983 307,718 305,756 MS : 14,719 14,582 14,269 15,115 754,638 758,358 NC : 13,405 13,663 12,710 13,622 687,882 688,134 PA : 2,804 2,765 2,505 2,558 139,108 141,621 SC : 3,636 3,612 3,301 4,719 191,255 192,587 TX : 9,894 10,314 10,476 10,382 504,992 481,545 VA : 5,248 6,122 4,971 5,439 273,429 270,436 CA, TN & WV : 9,347 10,457 9,026 10,137 499,782 488,542 : Total : 142,208 143,605 139,166 141,868 7,231,279 7,160,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes weeks ending Jan 10, 1998, through Jan 2, 1999. 2/ Includes weeks ending Jan 4, 1997, through Dec 27, 1997. Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 1996-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 1998 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 1997 :----------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 5,491 6,397 6,765 106 56,101 56,552 59,403 Feb : 5,917 5,916 6,328 107 56,122 57,494 59,937 Mar : 6,100 6,443 6,776 105 55,981 57,677 60,699 Apr : 6,751 6,036 6,687 111 55,933 58,228 61,775 May : 6,780 7,062 7,062 100 56,667 58,085 61,893 Jun : 6,175 6,008 6,932 115 57,264 58,516 62,877 Jul : 6,034 7,167 6,788 95 57,115 58,325 63,005 Aug : 6,515 6,697 7,109 106 56,761 59,054 Sep : 6,170 6,502 7,328 113 55,897 58,320 Oct : 6,225 6,254 6,883 110 56,165 59,088 Nov : 6,514 6,347 7,312 115 56,167 58,608 Dec : 5,951 6,252 6,904 110 56,714 58,973 : Annual : Total : 74,623 77,081 82,874 108 : Total : Place- : ments 2/: Jan : 6,697 7,547 8,613 114 Feb : 7,168 7,122 8,273 116 Mar : 7,508 7,894 8,760 111 Apr : 7,908 7,238 8,300 115 May : 8,238 8,505 8,957 105 Jun : 7,365 7,381 8,757 119 Jul : 7,468 8,460 8,423 100 Aug : 7,982 8,132 8,686 107 Sep : 7,626 8,092 8,985 111 Oct : 7,330 8,142 8,756 108 Nov : 7,708 7,973 9,412 118 Dec : 7,593 8,237 8,830 107 : Annual : Total : 90,591 94,723 104,752 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 1996-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 1998 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 1997 :----------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 219 208 189 91 2,953 2,823 3,029 Feb : 238 222 250 113 2,984 2,764 3,120 Mar : 317 209 225 108 3,007 2,863 3,020 Apr : 252 316 333 105 2,946 3,034 2,942 May : 291 273 192 70 2,870 3,057 3,044 Jun : 282 254 354 139 2,956 2,976 3,132 Jul : 266 207 298 144 2,940 2,968 3,108 Aug : 186 285 185 65 2,929 2,949 Sep : 231 402 324 81 2,913 2,977 Oct : 233 256 358 140 2,805 2,993 Nov : 210 129 217 168 2,869 3,010 Dec : 215 207 183 88 2,851 2,929 : Total : 2,940 2,968 3,108 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : 603 1,005 671 912 934 629 807 FL : 1,078 1,039 1,289 1,391 1,372 1,190 1,128 GA : 2,099 2,039 2,152 2,245 2,068 2,055 1,960 IN : 7,205 7,326 7,377 7,896 7,667 7,200 6,270 IA : 3,540 3,421 3,482 4,135 4,169 4,355 4,865 KS : 375 173 251 350 250 308 285 MN : 2,173 2,247 1,963 1,840 2,234 1,828 1,794 MO : 306 280 381 371 343 333 336 PA : 4,235 4,868 5,524 4,979 4,973 5,517 4,670 : Oth Sts 1/ : 12,138 13,257 14,257 14,723 15,010 13,381 11,657 : US : 33,752 35,655 37,347 38,842 39,020 36,796 33,772 :----------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :----------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------ : AR : 940 696 846 645 709 9,397 FL : 1,179 1,192 1,327 835 973 13,993 GA : 2,184 2,012 1,719 1,400 1,817 23,750 IN : 7,141 7,437 7,048 5,529 7,513 85,609 IA : 4,008 3,934 4,186 3,587 4,362 48,044 KS : 142 219 232 292 379 3,256 MN : 1,507 2,041 1,946 1,483 1,810 22,866 MO : 336 315 306 296 306 3,909 PA : 3,983 5,548 4,181 4,128 4,510 57,116 : Oth Sts 1/ : 11,641 13,724 13,471 9,927 13,417 156,603 : US : 33,061 37,118 35,262 28,122 35,796 424,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : 825 1,045 882 846 819 605 759 FL : 1,177 1,097 1,004 1,231 1,190 1,263 646 GA : 2,142 1,787 2,283 2,213 2,088 2,163 2,009 IN : 7,467 6,094 7,303 7,487 6,949 7,282 7,403 IA : 3,496 3,605 5,773 4,662 4,350 4,194 4,250 KS : 130 193 306 393 323 136 278 MN : 1,935 1,610 1,715 1,870 2,068 2,218 1,659 MO : 310 321 381 387 403 326 336 PA : 5,317 4,901 5,647 5,570 4,967 6,003 5,462 : Oth Sts 1/ : 14,360 13,940 15,296 14,384 16,035 15,112 12,756 : US 1998 : 37,159 34,593 40,590 39,043 39,192 39,302 35,558 : US 1997 : 33,752 35,655 37,347 38,842 39,020 36,796 33,772 : 1998 as % : of 1997 : 110 97 109 101 100 107 105 :----------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :----------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------ : AR : 784 837 467 567 659 9,095 FL : 728 1,158 953 842 1,006 12,295 GA : 2,017 1,884 1,740 1,635 1,718 23,679 IN : 6,206 7,457 6,897 6,538 7,372 84,455 IA : 4,676 4,275 4,745 4,487 4,418 52,931 KS : 276 168 152 255 415 3,025 MN : 1,621 2,016 1,961 1,681 1,919 22,273 MO : 336 315 306 296 306 4,023 PA : 3,953 6,386 5,354 4,621 6,096 64,277 : Oth Sts 1/ : 12,783 13,447 12,074 10,329 11,824 162,340 : US 1998 : 33,380 37,943 34,649 31,251 35,733 438,393 : US 1997 : 33,061 37,118 35,262 28,122 35,796 424,543 : 1998 as % : of 1997 : 101 102 98 111 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 4,764 5,820 5,867 5,856 E North Central : 7,770 9,009 8,542 9,643 W North Central : 5,528 5,622 5,482 6,023 South Atlantic : 4,717 4,747 4,315 5,037 South Central : 2,942 3,500 3,790 3,929 West : 4,255 4,293 5,565 4,882 : US : 29,976 32,991 33,561 35,370 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,230 5,838 5,852 5,365 E North Central : 9,928 8,458 6,855 7,406 W North Central : 6,662 6,324 6,068 5,110 South Atlantic : 4,866 4,548 4,245 4,272 South Central : 4,026 2,987 3,590 3,153 West : 4,840 5,036 3,590 2,930 : US : 36,552 33,191 30,200 28,236 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,977 4,882 6,057 5,151 E North Central : 8,139 8,470 7,649 9,338 W North Central : 5,622 5,327 5,098 6,248 South Atlantic : 4,480 4,405 2,890 4,475 South Central : 3,630 3,898 2,282 3,551 West : 5,024 4,253 2,680 3,966 : US : 32,872 31,235 26,656 32,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,805 5,676 5,695 5,461 E North Central : 8,604 8,665 8,501 9,180 W North Central : 5,442 6,077 7,050 6,267 South Atlantic : 5,330 4,106 4,246 4,733 South Central : 3,378 3,801 3,718 4,055 West : 4,193 4,411 5,445 4,248 : US : 32,752 32,736 34,655 33,944 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,211 6,686 6,549 4,447 E North Central : 8,900 9,170 8,446 7,935 W North Central : 6,647 7,005 5,676 5,447 South Atlantic : 5,241 5,111 3,973 3,094 South Central : 3,421 3,488 3,049 3,448 West : 5,387 5,279 4,151 3,072 : US : 35,807 36,739 31,844 27,443 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,838 7,203 6,139 6,717 E North Central : 7,908 7,039 8,144 9,032 W North Central : 5,854 6,298 6,536 5,713 South Atlantic : 4,739 4,651 3,866 3,970 South Central : 3,503 3,158 2,781 3,111 West : 4,418 3,854 2,969 3,862 : US : 33,260 32,203 30,435 32,405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :1998 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 1997 : 1998 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 1997: 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- : All : Breeds : Jan : 34,111 32,926 97 4,542 9,860 11,489 3,922 3,113 Feb : 35,683 33,404 94 4,703 9,427 11,730 4,023 3,521 Mar : 35,035 32,752 93 4,864 10,580 10,732 3,263 3,313 Apr : 37,214 33,345 90 5,015 10,159 11,001 3,478 3,692 May : 36,574 33,296 91 4,756 10,388 10,350 3,799 4,003 Jun : 36,859 33,779 92 5,006 11,122 10,546 3,398 3,707 Jul : 38,586 34,248 89 5,307 11,208 9,621 3,547 4,565 Aug : 34,956 31,327 90 4,987 9,956 9,547 3,386 3,451 Sep : 30,928 26,969 87 4,540 8,710 8,837 3,006 1,876 Oct : 31,878 28,047 88 5,002 8,629 9,118 3,139 2,159 Nov : 30,964 27,535 89 4,830 8,465 8,681 3,359 2,200 Dec : 32,074 30,824 96 4,911 10,548 9,247 3,515 2,603 : : Poults Placed 1/ :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- : All : Breeds : Jan : 27,121 26,240 97 3,437 7,885 9,151 3,421 2,346 Feb : 27,145 25,093 92 3,378 7,356 8,575 3,090 2,694 Mar : 27,610 26,362 95 3,543 8,648 8,816 2,851 2,504 Apr : 28,220 25,747 91 3,809 8,063 8,316 2,802 2,757 May : 29,111 25,677 88 3,454 8,063 8,090 2,998 3,072 Jun : 28,381 26,957 95 3,610 9,055 8,777 2,714 2,801 Jul : 30,092 26,247 87 3,845 8,566 7,533 2,805 3,498 Aug : 26,321 24,450 93 3,569 7,813 7,854 2,647 2,567 Sep : 23,907 21,124 88 3,358 6,974 6,901 2,430 1,461 Oct : 24,587 22,749 93 3,802 7,175 7,519 2,537 1,716 Nov : 23,281 22,167 95 3,287 7,397 6,940 2,744 1,799 Dec : 25,711 24,985 95 3,623 8,844 7,657 2,770 2,091 : Total :321,487 297,798 93 42,715 95,839 96,129 33,809 29,306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Excludes exported poults. Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 1998 and 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Incubator Geographic : Hatcheries : Egg Capacity Region :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Number ----- -------- 1,000 -------- : : Chicken Hatcheries : North Atlantic : 29 26 23,888 23,705 E North Central : 29 28 23,270 24,405 W North Central : 41 40 44,789 45,336 South Atlantic : 97 97 293,325 287,618 South Central : 130 130 409,099 433,874 West : 26 26 39,025 41,167 : US : 352 347 833,396 856,105 : : Turkey Hatcheries : N & S Atlantic : Combined : 27 26 19,877 15,849 E North Central : 9 10 6,157 8,977 W North Central : 20 21 14,319 14,477 South Central : 13 12 5,433 4,964 West : 7 7 5,706 5,729 : US : 76 76 51,492 49,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hatchery capacity is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacity is included. Index Page Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched During the Month, by Selected States and United States, 1997-1998 . . . . . . . 2 Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set Weekly, 15 Selected States, October 4, 1997 to January 2, 1999 . . . . .8 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators, First of Month, by Region and United States, 1997-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States Placements and Total Worldwide Placements, 1996-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched During the Month, By Selected States and United States, 1997-1998. . . . . . . . 22 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators, First of Month, by Region and United States, 1997-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Egg-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks, United States Placements, 1996-1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hatchery Numbers and Egg Capacity by Regions and United States, January 1, 1998 and 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Turkey Hatchery Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Months, Regions and United States, 1997-1998. . . . . . . . 26 Released April 19, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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