HDR1012000150030415961500Hatchery Production Annual                             
                                                                                
                 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 5 Percent                       
                                                                                
Broiler-type chicks hatched during 1995 totaled 7.93 billion, an increase       
of 5 percent from 1994. This record level continues the trend of annual         
increases begun in 1975.                                                        
                                                                                
Leading breeders had intended placements of 73.9 million broiler-type pullet    
chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 1995, an increase of   
1 percent from 1994.                                                            
                                                                                
                    15-State Broiler Placements                                 
                                                                                
Placements of broiler chicks in the 15-State weekly program totaled             
6.84 billion during the 52 week period ending December 30, 1995. This total was 
4 percent larger than the comparable period a year earlier.                     
                                                                                
                Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 4 Percent                            
                                                                                
Egg-type chicks hatched during 1995 totaled 396 million, up 4 percent from 1994.
                                                                                
Leading breeders had intended placements of 2.94 million egg-type pullet chicks 
for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 1995, a decrease of 3 percent 
from 1994.                                                                      
                                                                                
                           Poults Placed                                        
                                                                                
Turkey hatcheries placed 321 million poults in the United States during         
1995. This output was up 1 percent from 1994.                                   
                                                                                
                         Hatchery Capacity                                      
                                                                                
The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 1996, was 793 million          
eggs, up 7 percent from a year earlier.                                         
                                                                                
The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 49.7 million on January 1, 1996, down     
slightly from January 1,1995.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Broiler Chicks:  Number Hatched by Month, Selected States           
                              and United States, 1994                           
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
           :        :         :       :        :         :         :            
  State    :  Jan   :  Feb    : Mar   :  Apr   :   May   :  Jun    :  Jul       
           :        :         :       :        :         :         :            
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
           :                             1,000                                  
           :                                                                    
AL         :  88,902   80,817   91,167   88,617   90,748    90,646   90,866     
AR         : 102,723   93,294  106,473  103,175  107,434   105,129  103,844     
DE         :  15,237   13,790   15,546   15,157   16,484    16,573   16,430     
FL         :  12,468   11,547   13,252   11,825   11,894    11,703   11,918     
GA         :  87,714   77,751   90,335   89,182   94,018    91,107   93,168     
MD         :  35,849   28,082   31,567   30,935   32,697    31,087   31,912     
MS         :  49,204   43,932   50,869   50,611   54,036    53,341   53,208     
NC         :  58,186   50,562   60,675   58,786   61,667    60,399   61,200     
PA         :  11,489   10,308   11,865   11,814   11,562    12,097   11,321     
SC         :  14,308   13,334   15,439   15,372   15,899    15,065   15,149     
TX         :  35,811   31,773   35,943   34,325   37,932    37,509   37,370     
VA         :  19,039   20,452   23,307   22,976   23,683    23,258   23,993     
CA,TN,WV   :  32,204   29,265   32,828   33,143   34,458    33,808   33,382     
           :                                                                    
15 Sts 1/  : 563,134  504,907  579,266  565,918  592,512   581,722  583,761     
           :                                                                    
OR & WA    :   5,763    5,335    6,380    5,900    6,216     6,017    6,301     
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 2/ :  49,214   48,347   54,670   55,232   59,961    59,603   56,813     
           :                                                                    
US 1994    : 618,111  558,589  640,316  627,050  658,689   647,342  646,875     
           :                                                                    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
See footnotes at end of table.                                    --continued   
     Broiler Chicks:  Number Hatched by Month, Selected States                  
               and United States, 1994 (continued)                              
--------------------------------------------------------------------            
           :        :        :        :        :        :                       
  State    :  Aug   :  Sep   :  Oct   :  Nov   :  Dec   :   Total               
           :        :        :        :        :        :                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------            
           :                     1,000                                          
           :                                                                    
AL         :  90,651   86,089   84,221   82,644   93,917  1,059,285             
AR         : 105,900  101,698  100,696   94,494  103,260  1,228,120             
DE         :  16,750   15,653   16,099   15,718   16,785    190,222             
FL         :  11,961   11,545   11,582    8,963    9,322    137,980             
GA         :  92,623   88,127   89,775   87,157   95,096  1,076,053             
MD         :  31,384   30,105   29,620   29,724   32,665    375,627             
MS         :  53,413   52,506   52,310   49,476   55,408    618,314             
NC         :  61,230   58,039   57,942   55,795   62,214    706,695             
PA         :  11,880   11,111   10,968    9,986   11,531    135,932             
SC         :  15,065   14,687   15,286   14,476   15,577    179,657             
TX         :  37,604   36,384   35,687   34,025   38,221    432,584             
VA         :  24,187   22,773   22,513   22,050   23,821    272,052             
CA,TN,WV   :  32,387   30,618   29,533   30,247   34,208    386,081             
           :                                                                    
15 Sts 1/  : 585,035  559,335  556,232  534,755  592,025  6,798,602             
           :                                                                    
OR & WA    :   5,783    5,981    4,835    5,643    6,016     70,170             
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 2/ :  63,491   61,390   59,612   59,657   65,554    693,544             
           :                                                                    
US 1994    : 654,309  626,706  620,679  600,055  663,595  7,562,316             
--------------------------------------------------------------------            
1/  States in the weekly hatchery estimating program.                           
2/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Broiler Chicks:  Number Hatched by Month, Selected States           
                              and United States, 1995                           
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
           :         :       :        :        :         :         :            
   State   :  Jan    : Feb   :  Mar   :  Apr   :  May    :  Jun    :  Jul       
           :         :       :        :        :         :         :            
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
           :                           1,000                                    
           :                                                                    
AL         :  94,615   85,011   94,927   92,086   93,326    90,825   92,610     
AR         : 103,655   93,942  105,016  102,220  106,191   104,308  104,296     
DE         :  17,083   15,356   17,462   16,538   16,760    16,855   17,438     
FL         :   9,360    8,370    9,893   10,613   11,127    10,776   10,810     
GA         :  96,001   86,509   97,205   96,551  100,388    97,701   98,399     
MD         :  32,648   28,294   32,378   31,828   32,271    31,060   31,355     
MS         :  55,842   49,284   54,678   53,652   56,022    54,213   55,043     
NC         :  62,115   55,270   64,044   63,735   66,366    63,138   64,125     
PA         :  11,244    9,857   11,442   11,375   11,640    11,472   12,029     
SC         :  15,065   14,386   16,363   15,254   15,762    15,161   15,852     
TX         :  37,677   34,018   40,288   39,400   41,500    39,892   39,366     
VA         :  23,850   21,952   24,360   23,789   24,350    23,774   24,231     
CA,TN,WV   :  34,186   29,471   35,696   33,669   35,501    34,952   36,089     
           :                                                                    
15 Sts 1/  : 593,341  531,720  603,752  590,710  611,204   594,127  601,643     
           :                                                                    
OR & WA    :   5,509    4,972    5,999    5,669    6,132     5,877    5,845     
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 2/ :  63,626   63,424   69,339   67,771   74,668    70,835   66,199     
           :                                                                    
US 1995    : 662,476  600,116  679,090  664,150  692,004   670,839  673,687     
           :                                                                    
US 1994    : 618,111  558,589  640,316  627,050  658,689   647,342  646,875     
           :                                                                    
1995 as %  :                                                                    
of 1994    :     107      107      106      106      105       104      104     
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
See footnotes at end of table.                                    --continued   
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Broiler Chicks:  Number Hatched by Month, Selected States           
                     and United States, 1995 (continued)                        
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
           :          :         :           :         :           :             
   State   :   Aug    :   Sep   :    Oct    :   Nov   :    Dec    :   Total     
           :          :         :           :         :           :             
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
           :                              1,000                                 
           :                                                                    
AL         :  90,642     84,357     84,950    80,477      89,463    1,073,289   
AR         : 106,048    102,010    104,424    97,947     108,981    1,239,038   
DE         :  16,814     16,144     15,963    14,479      16,265      197,157   
FL         :  10,215      9,853     10,241     9,432      10,669      121,359   
GA         :  97,496     90,559     98,824    92,850     103,533    1,156,016   
MD         :  31,316     29,933     31,077    29,293      31,472      372,925   
MS         :  54,368     52,411     52,641    50,646      56,853      645,653   
NC         :  63,845     61,089     60,874    59,339      64,849      748,789   
PA         :  11,221     10,336     11,295    11,136      12,429      135,476   
SC         :  15,341     14,848     15,487    14,618      15,692      183,829   
TX         :  40,263     38,804     39,371    36,745      42,457      469,781   
VA         :  23,920     22,679     23,075    21,859      24,456      282,295   
CA,TN,WV   :  35,293     31,776     32,589    33,750      34,679      407,651   
           :                                                                    
15 Sts 1/  : 596,782    564,799    580,811   552,571     611,798    7,033,258   
           :                                                                    
OR & WA    :   5,704      5,298      4,772     4,931       5,515       66,223   
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 2/ :  71,582     68,804     68,638    70,265      73,880      829,031   
           :                                                                    
US 1995    : 674,068    638,901    654,221   627,767     691,193    7,928,512   
           :                                                                    
US 1994    : 654,309    626,706    620,679   600,055     663,595    7,562,316   
           :                                                                    
1995 as %  :                                                                    
of 1994    :     103        102        105       105         104          105   
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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, 1994                              
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
      Region     :      Jan      :    Feb      :    Mar      :      Apr         
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :     11,345        11,172        11,823          12,052       
 E North Central :      5,814         5,707         6,508           6,534       
 W North Central :     11,021        10,638        11,677          13,827       
 South Atlantic  :    205,152       200,547       209,295         210,590       
 South Central   :    256,823       256,409       261,474         263,233       
 West            :     20,827        21,362        22,184          23,156       
                 :                                                              
 US              :    510,982       505,835       522,961         529,392       
                 :----------------------------------------------------------    
                 :      May      :    Jun      :    Jul      :      Aug         
                 :----------------------------------------------------------    
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :     11,568        12,480        11,257          12,119       
 E North Central :      7,721         8,159         7,442           6,894       
 W North Central :     14,562        12,646        14,962          14,623       
 South Atlantic  :    214,398       215,635       213,941         213,541       
 South Central   :    266,831       272,152       266,721         266,733       
 West            :     23,255        23,585        22,836          21,429       
                 :                                                              
 US              :    538,335       544,657       537,159         535,339       
                 :----------------------------------------------------------    
                 :      Sep      :    Oct      :    Nov      :      Dec         
                 :----------------------------------------------------------    
                 :                           1,000                              
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :     11,600        11,318        10,932          11,669       
 E North Central :      6,866         6,567         6,158           7,870       
 W North Central :     15,143        14,134        14,548          16,431       
 South Atlantic  :    212,877       202,110       200,267         213,979       
 South Central   :    270,916       251,704       246,544         270,457       
 West            :     21,022        17,806        18,616          21,676       
                 :                                                              
 US              :    538,424       503,639       497,065         542,082       
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                                                                                
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-Type Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month                     
                  by Region and United States, 1995                             
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
      Region     :      Jan      :    Feb      :    Mar      :    Apr           
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :     11,167        10,999        11,637        12,759         
 E North Central :      6,332         6,143         8,430         8,310         
 W North Central :     16,049        16,532        17,226        18,115         
 South Atlantic  :    213,922       213,582       218,337       222,668         
 South Central   :    269,994       269,532       273,368       276,728         
 West            :     20,664        21,525        22,503        22,724         
                 :                                                              
 US              :    538,128       538,313       551,501       561,304         
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :      May      :    Jun      :    Jul      :    Aug           
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :     11,586        12,207        11,535        11,809         
 E North Central :      8,956         7,945         7,464         8,315         
 W North Central :     19,311        19,296        18,347        18,172         
 South Atlantic  :    223,147       223,047       220,145       221,982         
 South Central   :    277,669       279,381       275,200       277,532         
 West            :     23,043        22,711        22,887        22,533         
                 :                                                              
 US              :    563,712       564,587       555,578       560,343         
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :      Sep      :    Oct      :    Nov      :    Dec           
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :     10,813        11,697        11,543        12,487         
 E North Central :      8,445         7,059         7,126         9,168         
 W North Central :     17,588        19,243        19,270        18,615         
 South Atlantic  :    219,577       216,985       209,663       228,670         
 South Central   :    278,160       266,999       256,325       280,513         
 West            :     21,159        19,963        21,578        22,747         
                 :                                                              
 US              :    555,742       541,946       525,505       572,200         
                 :                                                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set: 15 Selected States             
                    and Total,  November-December 1994                          
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------    
             :                        Week Ending                               
    State    :--------------------------------------------------------------    
             :  Nov 5 :  Nov 12  :  Nov 19  :  Nov 26  :  Dec 3  :  Dec 10      
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------    
             :                            1,000                                 
  Eggs Set   :                                                                  
             :                                                                  
  AL         :   23,314    25,245   24,514     25,402     25,616     25,072     
  AR         :   26,227    28,062   27,681     28,125     28,113     27,879     
  DE         :    4,348     4,250    4,567      4,567      4,575      4,260     
  FL         :    2,606     2,274    2,628      2,550      2,503      2,618     
  GA         :   25,250    26,241   25,605     26,385     26,449     26,005     
  MD         :    8,622     8,563    8,722      8,728      8,702      8,696     
  MS         :   13,218    14,803   14,271     15,073     15,029     15,027     
  NC         :   16,289    16,318   16,680     16,767     17,001     16,532     
  PA         :    2,998     3,081    3,335      3,395      3,241      3,203     
  SC         :    4,057     4,241    4,216      4,173      4,132      4,127     
  TX         :   10,204    10,739   10,797     10,722     10,379     10,506     
  VA         :    5,987     6,403    6,391      6,411      6,326      6,316     
  CA TN & WV :    9,424     9,445    9,334      8,761      9,260      9,621     
             :                                                                  
  Total      :  152,544   159,665  158,741    161,059    161,326    159,862     
             :                                                                  
Chicks Placed:                                                                  
             :                                                                  
  AL         :   16,775    15,696   16,467     17,230     18,626     18,278     
  AR         :   21,172    20,516   20,198     20,026     22,071     22,469     
  DE         :    5,115     5,534    4,962      4,915      4,646      5,880     
  FL         :    2,679     2,708    2,670      2,613      2,365      2,718     
  GA         :   19,531    19,126   19,682     20,188     21,389     20,642     
  MD         :    5,429     5,025    6,159      6,135      6,534      5,838     
  MS         :   12,499    12,150   11,153     11,749     13,037     12,719     
  NC         :   12,459    11,898   12,970     12,499     13,238     13,370     
  PA         :    2,226     2,117    2,286      2,216      2,291      2,404     
  SC         :    3,150     2,851    2,922      3,398      3,380      3,380     
  TX         :    7,212     7,119    6,830      7,672      7,868      7,876     
  VA         :    4,990     4,557    4,831      5,563      5,103      5,134     
  CA TN & WV :    7,631     8,071    8,211      9,241      9,050      9,007     
             :                                                                  
  Total      :  120,868   117,368  119,341    123,445    129,598    129,715     
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------     
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected States                   
                 and Total, November-December 1994                              
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                :            Week Ending              :                         
   State        :-------------------------------------:   Nine Week Total       
                :   Dec 17  :   Dec 24   :   Dec 31   :                         
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                :                        1,000                                  
Eggs Set        :                                                               
                :                                                               
AL              :     25,328      24,626       25,696           224,813         
AR              :     28,279      28,397       28,146           250,909         
DE              :      4,115       4,668        4,616            39,966         
FL              :      2,557       2,548        2,537            22,821         
GA              :     26,388      25,924       26,483           234,730         
MD              :      8,593       8,715        8,713            78,054         
MS              :     14,965      14,919       14,996           132,301         
NC              :     16,629      16,774       16,986           149,976         
PA              :      3,329       3,082        3,118            28,782         
SC              :      3,900       4,123        4,130            37,099         
TX              :     10,509      10,080       10,160            94,096         
VA              :      6,293       6,347        6,410            56,884         
CA TN & WV      :      8,987       9,543        9,070            83,445         
                :                                                               
Total           :    159,872     159,746      161,061         1,433,876         
                :                                                               
Chicks Placed   :                                                               
                :                                                               
AL              :     17,829      19,316       18,393           158,610         
AR              :     22,537      21,664       22,803           193,456         
DE              :      6,230       5,567        4,712            47,561         
FL              :      3,058       2,648        2,867            24,326         
GA              :     21,718      21,178       21,128           184,582         
MD              :      5,445       5,962        6,592            53,119         
MS              :     13,345      13,221       13,260           113,133         
NC              :     13,679      13,836       13,572           117,521         
PA              :      2,369       2,400        2,394            20,703         
SC              :      3,104       2,981        3,266            28,432         
TX              :      7,794       7,743        7,886            68,000         
VA              :      5,106       5,355        4,971            45,610         
CA TN & WV      :      8,794       8,946        9,610            78,561         
                :                                                               
Total           :    131,008     130,817      131,454         1,133,614         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                
          Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set: 15 Selected                       
                   Weekly States and Total, 1995                                
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                :                          Week Ending                          
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                :  Jan 7   : Jan 14  : Jan 21  : Jan 28  :  Feb 4  : Feb 11     
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                :                            1,000                              
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   25,742    25,547    25,210    25,234    25,285    25,179    
 AR             :   28,207    27,996    28,386    28,476    27,951    28,423    
 DE             :    4,663     4,670     4,662     4,489     4,240     4,662    
 FL             :    2,588     2,521     2,515     2,510     2,516     2,473    
 GA             :   26,505    26,437    26,420    26,205    25,801    25,557    
 MD             :    8,672     8,624     8,525     8,579     7,951     8,204    
 MS             :   14,937    14,772    14,890    14,754    14,652    13,749    
 NC             :   16,770    16,859    16,850    16,968    15,727    16,528    
 PA             :    3,128     3,132     3,179     3,096     2,839     3,050    
 SC             :    4,072     4,107     4,227     4,302     4,295     4,378    
 TX             :   10,535    10,537    10,528    10,227     9,556    10,672    
 VA             :    6,422     6,430     6,450     6,455     6,451     6,471    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,659     9,067     8,701     9,176     8,351     9,491    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  161,900   160,699   160,543   160,471   155,615   158,837    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   18,639    18,810    18,548    19,548    18,650    18,600    
 AR             :   22,608    22,804    21,380    22,293    21,525    21,752    
 DE             :    5,049     5,872     5,473     5,067     5,575     5,767    
 FL             :    2,431     2,371     3,015     2,566     2,608     2,697    
 GA             :   21,146    20,785    21,386    21,483    21,391    21,754    
 MD             :    6,144     6,018     6,075     6,582     5,839     5,730    
 MS             :   13,012    12,638    13,298    13,261    13,192    13,245    
 NC             :   13,452    13,403    13,385    13,426    13,718    13,826    
 PA             :    2,414     2,368     2,460     2,349     2,391     2,479    
 SC             :    3,086     3,253     3,351     3,159     3,268     2,971    
 TX             :    7,719     7,491     7,658     7,841     7,869     7,776    
 VA             :    5,020     5,070     5,350     5,487     5,343     5,175    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,342     9,145     9,232     9,034     9,241     8,492    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  130,062   130,028   130,611   132,096   130,610   130,264    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
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                :                        Week Ending                            
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                : Feb 18  : Feb 25  : Mar  4  : Mar 11  : Mar 18  : Mar 25      
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                :                           1,000                               
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   25,677    25,618    25,566    25,375    25,718    25,609    
 AR             :   28,093    28,450    28,644    29,056    28,831    28,016    
 DE             :    4,665     4,585     4,686     4,713     4,711     4,502    
 FL             :    2,584     2,661     2,817     2,853     3,039     2,993    
 GA             :   26,143    26,784    26,922    26,841    26,579    27,483    
 MD             :    8,842     8,690     8,747     8,817     8,818     8,706    
 MS             :   14,755    14,794    14,968    15,089    14,998    14,566    
 NC             :   17,626    17,564    17,674    17,453    17,985    17,234    
 PA             :    3,158     3,322     3,211     3,215     3,201     3,263    
 SC             :    4,351     4,366     4,362     4,338     4,145     4,248    
 TX             :   10,809    10,766    10,933    10,994    10,981    10,948    
 VA             :    6,478     6,447     6,525     6,511     6,519     6,513    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,683     9,451     9,574     9,864     9,886     9,535    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  162,864   163,498   164,629   165,119   165,411   163,616    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   18,197    18,567    18,246    18,527    19,159    18,901    
 AR             :   22,960    22,808    22,876    21,824    23,148    22,082    
 DE             :    4,745     4,629     5,322     5,812     5,980     5,001    
 FL             :    3,114     2,616     2,850     2,686     2,569     2,917    
 GA             :   21,388    20,938    20,829    21,209    21,752    22,080    
 MD             :    6,650     6,170     6,000     6,047     5,938     6,417    
 MS             :   13,208    13,013    11,961    12,545    12,887    13,187    
 NC             :   13,447    12,579    13,311    13,825    13,887    13,981    
 PA             :    2,424     2,272     2,443     2,507     2,505     2,527    
 SC             :    3,239     3,566     3,237     3,685     3,623     3,494    
 TX             :    7,582     7,202     7,959     8,013     8,091     8,184    
 VA             :    5,557     5,074     5,239     5,283     5,010     5,652    
 CA TN & WV     :    8,922     8,685     9,305     9,764     9,387     9,694    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  131,433   128,119   129,578   131,727   133,936   134,117    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
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                :                        Week Ending                            
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                :  Apr 1  :  Apr 8  :  Apr 15 :  Apr 22 :  Apr 29 :  May 6      
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                :                            1,000                              
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   25,262    25,627    25,081    25,441    25,239    24,766    
 AR             :   28,492    29,162    29,030    28,529    28,834    28,576    
 DE             :    4,702     4,559     4,503     4,659     4,337     4,726    
 FL             :    2,985     3,000     3,050     3,047     2,985     3,043    
 GA             :   27,372    27,339    27,095    27,104    27,797    27,605    
 MD             :    8,925     8,941     8,852     8,775     8,584     8,622    
 MS             :   15,186    14,927    15,027    15,042    15,226    15,053    
 NC             :   18,138    18,349    18,372    18,345    17,003    18,160    
 PA             :    3,389     3,306     3,468     3,041     3,214     3,316    
 SC             :    4,239     4,239     4,274     4,275     4,273     4,243    
 TX             :   10,889    11,138    11,194    11,096    11,101    11,269    
 VA             :    6,532     6,521     6,504     6,474     6,459     6,528    
 CA TN & WV     :    8,893     9,001     9,794     9,679     9,263     9,417    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  165,004   166,109   166,244   165,507   164,315   165,324    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   19,065    18,998    18,561    18,090    19,052    18,463    
 AR             :   22,816    22,454    22,040    22,309    23,472    22,868    
 DE             :    5,538     5,296     5,301     5,419     5,421     5,509    
 FL             :    2,652     2,990     2,826     2,982     2,861     2,838    
 GA             :   22,448    22,108    22,586    22,530    22,378    22,499    
 MD             :    5,977     6,388     6,105     6,599     6,459     6,391    
 MS             :   13,383    13,243    12,982    13,302    13,074    12,592    
 NC             :   14,478    14,484    13,799    14,560    14,327    14,495    
 PA             :    2,483     2,566     2,438     2,428     2,557     2,681    
 SC             :    3,050     3,262     3,328     3,130     3,246     3,450    
 TX             :    8,262     8,221     8,267     8,112     8,452     8,429    
 VA             :    5,586     5,242     5,484     5,190     5,594     5,164    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,345     9,534     9,656     9,140     8,973     9,745    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  135,083   134,786   133,373   133,791   135,866   135,124    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                :                        Week Ending                            
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                : May 13  :  May 20 :  May 27 :  Jun 3  :  Jun 10 :  Jun 17     
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                :                            1,000                              
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   24,949    25,172    25,326    25,278    25,540    25,226    
 AR             :   28,786    29,165    29,075    29,119    29,450    29,146    
 DE             :    4,728     4,722     4,740     4,730     4,761     4,799    
 FL             :    2,942     2,989     2,975     3,001     2,955     2,953    
 GA             :   26,796    27,339    27,515    27,074    27,531    27,339    
 MD             :    8,673     8,714     8,677     8,736     8,670     8,589    
 MS             :   15,015    15,090    15,041    15,013    15,077    15,066    
 NC             :   17,903    18,018    17,812    17,372    17,686    17,489    
 PA             :    3,474     3,220     3,262     3,376     3,436     3,242    
 SC             :    4,235     4,234     4,211     4,253     4,266     4,334    
 TX             :   11,174    11,228    11,133    11,144    11,190    10,997    
 VA             :    6,472     6,584     6,507     6,528     6,542     6,531    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,885    10,106     9,271     9,421    10,054    10,150    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  165,032   166,581   165,545   165,045   167,158   165,861    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   18,948    18,151    17,828    18,519    18,141    18,222    
 AR             :   22,342    22,452    22,470    22,697    22,859    23,466    
 DE             :    6,390     4,530     5,330     5,943     5,262     5,488    
 FL             :    2,776     3,011     3,148     2,835     2,859     2,902    
 GA             :   21,975    23,022    23,033    21,956    22,820    22,733    
 MD             :    5,307     6,438     6,058     5,471     6,339     6,218    
 MS             :   13,089    13,295    13,349    13,307    13,261    13,315    
 NC             :   14,683    13,355    14,822    14,027    14,425    14,309    
 PA             :    2,341     2,352     2,459     2,460     2,374     2,430    
 SC             :    3,207     3,633     2,912     3,426     3,167     3,499    
 TX             :    8,460     8,406     8,532     8,396     8,435     8,331    
 VA             :    5,404     5,381     5,651     5,561     5,513     5,146    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,679     9,474     9,280     9,769    10,210     9,505    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  134,601   133,500   134,872   134,367   135,665   135,564    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                :                        Week Ending                            
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                : Jun 24  : Jul  1  : Jul  8  : Jul 15  : Jul 22  : Jul 29      
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                :                            1,000                              
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   25,409    24,272    24,512    25,026    25,291    24,858    
 AR             :   28,736    28,080    27,303    28,769    29,554    29,223    
 DE             :    4,645     4,629     4,734     4,616     4,376     4,773    
 FL             :    2,944     2,925     2,935     2,875     2,890     2,909    
 GA             :   26,490    26,858    26,710    27,356    27,324    27,110    
 MD             :    8,805     8,250     8,600     8,680     8,788     8,769    
 MS             :   14,708    14,662    14,552    14,693    14,795    14,743    
 NC             :   18,005    16,620    17,829    17,712    17,600    17,689    
 PA             :    3,463     3,522     3,424     3,433     3,130     3,458    
 SC             :    4,328     4,338     4,350     4,325     4,297     4,258    
 TX             :   11,156    10,564     9,873    11,212    11,317    10,893    
 VA             :    6,532     6,500     6,469     6,521     6,492     6,518    
 CA TN & WV     :   10,164     8,807     9,648    10,149     9,896     9,347    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  165,385   160,027   160,939   165,367   165,750   164,548    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   18,739    18,752    18,949    18,402    17,393    17,902    
 AR             :   23,162    23,620    22,470    22,222    22,557    21,354    
 DE             :    5,006     5,451     5,860     5,062     5,314     5,938    
 FL             :    2,939     2,931     3,072     2,944     2,906     2,507    
 GA             :   22,239    22,401    21,900    21,493    22,285    21,933    
 MD             :    6,685     6,070     5,826     6,619     5,663     5,492    
 MS             :   13,180    12,836    13,030    13,099    13,032    13,047    
 NC             :   13,736    13,915    14,149    14,762    13,333    14,073    
 PA             :    2,418     2,542     2,316     2,469     2,427     2,628    
 SC             :    3,535     3,706     3,621     2,909     3,364     3,219    
 TX             :    8,391     8,363     8,308     8,363     7,856     7,378    
 VA             :    5,201     5,363     5,318     5,212     4,990     5,502    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,436     9,668     9,600    10,234     8,824     9,469    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  134,667   135,618   134,419   133,790   129,944   130,442    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                :                       Week Ending                             
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                : Aug  5  : Aug 12  : Aug 19  : Aug 26  : Sep  2  : Sep  9      
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                :                          1,000                                
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   24,633    24,044    24,370    24,338    24,501    23,890    
 AR             :   28,871    29,392    29,785    29,735    29,241    28,552    
 DE             :    4,745     4,656     4,770     4,656     4,231     4,339    
 FL             :    2,828     2,858     2,851     2,765     2,802     2,821    
 GA             :   26,933    26,024    26,874    26,813    26,740    24,586    
 MD             :    8,407     8,561     8,468     8,570     8,500     8,591    
 MS             :   14,760    15,141    14,906    15,072    14,903    14,937    
 NC             :   17,891    18,054    18,016    17,624    17,391    16,618    
 PA             :    3,195     3,158     2,977     3,100     2,954     3,044    
 SC             :    4,302     4,298     4,309     4,354     4,352     4,352    
 TX             :   11,227    11,082    11,349    11,024    11,265    11,040    
 VA             :    6,519     6,470     6,503     6,409     6,177     6,330    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,280     9,131     9,386     8,996     8,824     8,322    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  163,591   162,869   164,564   163,456   161,881   157,422    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   18,089    18,012    17,892    17,627    17,247    17,610    
 AR             :   23,067    23,380    23,668    22,607    22,509    22,385    
 DE             :    5,620     4,729     5,721     5,278     5,073     5,908    
 FL             :    2,725     2,496     2,774     2,615     2,616     2,664    
 GA             :   22,519    22,652    21,661    21,440    21,202    21,330    
 MD             :    5,719     6,726     5,890     5,969     6,193     5,492    
 MS             :   13,104    12,823    12,580    12,224    12,910    12,833    
 NC             :   13,744    13,602    13,346    13,661    14,396    13,861    
 PA             :    2,531     2,290     2,488     2,460     2,454     2,389    
 SC             :    3,345     3,170     3,424     3,681     2,849     3,641    
 TX             :    8,318     8,265     8,045     8,133     8,117     8,113    
 VA             :    5,269     5,127     5,299     5,151     5,206     4,954    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,849     9,747     9,111     9,293     8,905     9,267    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  133,899   133,019   131,899   130,139   129,677   130,447    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                :                        Week Ending                            
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                : Sep 16  : Sep 23  : Sep 30  : Oct  7  : Oct 14  : Oct 21      
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                :                           1,000                               
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   24,262    22,095    24,114    23,487    23,534    22,730    
 AR             :   28,144    27,940    29,620    28,882    28,875    28,024    
 DE             :    4,232     4,538     4,515     4,155     4,023     3,975    
 FL             :    2,833     2,929     2,947     2,807     2,851     2,815    
 GA             :   27,395    26,415    28,213    28,102    27,061    26,154    
 MD             :    8,303     8,518     8,545     8,653     8,534     7,864    
 MS             :   13,913    13,664    14,911    15,162    14,566    14,286    
 NC             :   15,521    17,247    17,119    17,180    16,374    15,742    
 PA             :    3,166     3,183     3,224     3,163     3,473     3,081    
 SC             :    4,354     4,152     4,307     4,368     4,110     4,387    
 TX             :   10,496    10,122    11,568    11,349    10,688     9,499    
 VA             :    5,981     6,169     6,400     6,493     6,207     5,792    
 CA TN & WV     :    7,972     8,594     9,620     8,998     8,553     9,385    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  156,572   155,566   165,103   162,799   158,849   153,734    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   17,344    17,314    17,002    17,227    15,981    17,264    
 AR             :   22,922    23,078    21,791    22,129    20,938    22,474    
 DE             :    4,755     4,980     5,851     4,987     5,251     4,802    
 FL             :    2,718     2,651     2,538     2,295     2,787     2,583    
 GA             :   21,589    21,638    19,805    21,735    21,123    22,714    
 MD             :    6,450     5,899     4,973     5,707     5,839     6,534    
 MS             :   12,761    12,734    12,503    12,032    11,943    12,547    
 NC             :   13,553    13,985    13,157    12,510    13,323    13,334    
 PA             :    2,197     2,362     2,378     2,437     2,370     2,499    
 SC             :    3,144     3,199     3,445     3,418     3,361     3,631    
 TX             :    8,035     8,220     8,028     7,685     7,433     8,359    
 VA             :    5,326     4,971     5,080     4,727     5,029     4,920    
 CA TN & WV     :    8,246     8,401     8,311     8,075     8,097     9,541    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  129,040   129,432   124,862   124,964   123,475   131,202    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                :                        Week Ending                            
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                : Oct 28  :  Nov 4  : Nov 11  : Nov 18  : Nov 25  :  Dec 2      
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                :                            1,000                              
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   22,009    22,376    24,900    24,164    24,672    24,695    
 AR             :   26,465    27,202    29,306    29,462    30,111    29,993    
 DE             :    4,127     4,017     4,370     4,484     4,634     4,678    
 FL             :    2,622     2,673     2,853     2,956     3,045     2,861    
 GA             :   25,894    26,155    28,334    28,279    28,990    29,123    
 MD             :    8,353     8,340     8,670     8,721     8,644     8,748    
 MS             :   13,628    13,565    15,129    15,093    15,516    15,553    
 NC             :   16,731    18,071    17,621    18,006    18,223    18,488    
 PA             :    3,017     3,293     3,426     3,399     3,476     3,485    
 SC             :    4,033     4,110     4,389     4,305     4,378     4,355    
 TX             :    9,906    11,293    11,433    11,814    11,631    11,739    
 VA             :    6,110     5,983     6,551     6,580     6,602     6,559    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,370     9,762     9,877     9,616     9,428     9,749    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  152,265   156,840   166,859   166,879   169,350   170,026    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   16,866    17,010    16,132    15,713    16,156    17,704    
 AR             :   23,567    22,695    21,631    20,106    21,442    24,312    
 DE             :    5,298     4,860     4,385     4,930     5,123     5,133    
 FL             :    2,795     2,421     2,800     2,377     2,219     2,754    
 GA             :   22,677    21,881    20,690    21,113    21,458    23,231    
 MD             :    5,734     5,682     5,738     5,991     5,628     6,019    
 MS             :   12,481    12,642    12,534    12,084    11,923    13,206    
 NC             :   13,583    12,985    12,621    12,838    13,857    13,654    
 PA             :    2,379     2,564     2,337     2,287     2,494     2,605    
 SC             :    3,356     3,565     3,494     3,277     2,952     3,353    
 TX             :    8,429     7,889     6,953     7,032     8,354     8,512    
 VA             :    5,486     4,885     4,367     5,125     4,844     5,434    
 CA TN & WV     :    8,934     8,421     9,082     8,479     9,381     9,477    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  131,585   127,500   122,764   121,352   125,831   135,394    
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         Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set:  15 Selected                       
             Weekly States and Total, 1995 (continued)                          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
                :             Week Ending               :   52 Week Total       
       State    :------------------------------------------------------------   
                : Dec  9  : Dec 16  : Dec 23  : Dec 30  : 1995 1/ : 1994 2/     
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                :                            1,000                              
 Eggs Set       :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   24,674    24,063    24,158    23,920 1,283,664 1,274,481    
 AR             :   29,503    29,845    29,789    30,062 1,498,357 1,477,959    
 DE             :    4,024     4,651     4,656     4,445   235,908   225,846    
 FL             :    2,866     3,003     2,977     2,935   148,371   165,510    
 GA             :   28,341    28,964    28,687    28,974 1,410,482 1,311,308    
 MD             :    8,664     8,718     8,740     8,734   447,671   441,564    
 MS             :   15,552    15,423    15,142    15,379   772,041   742,104    
 NC             :   17,393    17,576    17,749    17,988   907,963   851,318    
 PA             :    3,492     3,182     3,095     3,096   168,647   170,550    
 SC             :    4,327     4,374     4,364     4,366   222,809   213,541    
 TX             :   11,423    11,649    11,659    11,396   570,706   528,629    
 VA             :    6,497     6,431     6,414     6,432   334,495   327,362    
 CA TN & WV     :    8,418     9,357     9,192     9,022   486,235   462,127    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  165,174   167,236   166,622   166,749 8,487,349 8,192,299    
                :                                                               
 Chicks Placed  :                                                               
                :                                                               
 AL             :   17,108    18,249    18,205    17,990   936,309   945,651    
 AR             :   22,951    23,106    21,624    23,382 1,171,454 1,127,226    
 DE             :    6,073     4,853     5,709     4,932   276,601   275,625    
 FL             :    2,716     2,606     2,621     2,668   141,858   138,218    
 GA             :   23,018    23,583    23,169    23,109 1,141,817 1,062,084    
 MD             :    5,359     6,375     5,774     6,071   313,477   305,280    
 MS             :   13,320    13,285    13,117    13,189   670,638   643,017    
 NC             :   14,097    13,651    14,025    13,125   714,880   678,000    
 PA             :    2,501     2,672     2,653     2,504   127,359   123,736    
 SC             :    3,344     3,928     3,867     3,331   174,371   158,767    
 TX             :    8,680     8,621     8,701     8,581   420,850   391,922    
 VA             :    5,400     5,520     5,404     5,117   272,403   265,707    
 CA TN & WV     :    9,518     8,782     9,414     8,065   478,180   462,369    
                :                                                               
 Total          :  134,085   135,231   134,283   132,064 6,840,197 6,577,602    
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
 1/  Includes weeks ending Jan 7, 1995 through Dec 30, 1995.                    
 2/  Includes weeks ending Jan 8, 1994 through Dec 31, 1994.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
   Intended Placements:  Broiler-Type Pullet Chick for Hatchery                 
            Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 1993-95 1/                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
          :                          :        : Cumulative Placements Relative  
          :   Placements by Months   :  1995  :    To Current Supply Flocks     
   Month  :                          : as % Of:     7-15 Months Earlier 2/      
          :--------------------------:  1994  :-------------------------------  
          :  1993  :  1994  :  1995  :        :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
          :  ------- 1,000 ----------  Percent   ---------- 1,000 -----------   
          :                                                                     
Us        :                                                                     
 Place    :                                                                     
 Ments    :                                                                     
Jan       :   5,763    5,988    5,710       95   49,351     53,071     54,562   
Feb       :   4,699    5,452    5,484      101   49,810     53,563     54,522   
Mar       :   5,777    6,334    6,161       97   50,568     53,808     55,178   
Apr       :   5,664    6,121    6,320      103   50,583     54,576     55,053   
May       :   6,043    6,266    6,135       98   50,432     54,930     55,356   
Jun       :   5,667    5,911    6,178      105   51,552     55,297     56,528   
Jul       :   6,066    6,104    6,302      103   51,343     55,376     56,585   
Aug       :   5,684    6,064    6,475      107   51,667     54,965              
Sep       :   5,220    6,336    6,288       99   51,076     54,183              
Oct       :   5,612    6,342    6,013       95   51,743     54,433              
Nov       :   5,819    5,819    6,656      114   51,798     54,649              
Dec       :   5,568    6,413    6,218       97   52,380     54,720              
          :                                                                     
Annual    :                                                                     
Total     :  67,582   73,150   73,940      101                                  
          :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Total     :                                                                     
  Place-  :                                                                     
  Ments 2/:                                                                     
Jan       :   7,197    7,171    7,040       98                                  
Feb       :   5,815    6,762    7,180      106                                  
Mar       :   7,008    7,464    7,577      102                                  
Apr       :   6,553    7,284    7,835      108                                  
May       :   7,281    7,394    7,873      106                                  
Jun       :   6,822    7,382    7,485      101                                  
Jul       :   7,213    7,146    7,730      108                                  
Aug       :   6,686    7,290    7,850      108                                  
Sep       :   6,276    7,545    7,730      102                                  
Oct       :   6,733    7,959    7,301       92                                  
Nov       :   6,980    7,251    7,784      107                                  
Dec       :   6,848    7,908    7,750       98                                  
          :                                                                     
Annual    :                                                                     
Total     :  81,412   88,556   91,135      103                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/   Reported by leading breeders, includes expected pullet placements 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.                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Egg-Type Chicks:  Number Hatched by Month, Selected                 
                      States, and United States, 1994                           
---------------------------------------------------------------------------     
  State    :    Jan  :   Feb  :   Mar  :   Apr  :   May  :   Jun  :   Jul       
---------------------------------------------------------------------------     
           :                           1,000                                    
           :                                                                    
AR         :   1,190    1,352    1,186    1,202      902      978      856      
FL         :   1,392    1,002    1,061    1,009    1,063    1,001    1,009      
GA         :   1,488    1,222    1,520    2,183    2,105    1,935    1,655      
IN         :   6,027    6,196    6,108    7,459    7,021    6,198    6,297      
IA         :   2,362    2,211    2,310    2,489    2,525    2,648    3,192      
KS         :     152      124      327      394      392      283      217      
MN         :   2,176    2,199    1,790    1,974    2,418    1,810    1,503      
MO         :     483      395      546      719      651      534      491      
PA         :   4,741    4,044    4,500    4,901    4,536    4,507    3,789      
           :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 1/ :  13,225   12,341   14,141   13,327   13,709   12,091   10,604      
           :                                                                    
US 1994    :  33,236   31,086   33,489   35,657   35,322   31,985   29,613      
           :                                                                    
           :---------------------------------------------------------------     
           :   Aug    :   Sep    :   Oct   :   Nov  :    Dec   :   Total        
           :---------------------------------------------------------------     
           :                           1,000                                    
           :                                                                    
AR         :   1,078      822       1,059     1,338      1,231     13,194       
FL         :     983      959       1,178     1,015      1,111     12,783       
GA         :   1,960    1,928       1,823       860      1,171     19,850       
IN         :   5,848    6,715       7,441     5,804      6,574     77,688       
IA         :   2,566    2,793       2,927     2,855      3,065     31,943       
KS         :     318      331         173       343        185      3,239       
MN         :   1,762    2,091       1,874     1,796      2,004     23,397       
MO         :     445      360         353       313        313      5,603       
PA         :   4,162    4,452       3,772     1,983      2,841     48,228       
           :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 1/ :  12,173   11,136      11,466     9,768     11,671    145,652       
           :                                                                    
US 1994    :  31,295   31,587      32,066    26,075     30,166    381,577       
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
1/  Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Egg-Type Chicks:  Number Hatched by Month, Selected                 
                      States, and United States, 1995                           
---------------------------------------------------------------------------     
  State    :    Jan :   Feb  :   Mar  :   Apr  :   May  :   Jun  :   Jul        
---------------------------------------------------------------------------     
           :                          1,000                                     
           :                                                                    
AR         :   1,002    1,060    1,066    1,198    1,417      451    1,214      
FL         :   1,070    1,026      890      890    1,097    1,204    1,062      
GA         :   1,814    1,620    1,869    1,687    2,138    2,069    1,273      
IN         :   6,882    6,299    7,061    7,168    7,954    7,233    6,315      
IA         :   3,610    3,411    3,689    3,705    3,070    3,871    3,384      
KS         :     239      258      237      216      182      301      395      
MN         :   1,683    2,215    2,251    2,167    2,335    2,411    2,232      
MO         :     323      346      497      630      611      499      481      
PA         :   3,247    3,356    3,260    3,301    3,930    3,765    3,359      
           :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 1/ :  12,505   13,154   15,201   14,058   14,748   13,144    9,839      
           :                                                                    
US 1995    :  32,375   32,745   36,021   35,020   37,482   34,948   29,554      
           :                                                                    
US 1994    :  33,236   31,086   33,489   35,657   35,322   31,985   29,613      
           :                                                                    
1995 as %  :                                                                    
 of 1994   :      97      105      108       98      106      109      100      
           :---------------------------------------------------------------     
           :   Aug   :   Sep   :   Oct   :   Nov   :   Dec   :   Total          
           :---------------------------------------------------------------     
           :                           1,000                                    
           :                                                                    
AR         :   1,237    1,072        873      1,061      497     12,148         
FL         :   1,057    1,135      1,118      1,063    1,052     12,664         
GA         :   1,778    1,943      1,837        941    1,412     20,381         
IN         :   5,949    7,739      6,859      6,118    7,151     82,728         
IA         :   3,632    3,014      4,053      2,960    3,003     41,402         
KS         :     277      362        232        328      239      3,266         
MN         :   2,341    2,044      2,134      2,448    2,186     26,447         
MO         :     419      355        324        313      481      5,279         
PA         :   3,647    2,616      3,128      2,851    2,954     39,414         
           :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 1/ :  11,097   13,298     12,826     11,047   11,822    152,739         
           :                                                                    
US 1995    :  31,434   33,578     33,384     29,130   30,797    396,468         
           :                                                                    
US 1994    :  31,295   31,587     32,066     26,075   30,166    381,577         
           :                                                                    
1995 as %  :                                                                    
 of 1994   :     100      106        104        112      102        104         
---------------------------------------------------------------------------     
1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month                        
                 by Region and United States, 1994                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
      Region     :      Jan      :    Feb      :    Mar      :    Apr           
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :      4,871         5,746         5,328         5,271         
 E North Central :      6,781         7,170         6,938         9,178         
 W North Central :      5,025         4,870         4,493         5,404         
 South Atlantic  :      4,420         3,547         3,869         4,299         
 South Central   :      2,427         3,262         3,760         4,412         
 West            :      5,114         3,527         4,758         3,880         
                 :                                                              
 US              :     28,638        28,122        29,146        32,444         
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :      May      :    Jun      :    Jul      :    Aug           
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :      5,740         5,103         4,270         4,549         
 E North Central :      8,973         7,574         8,085         7,018         
 W North Central :      5,611         5,056         4,889         4,802         
 South Atlantic  :      4,903         4,067         3,065         3,874         
 South Central   :      3,379         3,740         2,895         3,500         
 West            :      3,511         4,272         3,519         3,287         
                 :                                                              
 US              :     32,117        29,812        26,723        27,030         
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :      Sep      :    Oct      :    Nov      :    Dec           
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :      5,103         4,029         3,044         4,059         
 E North Central :      7,691         8,177         7,606         8,829         
 W North Central :      5,106         4,744         4,971         5,387         
 South Atlantic  :      3,789         4,694         3,580         4,345         
 South Central   :      2,900         3,100         2,859         4,009         
 West            :      3,561         3,863         2,794         3,055         
                 :                                                              
 US              :     28,150        28,607        24,854        29,684         
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                                                                                
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.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators:  First of Month                       
                  by Region and United States, 1995                             
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
      Region     :      Jan      :    Feb      :    Mar      :    Apr           
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :      3,743         3,945         4,193         4,249         
 E North Central :      8,026         7,610         8,244         8,974         
 W North Central :      5,929         5,922         6,092         6,439         
 South Atlantic  :      4,693         4,828         5,241         4,904         
 South Central   :      4,021         3,692         4,468         4,195         
 West            :      3,315         4,065         4,662         4,408         
                 :                                                              
 US              :     29,727        30,062        32,900        33,169         
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :      May      :    Jun      :    Jul      :    Aug           
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :      4,378         3,996         3,971         3,846         
 E North Central :      9,009         7,881         7,105         6,698         
 W North Central :      6,195         6,551         6,027         6,016         
 South Atlantic  :      5,075         4,983         4,132         4,653         
 South Central   :      3,576         2,843         2,904         2,654         
 West            :      4,996         4,736         3,018         3,446         
                 :                                                              
 US              :     33,229        30,990        27,157        27,313         
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :      Sep      :    Oct      :    Nov      :    Dec           
                 :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                          1,000                               
                 :                                                              
 North Atlantic  :      4,095         3,931         3,689         3,794         
 E North Central :      8,459         8,599         7,334         7,273         
 W North Central :      5,534         5,693         5,747         5,589         
 South Atlantic  :      5,885         5,157         4,516         4,963         
 South Central   :      3,801         3,642         3,126         3,315         
 West            :      4,279         3,836         3,433         3,639         
                 :                                                              
 US              :     32,053        30,858        27,845        28,573         
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Intended Placements:  Egg-type Pullet Chick for Hatchery Supply           
              Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 1993-95 1/              
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
         :                        :        :  Cumulative Placements Relative    
         : Placements by Months   :   1995 :     to Current Supply Flocks       
  Month  :                        : as % of:        7-18 Months Earlier 2/      
         :------------------------:   1994 :---------------------------------   
         :  1993 :  1994  :  1995 :        :   1994  :    1995  :    1996       
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
         :  ------- 1,000 -------   Percent    ---------- 1,000 -----------     
         :                                                                      
  Jan    :  227      213      236      111      3,021      3,022      3,108     
  Feb    :  143      184      251      136      3,041      3,009      3,089     
  Mar    :  292      259      356      137      2,997      3,075      2,943     
  Apr    :  275      277      317      114      3,033      3,106      2,920     
  May    :  299      334      193       58      3,051      3,119      2,951     
  Jun    :  291      257      234       91      2,944      3,187      2,835     
  Jul    :  267      254      235       93      3,025      3,045      2,941     
  Aug    :  243      309      163       53      3,011      3,068                
  Sep    :  284      315      292       93      3,052      3,135                
  Oct    :  265      278      309      111      3,019      3,232                
  Nov    :  172      240      124       52      3,021      3,272                
  Dec    :  267      125      231      185      3,056      3,131                
         :                                                                      
         :                                                                      
  Total  :3,025    3,045    2,941       97                                      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
1/  Reported by leading breeders.  Coverage may not be 100 percent.  Includes   
    expected pullet placements 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.            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                         Turkey Hatchery Production                             
                                 1994 and 1995                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :       United States      :  East  :  West  :North & :        :         
       :--------------------------:  North :  North : South  : South  :  West   
 Month :        :        :1995 As : Central: Central:Atlantic: Central:         
       :  1994  :  1995  :Percent :-------------------------------------------- 
       :        :        :Of 1994 :                    1995                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
       :  --- 1,000 ---   Percent    ----------------- 1,000 -----------------  
       :                                                                        
       :                  Eggs in Incubators, First of Month                    
       :                                                                        
All    :                                                                        
Breeds :                                                                        
 Jan   :  33,139  34,881     105     5,300    9,415   12,843    3,993    3,330  
 Feb   :  33,838  35,095     104     5,268    9,884   12,032    4,142    3,769  
 Mar   :  34,674  35,172     101     5,251   10,461   11,568    3,920    3,972  
 Apr   :  36,594  36,890     101     5,424   10,201   12,715    4,099    4,451  
 May   :  38,064  37,323      98     5,297   11,253   12,537    4,071    4,165  
 Jun   :  38,530  38,399     100     5,029   11,603   13,279    4,090    4,398  
 Jul   :  37,392  39,010     104     5,382   11,259   13,595    4,001    4,773  
 Aug   :  34,327  35,561     104     4,844   10,052   12,987    3,701    3,977  
 Sep   :  31,500  31,195      99     4,256    8,574   11,906    3,422    3,037  
 Oct   :  31,292  32,035     102     4,293    9,330   11,973    3,526    2,913  
 Nov   :  31,307  31,681     101     4,309    9,164   11,698    3,977    2,533  
 Dec   :  32,629  31,665      97     4,500    8,675   11,587    3,763    3,140  
       :                                                                        
       :                            Poults Placed 1/                            
       :                                                                        
All    :                                                                        
Breeds :                                                                        
 Jan   :  25,212  27,024     107     3,777    7,143   10,083    3,352    2,669  
 Feb   :  25,037  25,904     103     3,533    7,184    8,993    3,153    3,041  
 Mar   :  28,474  28,524     100     4,046    8,210    9,836    3,248    3,184  
 Apr   :  28,351  26,711      94     3,692    7,640    9,155    3,092    3,132  
 May   :  29,360  29,476     100     3,852    8,652   10,285    3,387    3,300  
 Jun   :  28,704  29,986     104     3,727    8,718   10,939    3,237    3,365  
 Jul   :  28,244  29,013     103     4,000    8,102   10,032    3,111    3,768  
 Aug   :  26,331  26,596     101     3,541    7,566    9,540    3,036    2,913  
 Sep   :  23,920  23,070      96     2,932    6,244    8,914    2,605    2,375  
 Oct   :  23,517  24,868     106     3,290    7,015    9,212    2,890    2,461  
 Nov   :  24,697  24,438      99     3,210    6,944    9,041    3,229    2,014  
 Dec   :  25,621  25,144      98     3,204    6,644    9,761    3,121    2,414  
       :                                                                        
Total  : 317,468 320,754     101    42,804   90,062  115,791   37,461   34,636  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
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.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
   Hatchery Capacity:  Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries and Egg Capacity           
       by Region and United States,  January 1, 1995  and 1996 1/               
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                 :                         :                                    
    Geographic   :        Hatcheries       :        Egg Capacity                
     Region      :------------------------------------------------------        
                 :      1995  :   1996     :     1995    :    1996              
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
                 :   ---- Number ----        -------- 1,000 -------             
                 :                                                              
                 :                    Chicken Hatcheries                        
                 :                                                              
North Atlantic   :       31        31          27,525        27,694             
E North Central  :       34        31          23,225        23,525             
W North Central  :       47        45          41,634        44,654             
South Atlantic   :      100       100         275,192       301,727             
South Central    :      122       122         338,540       355,620             
West             :       28        28          38,014        39,460             
                 :                                                              
 US              :      362       357         744,130       792,680             
                 :                                                              
                 :                                                              
                 :                    Turkey Hatcheries                         
                 :                                                              
N & S Atlantic   :                                                              
 Combined        :       28        27          15,792        16,312             
E North Central  :        8         8           6,345         6,306             
W North Central  :       17        21          14,639        14,131             
South Central    :       12        13           5,750         5,467             
West             :        9        10           7,290         7,482             
                 :                                                              
 US              :       74        79          49,816        49,698             
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
1/  Hatchery capacity for this data series is defined as the number of          
    eggs the machines can hold in a controlled enviornment favorable            
    for hatching.  All setters, hatchers, and inactive capacity is              
    included.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                               Index                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                          Page  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Broiler Chicks Hatched During the Month,                                        
 by Selected States and US, 1994-1995 ....................................   2  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Broiler Chicks Placed and Eggs Set Weekly,                                      
 15 Selected States, November 5, 1994 to December 30, 1995 ...............   8  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators, First of Month,                                
 by Region and US,  1994-1995 ............................................   6  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks,                 
 U.S. Placements and Total Worldwide Placements, 1993-1995 ...............  19  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Egg-Type Chicks Hatched During the Month,                                       
 By Selected States and US, 1994-1995 ....................................  20  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators, First of Month,                                    
 by Region and US, 1994-1995 .............................................  22  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Egg-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks,                     
 U.S. Placements, 1993-1995 ..............................................  24  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Hatchery Numbers and Egg Capacity by Regions and US,                            
 January 1, 1995 and 1996 ................................................  26  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Turkey Hatchery Eggs in Incubators and Poults Placed,                           
 by Months, Regions and US, 1994-1995 .. .................................  25  
                                                                                
                                                                                
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