HDR1012000150060614951500TURKEY HATCHERY                                        
HDR2012000150060614951500TKHA HIGHLIGHTS                                        
Released June 14, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Estimates refer  
to May and June 1995.                                                           
                                                                                
                 Eggs in Incubators June 1 Down 1 Percent                       
                                                                                
Turkey eggs in incubators on June 1, 1995, in the United States totaled         
38.1 million, down 1 percent from June 1 a year ago.  Eggs in incubators were   
2 percent more than the revised May 1 total of 37.3 million.  Regional percent  
changes from the previous year were:  E N Central, down 8; W N Central, down    
2 percent; N & S Atlantic, up 2; S Central, up 5; and West, down 4.             
                                                                                
                   Poults Placed During May Up Fractionally                     
                                                                                
The 29.5 million poults placed during May 1995 in the United States were up     
fractionally from the placements during the same month a year ago.  Placements  
were up 9 percent from the April 1995 total of 26.9 million.  The cumulative    
total for the September 1994 through May 1995 period, at 236 million poults, was
up 3 percent 0090614951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES                
                  Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States                        
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               :                        Week Ending                             
     State     :--------------------------------------------------------------- 
               :  May  6 :  May 13 :  May 20 :  May 27 :  Jun  3 :  Jun 10      
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               :                           1,000                                
               :                                                                
AL             :  24,766    24,949   *25,172    25,272    25,265    25,540      
AR             :  28,576    28,786    29,165    28,996    29,109    29,693      
DE             :   4,726     4,728     4,722     4,740     4,730     4,761      
FL             :   3,043     2,942     2,989     2,975     3,001     2,955      
GA             :  27,242    26,434   *26,977    27,246    26,572    27,089      
MD             :   8,622     8,673     8,714     8,677     8,736     8,670      
MS             :  15,053    15,015   *15,090    15,041    15,013    15,077      
NC             :  18,203    17,850    17,973    17,812    17,343    17,766      
PA             :   3,316     3,474     3,220     3,262    *3,376     3,367      
SC             :   4,243     4,235     4,234     4,211     4,253     4,266      
TX             :  11,269    11,174    11,228    11,133   *11,144    11,190      
VA             :   6,528     6,471     6,584     6,507     6,528     6,542      
CA, TN, & WV   :   9,417     9,885    10,107     9,251     9,424    10,044      
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  1995 Total   : 165,004   164,616  *166,175   165,123  *164,494   166,960      
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  1994 Total   : 160,706   161,920   162,921   163,036   163,621   163,367      
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  % of Prev Yr :     103       102       102       101       101       102      
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HDR2012000150090614951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES            
                  Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States                   
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               :                        Week Ending                             
     State     :--------------------------------------------------------------- 
               :  May  6 :  May 13 :  May 20 :  May 27 :  Jun  3 :  Jun 10      
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               :                           1,000                                
               :                                                                
AL             :  18,463    18,948    18,151    17,772    18,519    18,141      
AR             :  22,868    22,339    22,447    22,523    22,694    22,959      
DE             :   5,509     6,390     4,530     5,330     5,685     5,262      
FL             :   2,839     2,776     3,066     3,148     2,835     2,859      
GA             :  22,487    21,965   *22,710    22,602   *21,624    22,473      
MD             :   6,394     5,310     6,441    *5,373     5,786     6,342      
MS             :  12,592    13,089    13,295    13,349    13,307    13,261      
NC             :  14,482    14,683    13,353    14,822    14,014    14,425      
PA             :   2,681     2,341     2,352     2,459    *2,460     2,357      
SC             :   3,450     3,207     3,633     2,912     3,426     3,167      
TX             :  *8,429    *8,460    *8,406    *8,532     8,385     8,424      
VA             :   5,898     5,405     5,381     5,651     5,561     5,513      
CA, TN, & WV   :   9,730     9,728     9,423     9,244     9,731    10,172      
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  1995 Total   :*135,822  *134,641  *133,188  *133,717  *134,027   135,355      
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  1994 Total   : 129,075   129,814   128,500   129,578   130,959   131,513      
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  % of Prev Yr :     105       104       104       103       102       103      
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