Pou 2-2 (11-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 17, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Down 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 177 million eggs during the week ending November 13, 1999. This was down 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 81 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 13, 1999. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through November 13, 1999, were 6.41 billion, up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 24, 1999 Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. . Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 24,712 24,574 *26,012 25,693 *26,377 27,820 AR : 28,442 27,373 27,775 26,326 27,441 30,164 DE : 4,040 3,842 4,180 4,611 *4,591 4,238 FL : 2,553 2,311 2,705 2,847 2,615 2,623 GA : 29,934 28,349 *27,539 29,874 *29,557 30,868 MD : 8,240 8,046 8,022 8,752 8,477 8,552 MS : 17,573 16,978 16,409 16,167 16,328 16,878 NC : 15,836 16,071 *16,095 17,504 17,457 17,100 PA : 3,134 3,012 3,257 3,207 *3,443 3,306 SC : 4,593 4,656 4,765 4,878 4,618 5,040 TX : 13,662 *13,144 *12,323 12,918 *13,117 13,034 VA : 5,702 5,778 6,028 5,382 6,345 6,450 CA, TN, & WV : 10,230 10,058 9,641 10,639 *11,191 11,274 : 15 State Total: 168,651 *164,192 *164,751 168,798 *171,557 177,347 : Previous Year : 170,494 167,294 164,280 172,049 174,260 180,373 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 98 100 98 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,708 18,955 19,779 18,086 *17,673 18,682 AR : 22,021 22,488 22,842 22,070 21,428 22,593 DE : 3,962 4,803 5,206 4,870 *4,996 4,896 FL : 2,442 2,212 2,408 2,110 2,233 2,231 GA : 23,609 21,959 24,954 24,343 *22,645 21,439 MD : 5,794 5,098 4,933 5,432 *5,164 5,328 MS : 13,718 13,696 14,618 14,062 13,731 13,293 NC : 12,808 13,687 12,881 12,700 12,928 12,301 PA : 2,662 2,635 2,651 2,463 *2,346 2,530 SC : 3,528 3,286 4,069 3,563 3,765 3,752 TX : 10,343 9,694 10,663 10,657 *10,379 9,634 VA : 4,470 4,882 4,400 4,416 4,570 4,640 CA, TN, & WV : 8,042 9,145 9,600 8,645 *8,734 9,535 : 15 State Total: 133,107 132,540 139,004 133,417 *130,592 130,854 : Previous Year : 130,951 131,336 137,998 135,661 132,640 129,741 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 98 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.