Pou 2-2 (11-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 24, 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 20, 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 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 135 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 20, 1999. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through November 20, 1999, were 6.55 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 December 1, 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 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 24,574 26,012 *25,167 26,377 27,820 26,818 AR : 27,373 *27,683 *27,026 *27,839 30,164 28,719 DE : 3,842 4,180 4,611 *4,592 *4,233 4,358 FL : 2,311 2,705 2,847 2,615 2,623 2,842 GA : 28,349 27,539 29,874 29,557 *30,914 30,573 MD : 8,046 8,022 8,752 *8,608 *8,888 8,590 MS : 16,978 16,409 16,167 16,328 16,878 17,976 NC : 16,071 16,095 *17,732 17,457 17,100 17,424 PA : 3,012 3,257 3,207 *3,473 *3,352 3,701 SC : 4,656 4,765 4,878 4,618 5,040 4,843 TX : 13,144 12,323 12,918 13,117 13,034 13,116 VA : 5,778 6,028 *5,623 6,345 *6,387 6,277 CA, TN, & WV : 10,058 9,641 10,639 11,191 11,274 11,364 : 15 State Total: 164,192 *164,659 *169,441 *172,117 *177,707 176,601 : Previous Year : 167,294 164,280 172,049 174,260 180,373 179,965 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 100 98 99 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,955 19,779 18,086 17,673 18,682 18,649 AR : 22,488 *22,671 22,070 *21,355 *22,379 21,396 DE : 4,803 5,206 4,870 *4,666 *4,790 5,447 FL : 2,212 2,408 2,110 2,233 2,231 2,365 GA : 21,959 24,954 24,343 22,645 *21,427 24,007 MD : 5,098 4,933 5,432 *5,244 *5,289 5,459 MS : 13,696 14,618 14,062 13,731 13,293 13,332 NC : 13,687 12,881 12,700 12,928 12,301 13,877 PA : 2,635 2,651 2,463 *2,355 *2,512 2,622 SC : 3,286 4,069 3,563 3,765 3,752 3,642 TX : 9,694 10,663 10,657 10,379 9,634 10,302 VA : 4,882 4,400 4,416 *4,789 *4,989 5,097 CA, TN, & WV : 9,145 9,600 8,645 8,734 9,535 9,290 : 15 State Total: 132,540 *138,833 133,417 *130,497 *130,814 135,485 : Previous Year : 131,336 137,998 135,661 132,640 129,741 135,777 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 98 98 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.