Pou 2-2 (12-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 22, 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 182 million eggs during the week ending December 18, 1999. This was up 1 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 18, 1999. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through December 18, 1999, were 7.11 billion, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 29, 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. . Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,876 26,968 *28,035 27,954 28,338 28,275 AR : 30,164 *30,250 29,920 29,683 30,315 30,644 DE : 4,233 4,358 4,330 4,456 4,326 4,088 FL : 2,758 2,802 *2,809 2,696 2,615 2,591 GA : 30,882 30,584 30,965 31,639 *31,129 31,565 MD : 8,888 8,590 8,784 8,683 *8,523 8,659 MS : 17,390 17,855 *18,167 17,898 18,203 17,685 NC : 17,518 17,446 *17,789 17,881 17,443 17,931 PA : 3,352 3,701 3,367 3,520 3,718 3,698 SC : 5,040 4,843 4,969 4,661 *4,836 4,980 TX : 13,034 13,479 13,554 13,630 13,686 14,714 VA : 6,387 6,277 6,250 6,335 6,368 6,404 CA, TN, & WV : 11,274 11,364 11,587 10,616 11,361 10,928 : 15 State Total: 178,796 *178,517 *180,526 179,652 *180,861 182,162 : Previous Year : 180,373 179,965 180,153 175,890 180,668 180,235 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 99 100 102 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,682 18,499 19,047 19,976 19,792 20,669 AR : 22,379 21,227 21,399 *23,566 *24,619 24,092 DE : 4,790 5,447 5,688 4,965 *5,096 4,887 FL : 2,231 2,406 2,349 2,687 2,559 2,268 GA : 21,427 23,779 23,792 24,770 *24,217 24,749 MD : 5,289 5,459 5,361 *5,800 *5,761 6,403 MS : 13,293 13,332 13,996 14,029 13,381 14,763 NC : 12,301 13,877 13,757 13,799 *13,623 14,067 PA : 2,512 2,622 2,786 2,637 *2,824 2,741 SC : 3,752 3,642 3,746 3,752 *3,851 3,791 TX : 9,634 10,347 10,765 11,117 10,776 10,830 VA : 4,989 5,097 5,395 5,681 *5,285 4,939 CA, TN, & WV : 9,137 9,290 9,781 10,253 10,115 10,745 : 15 State Total: 130,416 135,024 137,862 *143,032 *141,899 144,944 : Previous Year : 129,741 135,777 136,717 142,295 142,208 143,605 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 99 101 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.