Pou 2-2 (12-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 29, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 180 million eggs during the week ending December 25, 1999. This was up slightly 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 25, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through December 25, 1999, were 7.26 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 January 5, 2000 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 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,968 28,035 *27,970 28,338 28,275 28,211 AR : 30,250 29,920 29,683 30,315 30,644 30,429 DE : 4,358 4,330 4,456 4,326 4,088 4,328 FL : 2,802 2,809 2,696 2,615 2,591 2,682 GA : 30,584 30,965 31,639 31,129 31,565 31,283 MD : 8,590 8,784 8,683 8,523 8,659 8,552 MS : 17,855 18,167 *18,261 18,203 17,685 17,255 NC : 17,446 17,789 17,881 17,443 17,931 17,682 PA : 3,701 3,367 3,520 3,718 3,698 3,475 SC : 4,843 4,969 4,661 4,836 4,980 4,962 TX : 13,479 13,554 13,630 13,686 14,714 14,058 VA : 6,277 6,250 6,335 6,368 6,404 6,400 CA, TN, & WV : 11,364 11,587 10,616 11,361 *10,980 10,520 : 15 State Total: 178,517 180,526 *180,031 180,861 *182,214 179,837 : Previous Year : 179,965 180,153 175,890 180,668 180,235 179,725 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 100 102 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,499 19,047 19,976 19,792 20,669 20,986 AR : 21,227 21,399 23,566 24,619 24,092 23,503 DE : 5,447 5,688 4,965 5,096 4,887 5,181 FL : 2,406 2,349 2,687 2,559 2,268 2,470 GA : 23,779 23,792 24,770 24,217 *24,869 25,026 MD : 5,459 5,361 5,800 5,761 6,403 6,169 MS : 13,332 13,996 14,029 13,381 14,763 14,386 NC : 13,877 13,757 13,799 13,623 14,067 13,613 PA : 2,622 2,786 2,637 2,824 2,741 2,762 SC : 3,642 3,746 3,752 3,851 3,791 4,070 TX : 10,347 10,765 *10,699 10,776 10,830 10,769 VA : 5,097 5,395 5,681 5,285 4,939 5,080 CA, TN, & WV : 9,290 9,781 10,253 10,115 *10,635 9,534 : 15 State Total: 135,024 137,862 *142,614 141,899 *144,954 143,549 : Previous Year : 135,777 136,717 142,295 142,208 143,605 139,166 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 101 100 100 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.