Pou 2-2 (1-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 5, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 182 million eggs during the week ending January 1, 2000. This was up 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 Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 1, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through January 1, 2000, were 7.40 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 12, 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 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,035 27,970 *28,280 28,275 *28,230 28,442 AR : 29,920 29,683 30,315 30,644 30,429 30,368 DE : 4,330 4,456 4,326 4,088 4,328 4,324 FL : 2,809 2,696 2,615 2,591 2,682 2,637 GA : 30,965 *31,429 31,129 31,565 31,283 31,674 MD : 8,784 8,683 8,523 8,659 8,552 8,776 MS : 18,167 18,261 18,203 17,685 *17,281 18,051 NC : 17,789 17,881 17,443 17,931 17,682 17,650 PA : 3,367 3,520 3,718 3,698 *3,485 3,676 SC : 4,969 4,661 4,836 4,980 4,962 4,778 TX : *13,552 *13,628 *13,684 *14,712 *14,057 13,893 VA : 6,250 6,335 6,368 6,404 *6,343 6,385 CA, TN, & WV : 11,587 10,616 *11,558 10,980 *10,658 11,394 : 15 State Total: *180,524 *179,819 *180,998 *182,212 *179,972 182,048 : Previous Year : 180,153 175,890 180,668 180,235 179,725 178,719 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 102 100 101 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,047 19,976 19,792 20,669 *20,974 20,993 AR : 21,399 23,566 24,619 24,092 23,503 23,889 DE : 5,688 4,965 5,096 4,887 *5,064 5,526 FL : 2,349 2,687 2,559 2,268 2,470 2,379 GA : 23,792 24,770 24,217 24,869 *25,226 24,125 MD : 5,361 5,800 5,761 6,403 *6,174 5,513 MS : 13,996 14,029 13,381 14,763 *14,404 14,939 NC : 13,757 13,799 13,623 14,067 13,613 13,465 PA : 2,786 2,637 2,824 2,741 *2,633 2,900 SC : 3,746 3,752 3,851 3,791 4,070 4,402 TX : 10,765 *10,697 *10,775 *10,828 *10,767 10,831 VA : 5,395 5,681 5,285 4,939 *5,192 5,169 CA, TN, & WV : 9,781 10,253 *10,127 10,635 *9,187 10,537 : 15 State Total: 137,862 *142,612 *141,910 *144,952 *143,277 144,668 : Previous Year : 136,717 142,295 142,208 143,605 139,166 141,868 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 100 101 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.