Pou 2-2 (1-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 12, 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 181 million eggs during the week ending January 8, 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 8, 2000. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 1999. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 19, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,970 28,280 *28,390 28,230 28,442 28,634 AR : 29,683 30,315 30,644 30,429 *30,320 29,988 DE : 4,456 4,326 4,088 4,328 4,324 3,956 FL : 2,696 2,615 *2,633 2,682 2,637 2,796 GA : 31,429 31,129 *31,527 31,283 *31,646 31,697 MD : 8,683 8,523 8,659 8,552 8,776 8,630 MS : 18,261 18,203 17,685 17,281 18,051 17,816 NC : 17,881 17,443 17,931 17,682 17,650 17,582 PA : 3,520 3,718 3,698 3,485 *3,858 3,698 SC : 4,661 4,836 4,980 4,962 4,778 4,930 TX : 13,628 13,684 *13,712 14,057 13,893 14,005 VA : 6,335 6,368 6,404 6,343 6,385 6,396 CA, TN, & WV : 10,616 11,558 *10,466 10,658 11,394 11,311 : 15 State Total: 179,819 180,998 *180,817 179,972 *182,154 181,439 : Previous Year : 175,890 180,668 180,235 179,725 178,719 178,429 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 100 100 100 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,976 19,792 20,669 20,974 20,993 21,008 AR : 23,566 24,619 24,092 23,503 *23,880 24,005 DE : 4,965 5,096 4,887 5,064 5,526 5,314 FL : 2,687 2,559 2,268 2,470 2,379 2,372 GA : 24,770 24,217 24,869 25,226 *24,083 24,027 MD : 5,800 5,761 6,403 6,174 5,513 5,583 MS : 14,029 13,381 14,763 14,404 14,939 14,946 NC : 13,799 13,623 14,067 13,613 13,465 13,776 PA : 2,637 2,824 2,741 2,633 *2,645 2,803 SC : 3,752 3,851 3,791 4,070 4,402 4,547 TX : 10,697 10,775 10,828 10,767 10,831 10,823 VA : 5,681 5,285 4,939 5,192 5,169 5,272 CA, TN, & WV : 10,253 10,127 10,635 9,187 10,537 9,707 : 15 State Total: 142,612 141,910 144,952 143,277 *144,362 144,183 : Previous Year : 142,295 142,208 143,605 139,166 141,868 144,630 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 101 103 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.