Pou 2-2 (1-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 19, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 180 million eggs during the week ending January 15, 2000. 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 15, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through January 15, 2000, were 289 million, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 26, 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 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,280 28,390 *28,097 28,442 28,634 28,764 AR : 30,315 30,644 30,429 30,320 29,988 29,410 DE : 4,326 4,088 4,328 4,324 3,956 4,349 FL : 2,615 2,633 2,682 2,637 2,796 2,657 GA : 31,129 31,527 *31,237 31,646 31,697 31,268 MD : 8,523 8,659 8,552 8,776 8,630 8,484 MS : 18,203 17,685 *17,821 18,051 17,816 17,238 NC : 17,443 17,931 17,682 17,650 17,582 17,759 PA : 3,718 3,698 *3,487 *3,810 *3,504 3,639 SC : 4,836 4,980 4,962 4,778 4,930 4,795 TX : 13,684 13,712 14,057 13,893 14,005 13,854 VA : 6,368 6,404 6,343 6,385 6,396 6,376 CA, TN, & WV : 11,558 10,466 10,658 11,394 11,311 11,124 : 15 State Total: 180,998 180,817 *180,335 *182,106 *181,245 179,717 : Previous Year : 180,668 180,235 179,725 178,719 178,429 177,385 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 100 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,792 20,669 20,974 20,993 *21,002 21,352 AR : 24,619 24,092 23,503 23,880 24,005 24,581 DE : 5,096 4,887 5,064 5,526 5,314 4,896 FL : 2,559 2,268 2,470 2,379 2,372 2,117 GA : 24,217 24,869 25,226 24,083 *23,985 24,021 MD : 5,761 6,403 6,174 5,513 5,583 6,104 MS : 13,381 14,763 14,404 14,939 14,946 14,897 NC : 13,623 14,067 13,613 13,465 13,776 13,748 PA : 2,824 2,741 *2,649 *2,667 *2,762 2,827 SC : 3,851 3,791 4,070 4,402 4,547 3,989 TX : 10,775 10,828 10,767 10,831 10,823 11,076 VA : 5,285 4,939 5,192 5,169 *5,269 5,145 CA, TN, & WV : 10,127 10,635 9,187 10,537 9,707 10,068 : 15 State Total: 141,910 144,952 *143,293 *144,384 *144,091 144,821 : Previous Year : 142,208 143,605 139,166 141,868 144,630 141,953 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 103 102 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.