Pou 2-2 (1-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 27, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 182 million eggs during the week ending January 22, 2000. This was up 3 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 22, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through January 22, 2000, were 434 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 February 2, 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 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,390 28,097 28,442 28,634 28,764 28,543 AR : 30,644 30,429 30,320 29,988 29,410 30,610 DE : 4,088 4,328 4,324 3,956 4,349 4,446 FL : 2,633 2,682 2,637 2,796 2,657 2,729 GA : 31,527 31,237 *31,585 31,697 31,268 31,475 MD : 8,659 8,552 8,776 8,630 8,484 8,411 MS : 17,685 17,821 *17,601 17,816 17,238 17,855 NC : 17,931 17,682 17,650 17,582 17,759 17,334 PA : 3,698 3,487 3,810 3,504 *3,636 4,120 SC : 4,980 4,962 4,778 4,930 4,795 4,948 TX : 13,712 14,057 13,893 14,005 13,854 14,097 VA : 6,404 6,343 6,385 6,396 6,376 6,313 CA, TN, & WV : 10,466 10,658 11,394 11,311 *11,069 10,770 : 15 State Total: 180,817 180,335 *181,595 181,245 *179,659 181,651 : Previous Year : 180,235 179,725 178,719 178,429 177,385 175,708 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 102 102 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,669 20,974 20,993 21,002 21,352 21,428 AR : 24,092 23,503 23,880 24,005 24,581 25,128 DE : 4,887 5,064 5,526 5,314 *5,210 4,823 FL : 2,268 2,470 2,379 2,372 2,117 2,185 GA : 24,869 25,226 24,083 23,985 *24,033 24,834 MD : 6,403 6,174 5,513 5,583 *5,528 6,355 MS : 14,763 14,404 14,939 14,946 14,897 14,178 NC : 14,067 13,613 13,465 13,776 13,748 13,571 PA : 2,741 2,649 2,667 2,762 *2,820 2,792 SC : 3,791 4,070 4,402 4,547 3,989 3,853 TX : 10,828 10,767 10,831 10,823 11,076 10,947 VA : 4,939 5,192 5,169 5,269 *5,354 5,202 CA, TN, & WV : 10,635 9,187 10,537 9,707 *10,073 9,912 : 15 State Total: 144,952 143,293 144,384 144,091 *144,778 145,208 : Previous Year : 143,605 139,166 141,868 144,630 141,953 142,888 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 103 102 100 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.