Pou 2-2 (2-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 2, 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 180 million eggs during the week ending January 29, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 29, 2000. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through January 29, 2000, were 579 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 9, 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 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,097 28,442 28,634 28,764 *28,569 28,355 AR : 30,429 30,320 *30,205 29,410 30,610 29,945 DE : 4,328 4,324 *4,349 4,349 4,446 4,339 FL : 2,682 2,637 2,796 2,657 2,729 2,734 GA : 31,237 31,585 *31,742 *31,338 *31,490 31,051 MD : 8,552 8,776 8,630 8,484 8,411 8,495 MS : 17,821 17,601 17,816 17,238 17,855 17,668 NC : 17,682 17,650 *17,583 17,759 17,334 16,743 PA : 3,487 3,810 3,504 *3,631 *4,128 3,786 SC : 4,962 4,778 4,930 4,795 *4,938 4,745 TX : 14,057 13,893 14,005 13,854 14,097 14,160 VA : 6,343 6,385 6,396 6,376 6,313 6,314 CA, TN, & WV : 10,658 11,394 11,311 11,069 10,770 11,280 : 15 State Total: 180,335 181,595 *181,901 *179,724 *181,690 179,615 : Previous Year : 179,725 178,719 178,429 177,385 175,708 176,765 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 102 102 101 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,974 20,993 21,002 21,352 *21,461 20,926 AR : 23,503 23,880 24,005 24,581 25,128 23,841 DE : 5,064 5,526 5,314 5,210 4,823 4,412 FL : 2,470 2,379 2,372 2,117 2,185 2,668 GA : 25,226 24,083 23,985 *24,040 *24,859 25,085 MD : *6,175 5,513 5,583 *5,530 6,355 6,119 MS : 14,404 14,939 14,946 14,897 14,178 14,978 NC : 13,613 13,465 13,776 13,748 *13,333 13,702 PA : 2,649 2,667 2,762 *2,778 *2,802 2,753 SC : 4,070 4,402 4,547 3,989 *3,905 3,631 TX : 10,767 10,831 10,823 11,076 *11,037 11,230 VA : 5,192 5,169 5,269 5,354 5,202 5,684 CA, TN, & WV : 9,187 10,537 9,707 10,073 9,912 10,071 : 15 State Total: *143,294 144,384 144,091 *144,745 *145,180 145,100 : Previous Year : 139,166 141,868 144,630 141,953 142,888 141,088 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 102 100 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.