Pou 2-2 (2-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 9, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 179 million eggs during the week ending February 5, 2000. This was up slightly 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 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 5, 2000. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through February 5, 2000, were 724 million, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 16, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,442 28,634 *28,622 28,569 28,355 28,691 AR : 30,320 30,205 29,410 30,610 29,945 29,942 DE : 4,324 4,349 4,349 4,446 4,339 4,321 FL : 2,637 2,796 *2,697 2,729 2,734 2,609 GA : 31,585 31,742 31,338 31,490 31,051 31,331 MD : 8,776 8,630 8,484 8,411 8,495 7,773 MS : 17,601 17,816 *18,124 17,855 17,668 17,451 NC : 17,650 17,583 *17,717 17,334 16,743 16,830 PA : 3,810 3,504 3,631 4,128 *3,767 3,388 SC : 4,778 4,930 4,795 4,938 4,745 4,813 TX : 13,893 14,005 *13,849 *14,092 *14,155 14,097 VA : 6,385 6,396 6,376 6,313 6,314 6,293 CA, TN, & WV : 11,394 11,311 11,069 10,770 11,280 11,310 : 15 State Total: 181,595 181,901 *180,461 *181,685 *179,591 178,849 : Previous Year : 178,719 178,429 177,385 175,708 176,765 178,393 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 102 103 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,993 21,002 21,352 21,461 *20,737 20,670 AR : 23,880 24,005 24,581 25,128 23,841 23,588 DE : 5,526 5,314 5,210 4,823 4,412 5,793 FL : 2,379 2,372 2,117 2,185 2,668 2,262 GA : 24,083 23,985 24,040 24,859 *25,080 24,490 MD : 5,513 5,583 5,530 6,355 6,119 4,972 MS : 14,939 14,946 14,897 14,178 14,978 15,234 NC : 13,465 13,776 13,748 13,333 13,702 13,667 PA : 2,667 2,762 2,778 2,802 *2,758 2,722 SC : 4,402 4,547 3,989 3,905 3,631 4,240 TX : 10,831 *10,822 11,076 *11,036 *11,229 11,175 VA : 5,169 5,269 5,354 5,202 5,684 5,334 CA, TN, & WV : 10,537 9,707 10,073 9,912 *10,805 10,156 : 15 State Total: 144,384 *144,090 144,745 *145,179 *145,644 144,303 : Previous Year : 141,868 144,630 141,953 142,888 141,088 139,657 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 100 102 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.