Pou 2-2 (2-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 16, 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 Down 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 178 million eggs during the week ending February 12, 2000. This was down 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 146 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 12, 2000. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through February 12, 2000, were 870 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 23, 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 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,634 28,622 *29,120 28,355 28,691 28,495 AR : 30,205 *29,628 30,610 29,945 29,942 30,057 DE : 4,349 4,349 4,446 4,339 4,321 4,048 FL : 2,796 2,697 2,729 2,734 2,609 2,709 GA : 31,742 31,338 31,490 31,051 *31,286 30,745 MD : 8,630 8,484 8,411 8,495 7,773 8,523 MS : 17,816 18,124 17,855 17,668 17,451 17,806 NC : 17,583 17,717 *17,507 16,743 16,830 16,946 PA : 3,504 3,631 4,128 3,767 *3,322 3,461 SC : 4,930 4,795 4,938 4,745 4,813 4,761 TX : 14,005 13,849 14,092 14,155 14,097 13,624 VA : 6,396 6,376 6,313 6,314 6,293 6,331 CA, TN, & WV : 11,311 11,069 10,770 11,280 11,310 10,850 : 15 State Total: 181,901 *180,679 *182,409 179,591 *178,738 178,356 : Previous Year : 178,429 177,385 175,708 176,765 178,393 180,542 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 104 102 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,002 21,352 21,461 20,737 20,670 21,190 AR : 24,005 24,581 25,128 23,841 23,588 24,678 DE : 5,314 5,210 4,823 4,412 5,793 5,736 FL : 2,372 2,117 2,185 2,668 2,262 2,331 GA : 23,985 24,040 24,859 25,080 *24,482 24,670 MD : 5,583 5,530 6,355 6,119 4,972 5,349 MS : 14,946 14,897 14,178 14,978 15,234 15,057 NC : 13,776 13,748 13,333 13,702 *13,666 13,856 PA : 2,762 2,778 2,802 2,758 *2,741 2,733 SC : 4,547 3,989 3,905 3,631 4,240 3,642 TX : 10,822 11,076 11,036 11,229 11,175 11,178 VA : 5,269 5,354 5,202 5,684 5,334 4,897 CA, TN, & WV : 9,707 10,073 9,912 10,805 10,156 10,630 : 15 State Total: 144,090 144,745 145,179 145,644 *144,313 145,947 : Previous Year : 144,630 141,953 142,888 141,088 139,657 139,631 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 102 102 103 103 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.