Pou 2-2 (2-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 23, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 178 million eggs during the week ending February 19, 2000. This was down 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 19, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through February 19, 2000, were 1.01 billion, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 1, 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 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,622 29,120 28,355 28,691 *28,469 26,735 AR : 29,628 30,610 29,945 29,942 30,057 30,293 DE : 4,349 4,446 4,339 4,321 4,048 4,498 FL : 2,697 2,729 2,734 2,609 2,709 2,696 GA : 31,338 31,490 31,051 *31,186 30,745 30,649 MD : 8,484 8,411 8,495 7,773 8,523 8,114 MS : 18,124 17,855 *17,819 17,451 17,806 17,348 NC : 17,717 17,507 *16,182 16,830 16,946 17,358 PA : 3,631 *3,453 3,767 3,322 *3,421 3,532 SC : 4,795 4,938 4,745 4,813 4,761 4,943 TX : 13,849 14,092 14,155 14,097 13,624 14,265 VA : 6,376 6,313 6,314 6,293 6,331 6,544 CA, TN, & WV : 11,069 10,770 11,280 11,310 10,850 11,346 : 15 State Total: 180,679 *181,734 *179,181 *178,638 *178,290 178,321 : Previous Year : 177,385 175,708 176,765 178,393 180,542 181,671 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 103 101 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,352 21,461 20,737 20,670 *21,063 20,470 AR : 24,581 25,128 23,841 23,588 24,678 23,845 DE : 5,210 4,823 4,412 5,793 *5,986 5,128 FL : 2,117 2,185 2,668 2,262 *2,354 2,691 GA : 24,040 24,859 25,080 24,482 *24,738 25,070 MD : 5,530 6,355 6,119 4,972 *4,940 5,583 MS : 14,897 14,178 14,978 15,234 15,057 15,039 NC : 13,748 13,333 13,702 13,666 13,856 12,376 PA : 2,778 2,802 2,758 2,741 *2,729 2,791 SC : 3,989 3,905 3,631 4,240 3,642 3,631 TX : 11,076 11,036 11,229 11,175 11,178 11,178 VA : 5,354 5,202 5,684 5,334 *5,027 5,353 CA, TN, & WV : 10,073 9,912 10,805 10,156 10,630 10,114 : 15 State Total: 144,745 145,179 145,644 144,313 *145,878 143,269 : Previous Year : 141,953 142,888 141,088 139,657 139,631 141,723 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 103 103 104 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.