Pou 2-2 (3-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 15, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 185 million eggs during the week ending March 11, 2000. This was up 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 Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 11, 2000. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through March 11, 2000, were 1.44 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 22, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,691 28,151 26,735 29,036 *28,799 29,147 AR : 29,942 30,083 30,248 30,009 30,063 30,257 DE : 4,321 4,048 4,498 4,545 4,458 4,493 FL : 2,609 2,709 *2,726 2,844 2,836 2,765 GA : 31,406 *30,778 *30,673 31,799 31,837 32,132 MD : 7,773 8,523 8,114 8,586 8,966 8,583 MS : 17,451 17,624 17,348 17,392 17,693 18,299 NC : 16,490 17,147 *17,635 17,512 *18,320 18,132 PA : 3,322 3,421 3,566 3,389 3,627 3,674 SC : 4,813 4,761 4,943 4,939 4,912 5,033 TX : 14,112 13,633 *14,275 *14,435 14,603 14,412 VA : 6,293 6,331 6,544 6,553 *6,612 6,591 CA, TN, & WV : 11,310 10,850 *10,913 11,518 11,215 11,129 : 15 State Total: 178,533 *178,059 *178,218 *182,557 *183,941 184,647 : Previous Year : 178,393 180,542 181,671 181,421 184,036 183,423 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 99 98 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,670 21,063 20,470 21,193 20,572 21,085 AR : 23,588 24,678 23,844 23,384 24,043 23,484 DE : 5,793 5,986 5,128 4,202 4,819 5,370 FL : 2,262 2,354 2,691 2,282 2,232 2,425 GA : 24,482 *24,706 25,167 24,691 *24,033 23,396 MD : 4,972 4,940 5,583 6,092 5,694 5,134 MS : 15,234 15,057 15,039 14,596 14,704 14,639 NC : 13,666 13,856 12,376 12,605 13,134 13,393 PA : 2,741 2,729 2,826 2,724 2,564 2,682 SC : 4,240 3,642 3,631 3,903 3,773 4,777 TX : 11,188 11,190 11,191 11,144 10,659 11,227 VA : 5,334 5,027 5,353 4,840 *5,047 5,236 CA, TN, & WV : 10,156 10,630 10,012 9,718 *9,850 9,676 : 15 State Total: 144,326 *145,858 143,311 141,374 *141,124 142,524 : Previous Year : 139,657 139,631 141,723 142,736 144,008 146,463 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 104 101 99 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.