Pou 2-2 (3-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 22, 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 184 million eggs during the week ending March 18, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 18, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through March 18, 2000, were 1.59 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 29, 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 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,151 26,735 29,036 28,799 29,147 28,641 AR : 30,083 30,248 30,009 30,063 30,257 30,563 DE : 4,048 4,498 4,545 4,458 4,493 4,317 FL : 2,709 2,726 2,844 2,836 2,765 2,893 GA : 30,778 30,673 31,799 31,837 32,132 31,162 MD : 8,523 8,114 8,586 8,966 8,583 9,101 MS : 17,624 17,348 *17,958 17,693 18,299 18,269 NC : 17,147 17,635 *17,762 18,320 18,132 18,032 PA : 3,421 3,566 3,389 3,627 *3,671 3,625 SC : 4,761 4,943 4,939 4,912 5,033 4,837 TX : 13,633 14,275 14,435 14,603 14,412 14,437 VA : 6,331 6,544 6,553 6,612 6,591 6,546 CA, TN, & WV : 10,850 10,913 11,518 11,215 *11,282 11,641 : 15 State Total: 178,059 178,218 *183,373 183,941 *184,797 184,064 : Previous Year : 180,542 181,671 181,421 184,036 183,423 181,719 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 98 101 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,063 20,470 21,193 20,572 21,085 21,116 AR : 24,678 23,844 23,384 24,043 23,484 25,284 DE : 5,986 5,128 4,202 4,819 5,370 4,886 FL : 2,354 2,691 2,282 2,232 2,425 2,540 GA : 24,706 25,167 24,691 24,033 *23,375 24,469 MD : 4,940 5,583 6,092 5,694 5,134 6,327 MS : 15,057 15,039 14,596 14,704 14,639 15,361 NC : 13,856 12,376 12,605 13,134 13,393 13,878 PA : 2,729 2,826 2,724 2,564 *2,674 2,581 SC : 3,642 3,631 3,903 3,773 4,777 4,125 TX : 11,190 11,191 11,144 10,659 11,227 11,406 VA : 5,027 5,353 4,840 5,047 5,236 5,251 CA, TN, & WV : 10,630 10,012 9,718 9,850 *9,724 10,725 : 15 State Total: 145,858 143,311 141,374 141,124 *142,543 147,949 : Previous Year : 139,631 141,723 142,736 144,008 146,463 146,092 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 101 99 98 97 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.