Pou 2-2 (3-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 29, 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 184 million eggs during the week ending March 25, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 25, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through March 25, 2000, were 1.73 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 April 5, 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 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,735 29,036 *28,830 29,147 *28,399 28,571 AR : 30,248 30,009 30,063 30,257 30,563 30,408 DE : 4,498 4,545 4,458 *4,386 4,317 4,060 FL : 2,726 2,844 2,836 2,765 2,893 2,717 GA : 30,673 31,799 *31,852 32,132 31,162 31,615 MD : 8,114 8,586 8,966 8,583 9,101 8,620 MS : 17,348 17,958 *17,793 18,299 18,269 18,481 NC : 17,635 17,762 *18,416 18,132 *18,096 17,901 PA : 3,566 3,389 *3,625 *3,717 *3,672 3,704 SC : 4,943 4,939 4,912 5,033 4,837 4,909 TX : 14,275 14,435 14,603 14,412 14,437 14,444 VA : 6,544 6,553 6,612 6,591 6,546 6,763 CA, TN, & WV : 10,913 11,518 11,215 11,282 *12,038 11,465 : 15 State Total: 178,218 183,373 *184,181 *184,736 *184,330 183,658 : Previous Year : 181,671 181,421 184,036 183,423 181,719 182,901 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 101 100 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,470 21,193 20,572 21,085 *21,285 20,941 AR : 23,844 23,384 24,043 23,484 25,284 24,188 DE : 5,128 4,202 4,819 *5,641 4,886 4,732 FL : 2,691 2,282 2,232 2,425 2,540 2,544 GA : 25,167 24,691 24,033 23,375 *24,572 25,304 MD : 5,583 6,092 5,694 *4,842 6,327 6,634 MS : 15,039 14,596 14,704 14,639 15,361 14,622 NC : 12,376 12,605 13,134 13,393 *13,906 13,895 PA : 2,826 2,724 *2,574 *2,689 *2,432 2,939 SC : 3,631 3,903 3,773 4,777 4,125 4,416 TX : 11,191 11,144 10,659 11,227 11,406 11,576 VA : 5,353 4,840 5,047 *5,237 5,251 5,394 CA, TN, & WV : 10,012 9,718 9,850 9,724 *10,595 10,283 : 15 State Total: 143,311 141,374 *141,134 *142,538 *147,970 147,468 : Previous Year : 141,723 142,736 144,008 146,463 146,092 146,241 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 99 98 97 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.