Pou 2-2 (4-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 5, 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 April 1, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 1, 2000. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through April 1, 2000, were 1.88 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 12, 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 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,036 28,830 29,147 *28,417 *28,614 28,920 AR : 30,009 30,063 *30,079 30,563 30,408 29,139 DE : 4,545 4,458 4,386 4,317 *4,083 4,447 FL : 2,844 2,836 2,765 2,893 2,717 2,892 GA : 31,799 31,852 *32,117 31,162 *32,279 32,198 MD : 8,586 8,966 8,583 9,101 *8,771 8,718 MS : 17,958 17,793 18,299 18,269 18,481 18,496 NC : 17,762 18,416 *18,391 18,096 17,901 18,192 PA : 3,389 3,625 3,717 3,672 *3,687 3,739 SC : 4,939 4,912 5,033 4,837 4,909 4,930 TX : 14,435 14,603 14,412 14,437 14,444 14,464 VA : 6,553 6,612 6,591 6,546 6,763 6,604 CA, TN, & WV : 11,518 11,215 11,282 12,038 11,465 11,767 : 15 State Total: 183,373 184,181 *184,802 *184,348 *184,522 184,506 : Previous Year : 181,421 184,036 183,423 181,719 182,901 181,878 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,193 20,572 21,085 21,285 *20,970 21,785 AR : 23,384 24,043 23,484 25,284 24,188 24,761 DE : 4,202 4,819 5,641 4,886 *4,444 4,720 FL : 2,282 2,232 2,425 2,540 2,544 2,486 GA : 24,691 24,033 23,375 24,572 *25,531 25,886 MD : 6,092 5,694 4,842 6,327 *6,891 5,858 MS : 14,596 14,704 *14,519 *15,241 *14,502 15,478 NC : 12,605 13,134 13,393 13,906 13,895 14,004 PA : 2,724 2,574 2,689 2,432 *2,934 2,811 SC : 3,903 3,773 4,777 4,125 4,416 3,956 TX : 11,144 10,659 11,227 11,406 11,576 11,413 VA : 4,840 5,047 5,237 5,251 5,394 6,037 CA, TN, & WV : 9,718 9,850 9,724 10,595 *10,081 10,748 : 15 State Total: 141,374 141,134 *142,418 *147,850 *147,366 149,943 : Previous Year : 142,736 144,008 146,463 146,092 146,241 146,244 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 98 97 101 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.