Pou 2-2 (4-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 12, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 187 million eggs during the week ending April 8, 2000. This was up 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 8, 2000. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through April 8, 2000, were 2.03 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 19, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,830 29,147 28,417 28,614 28,920 29,522 AR : 30,063 30,079 30,563 30,408 29,139 31,071 DE : 4,458 4,386 4,317 4,083 *4,395 4,230 FL : 2,836 2,765 2,893 2,717 2,892 2,695 GA : 31,852 32,117 *31,157 32,279 32,198 32,150 MD : 8,966 8,583 9,101 8,771 8,718 8,764 MS : 17,793 18,299 18,269 18,481 18,496 18,434 NC : 18,416 18,391 18,096 *17,906 18,192 18,153 PA : 3,625 3,717 3,672 3,687 *3,734 3,786 SC : 4,912 5,033 4,837 4,909 4,930 4,859 TX : 14,603 14,412 14,437 14,444 14,464 15,009 VA : 6,612 6,591 6,546 6,763 6,604 6,580 CA, TN, & WV : 11,215 11,282 12,038 11,465 *11,770 11,616 : 15 State Total: 184,181 184,802 *184,343 *184,527 *184,452 186,869 : Previous Year : 184,036 183,423 181,719 182,901 181,878 183,705 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,572 21,085 21,285 20,970 21,785 21,077 AR : 24,043 23,484 25,284 24,188 24,761 23,653 DE : 4,819 5,641 4,886 4,444 *5,099 5,047 FL : 2,232 2,425 2,540 *2,560 2,486 2,363 GA : *24,023 *23,415 24,572 *25,522 *25,876 25,168 MD : 5,694 4,842 6,327 6,891 *5,472 6,290 MS : 14,704 14,519 *15,243 14,502 15,478 15,485 NC : *13,136 13,393 13,906 *13,883 *14,007 13,978 PA : 2,574 2,689 2,432 2,934 *2,763 2,871 SC : 3,773 4,777 4,125 4,416 3,956 3,298 TX : 10,659 11,227 11,406 11,576 11,413 11,394 VA : 5,047 5,237 5,251 5,394 *6,040 5,647 CA, TN, & WV : 9,850 9,724 10,595 10,081 *10,751 10,987 : 15 State Total: *141,126 *142,458 *147,852 *147,361 *149,887 147,258 : Previous Year : 144,008 146,463 146,092 146,241 146,244 142,820 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 97 101 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.