Pou 2-2 (4-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 19, 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 15, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 15, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through April 15, 2000, were 2.18 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 26, 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 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,147 28,417 28,614 28,920 29,522 29,445 AR : 30,079 30,563 30,408 29,139 31,071 30,893 DE : 4,386 4,317 4,083 4,395 4,230 4,266 FL : 2,765 2,893 *2,837 2,892 2,695 2,908 GA : 32,117 31,157 *32,396 *32,315 *32,380 32,509 MD : 8,583 9,101 8,771 8,718 8,764 9,016 MS : 18,299 18,269 *18,508 18,496 18,434 18,484 NC : 18,391 18,096 17,906 18,192 18,153 17,733 PA : 3,717 3,672 3,687 3,734 *3,692 3,737 SC : 5,033 4,837 4,909 4,930 4,859 4,842 TX : *14,433 14,437 14,444 14,464 15,009 14,956 VA : 6,591 6,546 6,763 6,604 6,580 6,637 CA, TN, & WV : 11,282 12,038 11,465 11,770 *11,957 11,495 : 15 State Total: *184,823 184,343 *184,791 *184,569 *187,346 186,921 : Previous Year : 183,423 181,719 182,901 181,878 183,705 183,420 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 101 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,085 21,285 20,970 21,785 21,077 21,800 AR : 23,484 25,284 24,188 24,761 23,653 23,680 DE : 5,641 4,886 4,444 5,099 5,047 4,716 FL : 2,425 2,540 2,560 2,486 2,363 2,438 GA : 23,415 24,572 25,522 25,876 *25,256 25,502 MD : 4,842 6,327 *6,894 5,472 *6,292 5,981 MS : 14,519 15,243 14,502 15,478 15,485 15,663 NC : 13,393 13,906 13,883 14,007 13,978 13,895 PA : 2,689 2,432 2,934 2,763 2,871 2,801 SC : 4,777 4,125 4,416 3,956 3,298 4,210 TX : *11,244 *11,422 *11,593 *11,430 11,394 11,277 VA : 5,237 5,251 5,394 6,040 5,647 5,698 CA, TN, & WV : 9,724 10,595 10,081 10,751 10,987 10,559 : 15 State Total: *142,475 *147,868 *147,381 *149,904 *147,348 148,220 : Previous Year : 146,463 146,092 146,241 146,244 142,820 145,524 : Pct. of Prev. : 97 101 101 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.