Pou 2-2 (4-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 26, 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 186 million eggs during the week ending April 22, 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 22, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through April 22, 2000, were 2.33 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 May 3, 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 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,526 *28,731 28,920 29,522 29,445 29,417 AR : 30,563 30,408 29,139 31,071 30,893 30,357 DE : 4,317 4,083 4,395 4,230 *4,247 4,422 FL : 2,893 2,837 *2,942 2,695 2,908 2,909 GA : 31,157 32,396 *32,300 32,380 32,509 32,295 MD : 9,101 8,771 8,718 8,764 9,016 9,171 MS : 18,269 18,508 18,496 18,434 18,484 17,950 NC : 18,096 17,906 *18,151 18,153 *18,065 18,244 PA : 3,672 3,687 3,734 3,692 *3,641 3,771 SC : 4,837 4,909 4,930 4,859 4,842 4,849 TX : 14,437 14,444 14,464 15,009 14,956 15,010 VA : 6,546 6,763 6,604 6,580 6,637 6,597 CA, TN, & WV : 12,038 11,465 11,770 11,957 *11,704 11,418 : 15 State Total: *184,452 *184,908 *184,563 187,346 *187,347 186,410 : Previous Year : 181,620 182,901 181,877 183,705 183,420 183,419 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,285 *21,091 21,785 21,077 *21,295 21,748 AR : *25,285 24,188 *24,765 23,653 23,680 23,109 DE : 4,886 4,444 5,099 5,047 *4,715 4,834 FL : 2,540 2,560 2,486 2,363 2,438 2,310 GA : 24,572 25,522 25,876 25,256 *25,518 25,493 MD : 6,327 6,894 5,472 6,292 *5,979 6,582 MS : 15,243 14,502 15,478 15,485 15,663 15,715 NC : 13,906 13,883 14,007 13,978 13,895 14,144 PA : 2,432 2,934 2,763 2,871 *2,803 2,833 SC : 4,125 4,416 3,956 3,298 4,210 3,806 TX : 11,422 11,593 11,430 11,394 11,277 11,445 VA : 5,251 5,394 6,040 5,647 5,698 5,420 CA, TN, & WV : 10,595 10,081 10,751 10,987 10,559 10,332 : 15 State Total: *147,869 *147,502 *149,908 147,348 *147,730 147,771 : Previous Year : 146,346 146,495 146,525 143,079 145,781 144,702 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 102 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.