Pou 2-2 (5-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 10, 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 183 million eggs during the week ending May 6, 2000. This was down 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 6, 2000. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through May 6, 2000, were 2.63 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 17, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,920 29,522 29,445 29,417 *29,023 28,188 AR : 29,139 31,071 30,893 30,357 30,702 29,675 DE : 4,395 4,230 4,247 4,456 *4,118 4,385 FL : 2,942 2,892 2,908 2,909 2,886 2,812 GA : 32,300 32,380 32,509 32,295 32,281 32,027 MD : 8,718 *9,117 9,016 9,171 *8,646 8,268 MS : 18,496 18,434 18,484 17,950 18,299 18,291 NC : 18,151 18,153 18,065 18,244 17,562 17,332 PA : 3,734 3,692 3,641 3,765 *3,660 3,615 SC : 4,930 4,859 4,842 4,849 4,596 4,664 TX : *14,484 *15,032 *15,008 *15,008 *15,047 14,836 VA : 6,604 6,573 6,579 6,597 6,682 6,619 CA, TN, & WV : 11,770 11,957 11,704 11,418 11,512 11,851 : 15 State Total: *184,583 *187,912 *187,341 *186,436 *185,014 182,563 : Previous Year : 181,877 183,705 183,420 183,419 183,331 182,775 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 102 102 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,785 21,077 21,295 21,748 21,898 21,744 AR : 24,765 23,653 23,680 23,109 24,180 24,665 DE : 5,099 5,047 4,715 4,751 *5,268 5,681 FL : 2,486 2,363 2,438 2,310 2,519 2,415 GA : 25,876 25,256 25,518 *25,551 *25,139 25,326 MD : 5,472 6,292 5,979 6,693 *5,933 5,423 MS : 15,478 15,485 15,663 15,715 15,615 15,518 NC : 14,007 13,978 13,895 14,141 14,196 14,358 PA : 2,763 2,871 2,803 2,831 *2,800 2,802 SC : 3,956 3,298 4,210 3,806 3,732 4,309 TX : 11,430 *11,413 *11,296 *11,464 *11,851 11,792 VA : 6,040 5,630 5,649 5,420 *5,548 5,146 CA, TN, & WV : 10,751 10,987 10,564 10,563 10,731 10,973 : 15 State Total: 149,908 *147,350 *147,705 *148,102 *149,410 150,152 : Previous Year : 146,525 143,079 145,781 144,702 147,173 146,083 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 103 101 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.