Pou 2-2 (5-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 17, 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 184 million eggs during the week ending May 13, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 13, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through May 13, 2000, were 2.78 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 24, 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 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,522 29,445 29,417 29,023 28,188 28,188 AR : 31,071 30,893 *30,577 30,702 29,675 31,064 DE : 4,230 4,247 4,456 4,118 4,385 4,451 FL : 2,892 2,908 2,909 2,886 2,812 2,827 GA : 32,380 32,509 *31,767 32,281 32,027 31,737 MD : 9,117 9,016 9,171 8,646 8,268 8,597 MS : 18,434 18,484 17,950 18,299 18,291 18,335 NC : 18,153 18,065 18,244 17,562 17,332 17,605 PA : 3,692 3,641 3,765 3,660 *3,614 3,688 SC : 4,859 4,842 4,849 4,596 4,664 4,687 TX : 15,032 15,008 15,008 15,047 14,836 14,890 VA : 6,573 6,579 6,597 6,682 6,619 6,613 CA, TN, & WV : 11,957 11,704 11,418 11,512 11,851 11,281 : 15 State Total: 187,912 187,341 *186,128 185,014 *182,562 183,963 : Previous Year : 183,705 183,420 183,419 183,331 182,775 184,285 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 101 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,077 21,295 21,748 21,898 21,744 21,797 AR : 23,653 23,680 23,109 24,180 *24,666 24,716 DE : 5,047 4,715 4,751 5,268 5,681 6,058 FL : 2,363 2,438 2,310 2,519 2,415 2,471 GA : 25,256 25,518 25,551 25,139 *25,336 24,625 MD : 6,292 5,979 *6,695 *5,934 *5,425 5,630 MS : 15,485 15,663 15,715 15,615 15,518 14,990 NC : 13,978 13,895 14,141 14,196 14,358 14,387 PA : 2,871 2,803 2,831 2,800 *2,824 2,828 SC : 3,298 4,210 3,806 3,732 4,309 4,319 TX : 11,413 11,296 11,464 11,851 11,792 11,761 VA : 5,630 5,649 5,420 5,548 5,146 5,446 CA, TN, & WV : 10,987 10,564 10,563 10,731 *10,980 10,610 : 15 State Total: 147,350 147,705 *148,104 *149,411 *150,194 149,638 : Previous Year : 143,079 145,781 144,702 147,173 146,083 147,285 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 101 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.