Pou 2-2 (5-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 24, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 186 million eggs during the week ending May 20, 2000. This was up 1 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 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 20, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through May 20, 2000, were 2.93 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 31, 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 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,552 *28,885 *29,088 *28,325 *28,655 28,980 AR : 30,893 30,577 *31,026 29,675 31,064 31,033 DE : 4,247 4,456 4,118 4,385 *4,400 4,495 FL : 2,908 2,909 2,886 2,812 2,827 2,722 GA : 32,509 31,767 *32,290 32,027 31,737 32,287 MD : 9,016 9,171 8,646 8,268 *8,521 8,464 MS : 18,484 17,950 18,299 18,291 18,335 18,802 NC : 18,065 18,244 *17,762 17,332 17,605 18,379 PA : 3,641 3,765 3,660 3,614 *3,714 3,669 SC : 4,842 4,849 4,596 4,664 *4,731 4,736 TX : 15,008 15,008 15,047 14,836 14,890 14,441 VA : 6,579 6,597 6,682 6,619 6,613 6,578 CA, TN, & WV : 11,704 11,418 11,512 11,851 11,281 11,427 : 15 State Total: *187,448 *185,596 *185,612 *182,699 *184,373 186,013 : Previous Year : 183,420 183,419 183,331 182,775 184,285 183,489 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,295 21,748 21,898 *21,844 *21,630 21,702 AR : 23,680 23,109 24,180 24,666 24,716 25,011 DE : 4,715 4,751 5,268 5,681 *5,703 4,971 FL : 2,438 2,310 2,519 *2,419 *2,489 2,370 GA : 25,518 25,551 25,139 *25,322 24,625 25,599 MD : 5,979 6,695 5,934 5,425 *5,686 5,995 MS : 15,663 15,715 15,615 15,518 14,990 15,047 NC : 13,895 14,141 14,196 14,358 *14,447 14,830 PA : 2,803 2,831 2,800 2,824 *2,850 2,746 SC : 4,210 3,806 3,732 4,309 *4,350 4,162 TX : 11,296 11,464 11,851 11,792 11,761 11,843 VA : 5,649 5,420 5,548 5,146 5,446 5,017 CA, TN, & WV : 10,564 10,563 10,731 10,980 10,610 10,449 : 15 State Total: 147,705 148,104 149,411 *150,284 *149,303 149,742 : Previous Year : 145,781 144,702 147,173 146,083 147,285 146,675 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 102 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.