Pou 2-2 (5-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 31, 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 27, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 27, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through May 27, 2000, were 3.07 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 June 7, 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 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,885 29,088 *28,449 28,655 *29,085 28,896 AR : 30,577 31,026 29,675 31,064 31,033 30,718 DE : 4,456 4,118 4,385 4,400 4,495 4,421 FL : 2,909 2,886 2,812 2,827 *2,771 2,877 GA : 31,767 32,290 *31,685 31,737 32,287 32,077 MD : 9,171 8,646 8,268 8,521 8,464 8,396 MS : 17,950 18,299 *18,407 18,335 18,802 18,930 NC : 18,244 18,602 *18,178 17,605 18,379 18,324 PA : 3,765 3,660 3,614 3,714 *3,662 3,764 SC : 4,849 4,596 *4,799 *4,656 *4,944 4,927 TX : 15,008 15,047 *15,048 14,890 14,441 14,212 VA : 6,597 6,682 6,619 6,613 6,578 6,585 CA, TN, & WV : 11,418 11,512 11,851 11,281 11,427 11,431 : 15 State Total: 185,596 186,452 *183,790 *184,298 *186,368 185,558 : Previous Year : 183,419 183,331 182,775 184,285 183,489 184,615 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 101 100 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,748 21,898 21,844 21,630 *21,926 21,198 AR : 23,109 24,180 24,666 24,716 25,011 23,399 DE : 4,751 5,268 5,681 5,703 *4,893 4,644 FL : 2,310 2,519 2,419 2,489 *2,349 2,263 GA : 25,551 25,139 25,322 24,625 25,599 25,101 MD : 6,695 5,934 5,425 5,686 *6,015 6,212 MS : 15,715 15,615 *15,692 14,990 15,047 15,490 NC : 14,141 14,196 14,358 14,447 14,830 14,523 PA : 2,831 2,800 2,824 2,850 *2,707 2,719 SC : 3,806 3,732 4,309 4,350 4,162 3,962 TX : 11,464 11,851 *11,763 11,761 *11,913 11,924 VA : 5,420 5,548 5,146 5,446 *5,292 5,537 CA, TN, & WV : 10,563 10,731 10,980 10,610 10,449 11,176 : 15 State Total: 148,104 149,411 *150,429 149,303 *150,193 148,148 : Previous Year : 144,702 147,173 146,083 147,285 146,675 146,474 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 103 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.