Pou 2-2 (6-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 7, 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 187 million eggs during the week ending June 3, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 3, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through June 3, 2000, were 3.23 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 14, 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 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,088 28,449 *28,950 29,085 28,896 29,161 AR : 31,026 29,675 31,064 31,033 *30,559 30,846 DE : 4,118 4,385 4,400 4,495 4,421 4,362 FL : 2,886 2,812 *2,883 2,771 2,877 2,894 GA : 32,290 31,685 *32,052 32,287 *31,994 32,115 MD : 8,646 8,268 8,521 8,464 8,396 8,756 MS : 18,299 18,407 *18,539 18,802 18,930 18,710 NC : *18,617 *18,188 *18,460 18,379 18,324 18,491 PA : 3,660 3,614 3,714 3,662 *3,669 3,763 SC : 4,596 4,799 4,656 4,944 4,927 4,899 TX : *15,060 *15,061 *14,891 *14,442 14,212 14,451 VA : 6,682 6,619 6,613 6,578 6,585 6,756 CA, TN, & WV : 11,512 11,851 *11,341 11,427 *11,664 11,332 : 15 State Total: *186,480 *183,813 *186,084 *186,369 *185,454 186,536 : Previous Year : 183,331 182,775 184,285 183,489 184,615 183,766 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 102 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,898 21,844 21,630 21,926 21,198 21,808 AR : 24,180 24,666 24,716 25,011 *23,389 24,562 DE : *5,723 5,681 5,703 4,893 *4,508 4,833 FL : 2,519 2,419 2,489 2,349 2,263 2,673 GA : 25,139 25,322 24,625 25,599 *24,817 26,178 MD : 5,934 5,425 5,686 *5,967 *6,358 5,936 MS : 15,615 15,692 14,990 15,047 15,490 15,681 NC : *14,950 *15,068 *14,958 14,830 14,523 14,628 PA : 2,800 2,824 2,850 2,707 *2,722 2,792 SC : 3,732 4,309 *4,537 4,162 3,962 3,742 TX : 11,851 11,763 *11,772 *11,924 *11,935 11,587 VA : 5,548 5,146 5,446 5,292 5,537 5,525 CA, TN, & WV : 10,731 10,980 10,610 10,449 *11,306 10,042 : 15 State Total: *150,620 *151,139 *150,012 *150,156 *148,008 149,987 : Previous Year : 147,173 146,083 147,285 146,675 146,474 147,860 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 103 102 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.