Pou 2-2 (6-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 14, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 186 million eggs during the week ending June 10, 2000. This was up 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 149 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 10, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through June 10, 2000, were 3.38 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 21, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,449 28,950 29,085 28,896 29,161 29,191 AR : 29,675 31,064 31,033 30,559 30,846 30,645 DE : 4,385 4,400 4,495 4,421 4,362 4,182 FL : 2,812 2,883 *2,871 2,877 2,894 2,895 GA : 31,685 32,052 32,287 31,994 32,115 32,006 MD : 8,268 8,521 8,464 8,396 8,756 9,041 MS : 18,407 18,539 18,802 18,930 18,710 18,232 NC : 18,188 18,460 18,379 18,324 18,491 18,632 PA : 3,614 3,714 3,662 3,669 *3,777 3,871 SC : 4,799 4,656 4,944 4,927 4,899 4,958 TX : 15,061 14,891 14,442 14,212 14,451 14,420 VA : 6,619 6,613 6,578 6,585 6,756 6,543 CA, TN, & WV : 11,851 11,341 11,427 11,664 11,332 11,162 : 15 State Total: 183,813 186,084 *186,469 185,454 *186,550 185,778 : Previous Year : 182,775 184,285 183,489 184,615 183,766 185,387 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 102 100 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,844 21,630 21,926 21,198 21,808 21,345 AR : 24,666 24,716 25,011 23,389 24,562 24,940 DE : 5,681 5,703 4,893 4,508 4,833 4,842 FL : 2,419 2,489 2,349 2,263 *2,478 2,445 GA : 25,322 24,625 25,599 24,817 *26,144 25,561 MD : 5,425 5,686 5,967 6,358 5,936 5,960 MS : 15,692 14,990 15,047 15,490 15,681 15,803 NC : 15,068 14,958 14,830 14,523 14,628 14,258 PA : 2,824 2,850 2,707 2,722 *2,739 2,746 SC : 4,309 4,537 4,162 3,962 3,742 4,160 TX : 11,763 11,772 11,924 11,935 11,587 11,242 VA : 5,146 5,446 5,292 5,537 5,525 5,639 CA, TN, & WV : 10,980 10,610 10,449 11,306 10,042 10,068 : 15 State Total: 151,139 150,012 150,156 148,008 *149,705 149,009 : Previous Year : 146,083 147,285 146,675 146,474 147,860 146,905 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 102 102 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.