Pou 2-2 (6-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 21, 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 183 million eggs during the week ending June 17, 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 17, 2000. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through June 17, 2000, were 3.52 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 28, 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 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,950 29,085 *28,992 29,161 29,191 28,881 AR : 31,064 31,033 *30,978 30,846 30,645 30,644 DE : 4,400 4,495 4,421 4,362 4,182 4,408 FL : 2,883 2,871 2,877 2,894 2,895 2,814 GA : 32,052 32,287 31,994 32,115 32,006 31,082 MD : 8,521 8,464 8,396 8,756 *9,043 8,325 MS : 18,539 18,802 18,930 18,710 18,232 18,217 NC : 18,460 18,379 18,324 18,491 18,632 18,485 PA : 3,714 3,662 3,669 3,777 *3,679 3,535 SC : 4,656 4,944 4,927 4,899 4,958 4,672 TX : 14,891 14,442 14,212 14,451 14,420 14,389 VA : 6,613 6,578 *6,581 *6,760 *6,545 6,537 CA, TN, & WV : 11,341 11,427 11,664 11,332 11,162 11,034 : 15 State Total: 186,084 186,469 *185,965 *186,554 *185,590 183,023 : Previous Year : 184,285 183,489 184,615 183,766 185,387 183,331 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 101 102 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,630 21,926 21,198 21,808 21,345 21,826 AR : 24,716 25,011 23,389 24,562 24,940 24,286 DE : 5,703 4,893 4,508 4,833 4,842 4,914 FL : 2,489 2,349 2,263 2,478 2,445 2,184 GA : 24,625 25,599 24,817 26,144 *25,733 25,584 MD : 5,686 5,967 6,358 5,936 5,960 5,909 MS : 14,990 15,047 15,490 15,681 15,803 15,916 NC : 14,958 14,830 14,523 14,628 14,258 14,662 PA : 2,850 2,707 2,722 2,739 *2,741 2,747 SC : 4,537 4,162 3,962 3,742 4,160 3,818 TX : 11,772 11,924 11,935 11,587 11,242 10,659 VA : 5,446 5,292 *5,558 *5,534 *5,664 5,355 CA, TN, & WV : 10,610 *10,448 *11,318 *10,049 *10,076 10,613 : 15 State Total: 150,012 *150,155 *148,041 *149,721 *149,209 148,473 : Previous Year : 147,285 146,675 146,474 147,860 146,905 148,570 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 101 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.