Pou 2-2 (6-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 28, 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 182 million eggs during the week ending June 24, 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 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 24, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through June 24, 2000, were 3.67 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 July 6, 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 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,085 28,992 29,161 29,191 28,881 27,859 AR : 31,033 30,978 30,846 30,645 30,644 30,043 DE : 4,495 4,421 4,362 4,182 4,408 4,373 FL : 2,871 2,877 2,894 2,895 2,814 2,737 GA : 32,287 31,994 32,115 32,006 31,082 31,203 MD : 8,464 8,396 8,756 9,043 8,325 9,176 MS : 18,802 18,930 18,710 18,232 18,217 17,323 NC : 18,379 18,324 18,491 18,632 18,485 18,236 PA : 3,662 3,669 3,777 3,679 *3,528 3,770 SC : 4,944 4,927 4,899 4,958 4,672 4,906 TX : 14,442 14,212 14,451 14,420 14,389 14,421 VA : 6,578 6,581 6,760 6,545 *6,547 6,514 CA, TN, & WV : 11,427 11,664 11,332 11,162 *11,319 11,325 : 15 State Total: 186,469 185,965 186,554 185,590 *183,311 181,886 : Previous Year : 183,489 184,615 183,766 185,387 183,331 180,367 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 102 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,926 21,198 21,808 21,345 *21,961 21,561 AR : 25,011 23,389 24,562 24,940 24,286 25,062 DE : 4,893 4,508 4,833 4,842 4,914 5,062 FL : 2,349 2,263 2,478 2,445 2,184 2,511 GA : 25,599 24,817 26,144 25,733 *25,845 25,370 MD : 5,967 6,358 5,936 5,960 5,909 5,874 MS : 15,047 15,490 15,681 15,803 15,916 15,754 NC : 14,830 14,523 14,628 14,258 14,662 14,743 PA : 2,707 2,722 2,739 2,741 *2,755 2,822 SC : 4,162 3,962 3,742 4,160 3,818 3,828 TX : 11,924 11,935 11,587 11,242 10,659 11,243 VA : 5,292 5,558 5,534 5,664 *5,350 5,787 CA, TN, & WV : 10,448 11,318 10,049 10,076 *10,647 10,335 : 15 State Total: 150,155 148,041 149,721 149,209 *148,906 149,952 : Previous Year : 146,675 146,474 147,860 146,905 148,570 147,965 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 102 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.