Pou 2-2 (7-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 6, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 175 million eggs during the week ending July 1, 2000. This was down 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 1, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through July 1, 2000, were 3.82 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 12, 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 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,992 *29,331 *29,323 28,881 27,859 28,217 AR : 30,978 30,846 *30,943 30,644 30,043 29,917 DE : 4,421 4,362 4,182 4,408 4,373 3,819 FL : 2,877 2,894 2,895 2,814 2,737 2,855 GA : 31,994 32,115 32,006 31,082 31,203 30,086 MD : 8,396 8,756 9,043 8,325 9,176 8,594 MS : 18,930 18,710 18,232 18,217 17,323 17,458 NC : 18,324 18,491 *18,626 18,485 18,236 16,807 PA : 3,669 3,777 3,679 3,528 *3,764 3,582 SC : 4,927 4,899 4,958 4,672 4,906 4,896 TX : 14,212 14,451 14,420 14,389 14,421 12,599 VA : 6,581 6,760 6,545 6,547 *6,503 6,184 CA, TN, & WV : 11,664 11,332 11,162 11,319 11,325 10,361 : 15 State Total: 185,965 *186,724 *186,014 183,311 *181,869 175,375 : Previous Year : 184,615 183,766 185,387 183,331 180,367 179,742 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 100 100 101 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,198 21,808 21,345 21,961 21,561 21,712 AR : 23,389 24,562 24,940 24,286 25,062 25,510 DE : 4,508 4,833 4,842 4,914 5,062 5,594 FL : 2,263 2,478 2,445 2,184 2,511 2,569 GA : 24,817 26,144 25,733 25,845 *25,329 25,427 MD : 6,358 5,936 5,960 5,909 5,874 5,936 MS : 15,490 15,681 15,803 15,916 15,754 15,456 NC : 14,523 14,628 14,258 14,662 14,743 14,447 PA : 2,722 2,739 2,741 2,755 *2,845 2,738 SC : 3,962 3,742 4,160 3,818 3,828 4,579 TX : 11,935 11,587 11,242 10,659 11,243 11,369 VA : 5,558 5,534 5,664 5,350 *5,792 5,038 CA, TN, & WV : 11,318 10,049 10,076 10,647 *10,352 9,929 : 15 State Total: 148,041 149,721 149,209 148,906 *149,956 150,304 : Previous Year : 146,474 147,860 146,905 148,570 147,965 147,213 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 102 100 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.