Pou 2-2 (7-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 12, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 177 million eggs during the week ending July 8, 2000. This was down 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 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 8, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through July 8, 2000, were 3.97 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 19, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,331 29,323 *28,978 27,859 28,217 28,231 AR : 30,846 30,943 30,644 30,043 29,917 28,537 DE : 4,362 4,182 4,408 4,373 3,819 4,065 FL : 2,894 2,895 2,814 *2,854 2,855 2,761 GA : 32,115 32,006 31,082 31,203 30,086 30,259 MD : 8,756 9,043 8,325 9,176 8,594 8,425 MS : 18,710 18,232 18,217 17,323 *17,367 17,579 NC : 18,491 18,626 18,485 18,236 16,807 17,519 PA : 3,777 3,679 3,528 3,764 *3,600 3,824 SC : 4,899 4,958 4,672 4,906 4,896 4,681 TX : 14,451 *14,422 *14,391 *14,423 *12,601 13,774 VA : 6,760 6,545 6,547 6,503 6,184 6,327 CA, TN, & WV : 11,332 11,162 11,319 11,325 10,361 11,054 : 15 State Total: 186,724 *186,016 *183,410 *181,988 *175,304 177,036 : Previous Year : 183,766 185,387 183,331 180,367 179,742 179,244 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 100 100 101 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,808 21,345 21,961 21,561 21,712 22,009 AR : 24,562 24,940 24,286 25,062 25,510 24,510 DE : 4,833 4,842 4,914 5,062 *5,593 5,488 FL : 2,478 2,445 2,184 2,511 2,569 2,324 GA : 26,144 25,733 25,845 25,329 *25,426 25,430 MD : 5,936 5,960 5,909 5,874 *5,937 5,480 MS : 15,681 15,803 15,916 15,754 15,456 15,119 NC : 14,628 14,258 14,662 14,743 14,447 14,509 PA : 2,739 2,741 2,755 2,845 *2,737 2,619 SC : 3,742 4,160 3,818 3,828 4,579 4,105 TX : *11,588 *11,243 *10,660 *11,244 *11,371 11,338 VA : 5,534 5,664 5,350 5,792 5,038 5,216 CA, TN, & WV : 10,049 10,076 10,647 *10,207 *9,888 9,562 : 15 State Total: *149,722 *149,210 *148,907 *149,812 *150,263 147,709 : Previous Year : 147,860 146,905 148,570 147,965 147,213 146,774 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 100 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.