Pou 2-2 (7-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 19, 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 179 million eggs during the week ending July 15, 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 15, 2000. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through July 15, 2000, were 4.12 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 26, 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 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,323 28,978 *27,477 28,217 28,231 28,587 AR : 30,943 30,644 30,043 29,917 28,537 30,353 DE : 4,182 4,408 4,373 3,819 4,065 4,145 FL : 2,895 2,814 2,854 2,855 2,761 2,876 GA : 32,006 31,082 31,203 30,086 *30,109 29,669 MD : 9,043 8,325 9,176 8,594 8,425 8,474 MS : 18,232 18,217 17,323 17,367 17,579 18,013 NC : 18,626 18,485 18,236 16,807 17,519 17,236 PA : 3,679 3,528 3,764 *3,560 *3,782 3,710 SC : 4,958 4,672 4,906 4,896 4,681 4,850 TX : 14,422 14,391 14,423 12,601 13,774 13,320 VA : 6,545 6,547 6,503 6,184 *6,295 6,464 CA, TN, & WV : 11,162 11,319 11,325 10,361 11,054 11,052 : 15 State Total: 186,016 183,410 *181,606 *175,264 *176,812 178,749 : Previous Year : 185,387 183,331 180,367 179,742 179,244 182,678 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 101 98 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,345 21,961 21,561 21,712 *21,528 20,645 AR : 24,940 24,286 25,062 25,510 24,510 23,772 DE : 4,842 4,914 5,062 5,593 5,488 5,752 FL : 2,445 2,184 2,511 2,569 2,324 2,396 GA : 25,733 25,845 25,329 25,426 *25,438 23,543 MD : 5,960 5,909 5,874 5,937 5,480 5,617 MS : 15,803 15,916 15,754 15,456 15,119 14,461 NC : 14,258 14,662 14,743 14,447 14,509 14,305 PA : 2,741 2,755 2,845 *2,742 *2,622 2,804 SC : 4,160 3,818 3,828 4,579 4,105 4,138 TX : 11,243 10,660 11,244 11,371 11,338 11,486 VA : 5,664 5,350 5,792 5,038 *5,234 5,460 CA, TN, & WV : 10,076 10,647 10,207 9,888 *9,572 10,059 : 15 State Total: 149,210 148,907 149,812 *150,268 *147,267 144,438 : Previous Year : 146,905 148,570 147,965 147,213 146,774 145,196 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 100 101 102 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.