Pou 2-2 (7-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 26, 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 178 million eggs during the week ending July 22, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 22, 2000. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through July 22, 2000, were 4.26 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 August 2, 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 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,978 27,477 *27,958 *28,245 28,587 28,670 AR : 30,644 30,043 29,917 28,537 30,353 29,752 DE : 4,408 4,373 3,819 4,065 4,145 3,989 FL : 2,814 2,854 *2,700 2,761 2,876 2,720 GA : 31,082 31,203 *30,290 *29,905 29,669 30,458 MD : 8,325 9,176 8,594 8,425 8,474 8,328 MS : 18,217 17,323 17,367 17,579 18,013 18,168 NC : 18,485 18,236 16,807 17,519 17,236 17,886 PA : *3,395 *3,810 *3,427 3,782 *3,673 3,061 SC : 4,672 4,906 4,896 4,681 4,850 4,747 TX : 14,391 14,423 12,601 13,774 13,320 13,162 VA : 6,547 6,503 6,184 6,295 6,464 6,256 CA, TN, & WV : 11,319 11,325 10,361 11,054 11,052 10,764 : 15 State Total: *183,277 *181,652 *174,921 *176,622 *178,712 177,961 : Previous Year : 183,331 180,367 179,742 179,244 182,678 181,666 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 97 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,961 21,561 21,712 *21,545 20,645 20,859 AR : 24,286 25,062 25,510 24,510 23,772 23,887 DE : 4,914 5,062 5,593 5,488 5,752 5,075 FL : 2,184 2,511 2,569 2,324 2,396 2,373 GA : 25,845 25,329 25,426 25,438 *23,522 23,956 MD : 5,909 5,874 5,937 5,480 5,617 5,375 MS : 15,916 15,754 15,456 15,119 14,461 14,650 NC : 14,662 14,743 14,447 14,509 14,305 13,325 PA : *2,720 *2,802 *2,622 2,622 *2,846 2,557 SC : 3,818 3,828 4,579 4,105 4,138 4,222 TX : 10,660 11,244 11,371 11,338 11,486 9,776 VA : 5,350 5,792 5,038 5,234 5,460 5,185 CA, TN, & WV : 10,647 10,207 9,888 9,572 10,059 9,435 : 15 State Total: *148,872 *149,769 *150,148 *147,284 *144,459 140,675 : Previous Year : 148,570 147,965 147,213 146,774 145,196 143,251 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 102 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.