Pou 2-2 (8-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 2, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 179 million eggs during the week ending July 29, 2000. This was down slightly 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 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 29, 2000. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through July 29, 2000, were 4.40 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 9, 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 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,477 27,958 *27,235 28,587 28,670 28,687 AR : 30,043 29,917 *28,673 30,353 29,752 29,692 DE : 4,373 3,819 4,065 4,145 3,989 4,027 FL : 2,854 2,700 2,761 2,876 2,720 2,649 GA : 31,203 30,290 *29,667 29,669 30,458 30,488 MD : 9,176 8,594 8,425 8,474 8,328 8,485 MS : 17,323 17,367 *17,404 18,013 18,168 18,149 NC : 18,236 16,807 17,519 17,236 17,886 17,854 PA : 3,810 3,427 *3,677 *3,615 *3,679 3,817 SC : 4,906 4,896 4,681 4,850 4,747 4,822 TX : 14,423 12,601 13,774 13,320 13,162 13,332 VA : 6,503 6,184 6,295 *6,472 *6,253 6,312 CA, TN, & WV : 11,325 10,361 11,054 11,052 10,764 10,945 : 15 State Total: 181,652 174,921 *175,230 *178,662 *178,576 179,259 : Previous Year : 180,367 179,742 179,244 182,678 181,666 179,814 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 97 98 98 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,561 21,712 21,545 20,645 20,859 20,195 AR : 25,062 25,510 24,510 23,772 23,887 22,315 DE : 5,062 5,593 5,488 5,752 5,075 5,384 FL : 2,511 2,569 2,324 2,396 2,373 2,354 GA : 25,329 25,426 25,438 23,522 *23,947 23,890 MD : 5,874 5,937 5,480 5,617 5,375 5,081 MS : 15,754 15,456 *15,173 14,461 14,650 14,661 NC : 14,743 14,447 14,509 14,305 13,325 13,817 PA : 2,802 2,622 *2,514 *2,843 *2,560 2,756 SC : 3,828 4,579 4,105 4,138 4,222 3,443 TX : 11,244 11,371 11,338 11,486 9,776 10,714 VA : 5,792 5,038 5,234 *5,473 *5,205 5,447 CA, TN, & WV : 10,207 9,888 9,572 *10,066 *9,722 10,327 : 15 State Total: 149,769 150,148 *147,230 *144,476 *140,976 140,384 : Previous Year : 147,965 147,213 146,774 145,196 143,251 142,036 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 100 100 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.