Pou 2-2 (8-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 9, 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 177 million eggs during the week ending August 5, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 5, 2000. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through August 5, 2000, were 4.54 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on August 16, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,958 27,235 *28,535 28,670 28,687 28,937 AR : 29,917 28,673 30,353 29,752 29,692 29,564 DE : 3,819 4,065 4,145 3,989 4,027 3,969 FL : 2,700 2,761 2,876 2,720 2,649 2,684 GA : 30,290 29,667 *29,823 30,458 30,488 29,801 MD : 8,594 8,425 8,474 8,328 8,485 8,432 MS : 17,367 17,404 18,013 18,168 18,149 17,931 NC : 16,807 17,519 *17,222 17,886 17,854 18,372 PA : 3,427 3,677 3,615 *3,662 *3,844 3,676 SC : 4,896 4,681 4,850 4,747 4,822 4,828 TX : *12,600 *13,773 *13,425 *13,167 *13,337 13,355 VA : 6,184 6,295 6,472 6,253 *6,703 6,388 CA, TN, & WV : 10,361 11,054 11,052 10,764 10,945 9,180 : 15 State Total: *174,920 *175,229 *178,855 *178,564 *179,682 177,117 : Previous Year : 179,742 179,244 182,678 181,666 179,814 179,885 : Pct. of Prev. : 97 98 98 98 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,712 21,545 20,645 20,859 20,195 21,596 AR : 25,510 24,510 23,772 23,887 22,315 22,852 DE : 5,593 5,488 5,752 5,075 5,384 4,364 FL : *2,549 2,324 2,396 2,373 2,354 2,303 GA : 25,426 25,438 23,522 23,947 *24,024 23,037 MD : 5,937 5,480 5,617 5,375 5,081 6,154 MS : 15,456 15,173 14,461 14,650 14,661 15,218 NC : 14,447 14,509 14,305 13,325 13,817 14,013 PA : 2,622 2,514 2,843 *2,540 *2,817 2,665 SC : 4,579 4,105 4,138 4,222 3,443 3,659 TX : *11,370 *11,337 *11,485 *9,775 10,714 10,299 VA : 5,038 5,234 5,473 5,205 *5,492 5,357 CA, TN, & WV : 9,888 9,572 10,066 9,722 *10,267 9,813 : 15 State Total: *150,127 *147,229 *144,475 *140,955 *140,564 141,330 : Previous Year : 147,213 146,774 145,196 143,251 142,036 144,959 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 100 100 98 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.