Pou 2-2 (8-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 16, 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 Up Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 179 million eggs during the week ending August 12, 2000. This was up slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 81 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 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 12, 2000. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through August 12, 2000, were 4.68 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 23, 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 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,235 28,535 28,670 28,687 *28,905 28,797 AR : 28,673 30,353 29,752 29,692 29,564 30,078 DE : 4,065 4,145 3,989 *3,969 3,969 3,886 FL : 2,761 2,876 *2,860 2,649 2,684 2,748 GA : 29,667 29,823 *30,257 30,488 29,801 30,470 MD : *8,202 8,474 8,328 *8,432 8,432 8,370 MS : 17,404 18,013 18,168 18,149 17,931 18,314 NC : 17,519 17,222 17,886 17,854 18,372 16,946 PA : 3,677 3,615 3,662 3,844 *3,642 3,539 SC : 4,681 4,850 4,747 4,822 4,828 4,807 TX : 13,773 13,425 13,167 13,337 13,355 14,216 VA : *6,319 *6,465 *6,259 *6,417 6,388 6,044 CA, TN, & WV : *11,543 11,052 10,764 10,945 *9,529 10,363 : 15 State Total: *175,519 *178,848 *178,509 *179,285 *177,400 178,578 : Previous Year : 179,244 182,678 181,666 179,814 179,885 178,476 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 98 98 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,545 20,645 20,859 20,195 *21,608 21,064 AR : 24,510 23,772 23,887 22,315 22,852 23,659 DE : *5,447 *5,515 *4,725 *4,364 *4,311 5,169 FL : 2,324 2,396 2,373 2,354 2,303 2,382 GA : 25,438 23,522 23,947 24,024 *24,014 24,551 MD : *5,499 *5,904 *5,768 *6,154 *6,225 5,191 MS : 15,173 14,461 14,650 14,661 15,218 14,914 NC : 14,509 14,305 13,325 13,817 14,013 14,306 PA : 2,514 2,843 2,540 2,817 *2,722 2,714 SC : 4,105 4,138 4,222 3,443 3,659 3,644 TX : 11,337 11,485 9,775 10,714 10,299 10,319 VA : *5,307 *5,557 *5,273 *5,587 5,357 5,554 CA, TN, & WV : *9,584 *10,076 *9,736 *10,290 *9,820 9,070 : 15 State Total: *147,292 *144,619 *141,080 *140,735 *142,401 142,537 : Previous Year : 146,774 145,196 143,251 142,036 144,959 144,750 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 98 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.