Pou 2-2 (8-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 30, 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 178 million eggs during the week ending August 26, 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 Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 26, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through August 26, 2000, were 4.97 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on September 6, 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 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,670 28,687 *28,772 28,816 28,924 28,641 AR : 29,752 *29,900 *29,565 29,945 *29,982 29,844 DE : 3,989 3,969 3,969 3,886 3,827 3,765 FL : 2,860 2,649 2,684 2,575 2,725 2,810 GA : 30,257 30,488 29,801 30,470 30,746 30,370 MD : 8,328 8,432 8,432 8,370 8,110 8,397 MS : 18,168 18,149 *18,069 18,314 17,998 18,036 NC : 17,886 17,850 18,372 17,078 18,080 17,347 PA : *3,794 3,844 3,642 *3,591 *3,190 3,277 SC : 4,747 4,822 4,828 4,807 4,777 4,914 TX : 13,167 13,337 13,355 14,216 14,413 14,363 VA : 6,253 6,271 6,388 6,044 6,365 6,175 CA, TN, & WV : 10,764 10,449 *11,226 10,246 *11,080 10,548 : 15 State Total: *178,635 *178,847 *179,103 *178,358 *180,217 178,487 : Previous Year : 181,666 179,814 179,885 178,476 180,405 179,329 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 99 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,859 20,195 21,608 21,145 21,243 21,856 AR : 23,887 22,315 22,725 23,105 *23,036 23,776 DE : 4,725 *5,281 4,311 5,169 *5,050 4,632 FL : 2,373 2,354 2,303 2,382 2,336 2,432 GA : 23,947 24,024 24,014 24,551 *24,053 24,076 MD : *5,769 *5,113 6,225 5,191 5,888 6,010 MS : 14,650 14,661 15,218 14,914 14,883 15,125 NC : 13,325 13,817 14,013 14,306 14,538 14,491 PA : *2,555 2,817 2,722 *2,783 *2,779 2,720 SC : 4,222 3,443 3,659 3,644 3,544 3,820 TX : 9,775 10,714 10,299 10,319 10,297 10,406 VA : 5,278 5,578 5,357 5,554 4,744 5,023 CA, TN, & WV : 9,746 9,967 9,820 9,070 *9,594 9,507 : 15 State Total: *141,111 *140,279 142,274 *142,133 *141,985 143,874 : Previous Year : 143,251 142,036 144,959 144,750 142,535 140,641 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 99 98 98 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.