Pou 2-2 (9-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 6, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 177 million eggs during the week ending September 2, 2000. This was up 1 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 Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 2, 2000. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through September 2, 2000, were 5.11 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 13, 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 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,687 28,772 *28,716 28,924 *28,644 28,564 AR : 29,900 29,565 29,945 29,982 29,844 30,063 DE : 3,969 3,969 3,886 3,827 3,765 3,884 FL : 2,649 2,684 2,575 2,725 2,810 2,676 GA : 30,488 29,801 *30,070 30,746 30,370 30,394 MD : 8,432 8,432 8,370 8,110 8,397 7,792 MS : 18,149 18,069 *18,072 17,998 18,036 17,874 NC : 17,850 18,372 *17,123 18,080 17,347 16,564 PA : 3,844 3,642 3,591 3,190 *3,239 3,470 SC : 4,822 4,828 4,807 4,777 4,914 4,818 TX : *13,340 *13,356 *14,218 *14,414 *14,365 14,221 VA : 6,271 6,388 6,044 6,365 6,175 6,045 CA, TN, & WV : 10,449 11,226 10,246 11,080 10,548 10,264 : 15 State Total: *178,850 *179,104 *177,663 *180,218 *178,454 176,629 : Previous Year : 179,814 179,885 178,476 180,405 179,329 175,472 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 100 100 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,195 21,608 21,145 21,243 *21,365 21,311 AR : 22,315 22,725 23,105 23,036 23,776 24,394 DE : 5,281 4,311 5,169 5,050 4,632 4,904 FL : 2,354 2,303 2,382 2,336 *2,440 2,026 GA : 24,024 24,014 24,551 24,053 24,076 23,899 MD : 5,113 6,225 5,191 *5,823 *5,967 5,445 MS : 14,661 15,218 14,914 14,883 15,125 15,068 NC : 13,817 14,013 14,306 14,538 14,491 13,573 PA : 2,817 2,722 2,783 2,779 *2,693 2,629 SC : 3,443 3,659 3,644 3,544 3,820 4,003 TX : 10,714 *10,301 *10,322 *10,299 *10,408 11,113 VA : 5,578 5,357 5,554 4,744 *5,019 4,880 CA, TN, & WV : 9,967 9,820 9,070 9,594 9,507 9,477 : 15 State Total: 140,279 *142,276 *142,136 *141,922 *143,319 142,722 : Previous Year : 142,036 144,959 144,750 142,535 140,641 140,234 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 98 98 100 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.