Pou 2-2 (9-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 13, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 172 million eggs during the week ending September 9, 2000. This was up 4 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 9, 2000. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through September 9, 2000, were 5.25 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 20, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,772 28,716 28,924 28,644 *28,588 27,567 AR : 29,565 29,945 29,982 29,844 30,063 28,958 DE : 3,969 3,886 3,827 3,765 *3,935 3,445 FL : 2,684 2,575 2,725 2,810 2,676 2,527 GA : 29,801 30,070 30,746 30,370 30,394 29,223 MD : 8,432 8,370 8,110 8,397 *7,448 7,773 MS : 18,069 18,072 *18,098 18,036 17,874 17,170 NC : 18,372 17,123 18,080 17,347 16,564 16,885 PA : 3,642 3,591 3,190 3,239 *3,461 3,640 SC : 4,828 4,807 4,777 4,914 4,818 4,543 TX : 13,356 14,218 14,414 14,365 14,221 14,035 VA : 6,388 6,044 6,365 6,175 *6,040 5,873 CA, TN, & WV : 11,226 10,246 11,080 10,548 *10,240 10,400 : 15 State Total: 179,104 177,663 *180,318 178,454 *176,322 172,039 : Previous Year : 179,885 178,476 180,405 179,329 175,472 165,874 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 100 100 100 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,608 21,145 21,243 21,365 *21,289 21,688 AR : 22,725 23,105 23,036 23,776 24,394 24,832 DE : 4,311 5,169 5,050 4,632 *4,748 4,110 FL : 2,303 2,382 2,336 2,440 2,026 2,294 GA : 24,014 24,551 24,053 24,076 *23,916 24,494 MD : 6,225 5,191 5,823 5,967 *5,572 6,183 MS : 15,218 14,914 14,883 15,125 15,068 14,789 NC : 14,013 14,306 14,538 14,491 13,573 14,650 PA : 2,722 2,783 2,779 2,693 *2,624 2,386 SC : 3,659 3,644 3,544 3,820 4,003 3,527 TX : 10,301 10,322 10,299 10,408 11,113 11,196 VA : 5,357 5,554 4,744 5,019 *4,947 4,857 CA, TN, & WV : 9,820 9,070 9,594 9,507 *9,422 9,543 : 15 State Total: 142,276 142,136 141,922 143,319 *142,695 144,549 : Previous Year : 144,959 144,750 142,535 140,641 140,234 140,439 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 98 100 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.