Pou 2-2 (9-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 20, 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 171 million eggs during the week ending September 16, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 16, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through September 16, 2000, were 5.40 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 27, 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 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,716 28,924 28,644 28,588 27,567 27,529 AR : 29,945 29,982 29,844 30,063 *28,807 29,472 DE : 3,886 3,827 3,765 3,935 3,445 3,748 FL : 2,575 2,725 2,810 2,676 2,527 2,649 GA : 30,070 30,746 *30,580 30,394 *29,174 30,952 MD : 8,370 8,110 *8,232 *7,232 *7,554 7,213 MS : 18,072 18,098 18,036 17,874 17,170 16,340 NC : 17,123 18,080 *17,314 16,564 16,885 16,530 PA : 3,591 3,190 3,239 3,461 *3,639 3,581 SC : 4,807 4,777 4,914 4,818 4,543 4,842 TX : 14,218 14,414 14,365 14,221 14,035 13,287 VA : 6,044 6,365 6,175 6,040 5,873 5,410 CA, TN, & WV : 10,246 11,080 *10,639 10,240 *10,183 9,731 : 15 State Total: 177,663 180,318 *178,557 *176,106 *171,402 171,284 : Previous Year : 178,476 180,405 179,329 175,472 165,874 168,805 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 100 100 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,145 21,243 21,365 21,289 21,688 21,224 AR : 23,105 23,036 *23,774 *24,350 *24,751 23,246 DE : 5,169 5,050 4,632 4,748 *4,011 3,791 FL : 2,382 2,336 2,440 2,026 2,294 2,347 GA : 24,551 24,053 24,076 23,916 *24,491 24,299 MD : 5,191 5,823 5,967 5,572 *6,311 6,440 MS : 14,914 14,883 15,125 15,068 14,789 15,149 NC : 14,306 14,538 14,491 13,573 14,650 14,036 PA : 2,783 2,779 2,693 2,624 *2,388 2,447 SC : 3,644 3,544 3,820 4,003 3,527 4,128 TX : 10,322 10,299 10,408 11,113 11,196 11,304 VA : 5,554 4,744 5,019 4,947 4,857 4,969 CA, TN, & WV : 9,070 9,594 9,507 9,422 9,543 9,342 : 15 State Total: 142,136 141,922 *143,317 *142,651 *144,496 142,722 : Previous Year : 144,750 142,535 140,641 140,234 140,439 140,982 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 100 102 102 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.