Pou 2-2 (9-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 27, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 170 million eggs during the week ending September 23, 2000. This was up 2 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 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 23, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through September 23, 2000, were 5.54 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on October 4, 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 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,924 28,644 *28,386 27,567 *27,358 27,274 AR : 29,982 29,844 30,063 28,807 29,472 27,969 DE : 3,827 3,765 3,935 3,445 3,748 3,865 FL : 2,725 2,810 *2,581 2,527 *2,570 2,524 GA : 30,746 30,580 *30,575 *29,114 *31,280 28,444 MD : 8,110 8,232 7,232 7,554 7,213 7,973 MS : 18,098 18,036 *17,904 17,170 16,340 17,334 NC : 18,080 17,314 *16,606 16,885 16,530 17,388 PA : 3,190 *3,242 *3,447 *3,624 *3,570 3,332 SC : 4,777 4,914 4,818 4,543 4,842 4,758 TX : 14,414 14,365 14,221 14,035 13,287 13,277 VA : 6,365 6,175 6,040 5,873 5,410 5,944 CA, TN, & WV : 11,080 10,639 *10,244 *10,223 *9,570 9,974 : 15 State Total: 180,318 *178,560 *176,052 *171,367 *171,190 170,056 : Previous Year : 180,405 179,329 175,472 165,874 168,805 166,904 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 100 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,243 *21,308 *21,219 *21,816 *21,322 21,605 AR : 23,036 23,774 *23,583 24,751 23,246 22,947 DE : 5,050 4,632 4,748 4,011 *4,467 4,859 FL : 2,336 2,440 2,026 2,294 *2,361 2,065 GA : *24,159 *24,137 *23,738 *24,485 *24,304 24,296 MD : 5,823 5,967 5,572 6,311 *5,706 4,615 MS : 14,883 15,125 15,068 14,789 15,149 15,065 NC : 14,538 14,491 13,573 14,650 14,036 13,380 PA : 2,779 *2,743 *2,644 *2,452 *2,443 2,619 SC : 3,544 3,820 4,003 3,527 4,128 3,987 TX : 10,299 10,408 11,113 11,196 11,304 11,251 VA : 4,744 5,019 4,947 4,857 *5,035 5,239 CA, TN, & WV : *9,743 *9,503 *9,764 *9,410 *9,256 9,060 : 15 State Total: *142,177 *143,367 *141,998 *144,549 *142,757 140,988 : Previous Year : 142,535 140,641 140,234 140,439 140,982 140,037 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 102 101 103 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.