Pou 2-2 (10-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 4, 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 175 million eggs during the week ending September 30, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 137 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 30, 2000. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through September 30, 2000, were 5.68 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 11, 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 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,644 28,386 *26,756 27,358 27,274 27,520 AR : 29,844 30,063 28,807 29,472 *27,817 28,185 DE : 3,765 3,935 3,445 3,748 3,865 3,629 FL : 2,810 2,581 2,527 2,570 2,524 2,622 GA : 30,580 30,575 *28,753 31,280 28,444 30,668 MD : 8,232 7,232 7,554 7,213 7,973 8,109 MS : 18,036 17,904 *16,868 16,340 17,334 17,447 NC : 17,314 16,606 *16,595 16,530 *17,213 17,559 PA : 3,242 3,447 3,624 3,570 3,332 3,769 SC : 4,914 4,818 4,543 4,842 *4,656 4,911 TX : 14,365 14,221 14,035 13,287 13,277 14,138 VA : 6,175 6,040 5,873 5,410 5,944 5,810 CA, TN, & WV : 10,639 10,244 10,223 9,570 9,974 10,144 : 15 State Total: 178,560 176,052 *169,603 171,190 *169,627 174,511 : Previous Year : 179,329 175,472 165,874 168,805 166,904 175,385 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 102 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,308 21,219 21,816 21,322 21,605 19,870 AR : 23,774 23,583 24,751 23,246 *22,955 22,608 DE : 4,632 4,748 4,011 4,467 4,859 4,419 FL : 2,440 2,026 2,294 2,361 2,065 2,063 GA : 24,137 23,738 24,485 24,304 *24,925 22,492 MD : *5,969 *5,573 *6,314 5,706 4,615 4,640 MS : 15,125 15,068 14,789 15,149 15,065 14,040 NC : 14,491 13,573 14,650 14,036 13,380 13,167 PA : 2,743 2,644 2,452 2,443 2,619 2,701 SC : 3,820 4,003 3,527 4,128 3,987 4,872 TX : 10,408 11,113 11,196 11,304 11,251 10,947 VA : 5,019 4,947 4,857 5,035 5,239 5,167 CA, TN, & WV : 9,503 9,764 9,410 9,256 9,060 9,678 : 15 State Total: *143,369 *141,999 *144,552 142,757 *141,625 136,664 : Previous Year : 140,641 140,234 140,439 140,982 140,037 132,436 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 103 101 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.