Pou 2-2 (11-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 1, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 160 million eggs during the week ending October 28, 2000. This was down 5 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 138 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 28, 2000. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through October 28, 2000, were 6.23 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on November 8, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,613 27,950 *27,928 26,956 26,710 25,680 AR : *27,272 27,626 *28,699 *29,019 27,869 25,438 DE : 3,865 *3,748 3,975 3,821 3,617 3,574 FL : 2,694 2,742 *2,689 2,337 2,500 2,368 GA : 28,080 30,592 30,328 29,032 29,351 27,577 MD : 7,973 8,109 7,663 7,985 7,968 8,264 MS : 17,334 17,447 *17,729 17,085 15,424 14,991 NC : 16,955 17,834 *17,181 15,738 15,657 16,293 PA : 3,323 3,655 *3,811 *3,137 *3,135 3,164 SC : 4,656 4,911 4,953 4,462 *4,668 4,702 TX : 13,275 14,135 14,443 14,139 13,043 11,826 VA : 5,944 *6,222 5,997 6,070 *7,194 5,679 CA, TN, & WV : *9,944 *10,065 *9,921 *9,654 9,629 10,525 : 15 State Total: *167,928 *175,036 *175,317 *169,435 *166,765 160,081 : Previous Year : 166,904 175,385 168,688 164,192 164,659 169,328 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 104 103 101 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,605 19,985 20,370 19,736 20,911 19,822 AR : 23,080 22,766 *23,143 *21,677 21,373 21,456 DE : 4,859 4,419 4,664 5,122 4,733 4,565 FL : 2,065 2,063 2,237 2,320 2,470 2,384 GA : 24,351 22,560 24,266 22,468 24,234 24,590 MD : 4,618 4,640 4,496 4,773 5,057 5,229 MS : 15,065 14,035 13,424 14,632 14,761 14,982 NC : 13,380 13,160 13,317 13,410 14,277 13,294 PA : 2,626 2,755 *2,646 *2,535 *2,668 2,720 SC : 3,987 4,872 3,642 3,506 4,229 4,431 TX : 11,248 10,944 10,349 10,460 11,197 11,532 VA : 5,239 5,374 4,474 5,054 *5,704 4,676 CA, TN, & WV : 9,060 9,448 *9,103 9,087 9,050 8,768 : 15 State Total: 141,183 137,021 *136,131 *134,780 *140,664 138,449 : Previous Year : 140,037 132,436 133,105 132,538 138,831 133,415 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 103 102 102 101 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.