Pou 2-2 (11-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 15, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 176 million eggs during the week ending November 11, 2000. This was down 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 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 11, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through November 11, 2000, were 6.49 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 22, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,928 27,239 *25,706 25,939 *26,265 27,736 AR : 28,699 29,019 *28,080 25,276 27,311 29,212 DE : 3,975 3,821 3,617 3,574 3,931 4,041 FL : 2,689 2,337 2,500 2,237 2,155 2,050 GA : 30,328 29,177 29,364 27,608 *27,917 30,616 MD : 7,663 *8,171 *7,967 *8,082 *8,569 7,255 MS : 17,729 16,662 *15,091 14,991 16,332 16,935 NC : 17,181 16,407 15,657 16,293 17,510 17,843 PA : 3,811 3,137 3,135 *3,092 *3,115 3,434 SC : 4,953 4,462 4,668 4,702 4,493 4,862 TX : 14,441 14,130 13,034 11,817 *13,995 14,160 VA : 5,997 6,070 *6,155 5,679 5,422 6,335 CA, TN, & WV : 9,921 9,654 9,629 10,525 *10,678 11,197 : 15 State Total: 175,315 *170,286 *164,603 *159,815 *167,693 175,676 : Previous Year : 168,688 164,192 164,659 169,328 172,779 179,159 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 104 100 94 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,370 19,736 20,899 20,909 *20,566 19,007 AR : 23,143 21,677 21,373 21,453 23,342 22,171 DE : 4,664 5,122 4,733 4,565 4,390 4,231 FL : 2,237 2,320 2,470 2,384 1,952 2,100 GA : 24,266 22,468 24,272 24,644 *23,104 23,706 MD : 4,499 *4,912 5,060 5,229 5,709 5,330 MS : 13,424 14,632 14,761 14,982 13,944 12,437 NC : 13,317 13,410 14,277 13,294 13,299 12,804 PA : 2,646 2,535 2,668 *2,790 *2,443 2,355 SC : 3,642 3,506 4,229 4,431 3,626 3,500 TX : 10,348 10,458 11,195 11,530 *10,979 10,448 VA : 4,474 5,054 5,704 4,676 4,824 5,164 CA, TN, & WV : 9,103 9,087 9,050 8,768 *8,525 8,105 : 15 State Total: 136,133 *134,917 140,691 *139,655 *136,703 131,358 : Previous Year : 133,105 132,538 138,831 133,415 130,495 130,414 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 102 101 105 105 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.