Pou 2-2 (11-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 29, 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 180 million eggs during the week ending November 25, 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 Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 134 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 25, 2000. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through November 25, 2000, were 6.76 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on December 6, 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 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *24,995 25,497 *25,859 28,025 *26,734 27,960 AR : 28,080 25,276 *27,417 29,197 29,150 30,047 DE : 3,617 3,574 3,931 4,041 *4,066 4,007 FL : 2,500 2,237 *2,310 2,050 2,381 2,509 GA : 29,152 27,608 *28,027 30,558 *29,937 30,652 MD : 7,967 8,082 8,569 7,255 8,137 8,263 MS : 15,091 15,202 *16,403 16,935 17,249 17,759 NC : 15,657 16,542 17,510 17,843 18,368 18,377 PA : 3,135 3,092 3,115 3,539 3,518 3,350 SC : 4,668 4,702 4,493 4,862 4,749 4,980 TX : 13,034 11,817 13,995 14,160 14,455 14,519 VA : 6,155 5,679 5,422 6,335 6,244 6,205 CA, TN, & WV : 9,629 10,525 10,678 11,197 10,951 11,206 : 15 State Total: *163,680 159,833 *167,729 175,997 *175,939 179,834 : Previous Year : 164,659 169,328 172,779 179,159 178,740 180,524 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 94 97 98 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,899 20,909 20,566 18,455 *18,524 19,191 AR : 21,373 21,453 *23,339 22,178 20,280 21,133 DE : 4,733 4,565 4,390 4,231 *4,867 4,767 FL : 2,470 2,384 1,952 2,100 2,098 1,795 GA : 24,272 24,644 23,104 23,642 *22,153 22,439 MD : 5,060 5,229 5,709 5,330 *4,975 5,899 MS : 14,761 14,982 13,944 12,437 13,121 14,004 NC : 14,277 13,294 13,299 12,804 13,256 13,987 PA : 2,668 2,790 2,443 2,298 2,478 2,343 SC : 4,229 4,431 3,626 3,500 *3,614 4,129 TX : 11,195 11,530 10,979 10,448 9,423 11,015 VA : 5,704 4,676 4,824 5,164 4,704 4,466 CA, TN, & WV : 9,050 8,768 8,525 8,105 9,150 9,157 : 15 State Total: 140,691 139,655 *136,700 130,692 *128,643 134,325 : Previous Year : 138,831 133,415 130,495 130,414 135,022 137,966 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 105 105 100 95 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.