Pou 2-2 (12-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 6, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 181 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 2, 2000. This was up slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 2, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through December 2, 2000, were 6.90 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 13, 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 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,497 25,859 *28,512 26,734 27,960 29,214 AR : *25,299 27,417 *29,319 29,150 *29,980 29,753 DE : 3,574 3,931 4,041 4,066 4,007 4,214 FL : 2,237 2,310 *2,340 2,381 2,509 2,516 GA : 27,608 28,027 *31,128 29,937 *30,644 31,116 MD : 8,082 8,569 *7,755 8,137 *8,249 8,240 MS : 15,202 16,403 *16,508 17,249 17,759 17,769 NC : 16,542 17,510 17,843 18,368 18,377 18,297 PA : 3,092 3,115 3,539 3,518 *3,452 3,742 SC : 4,702 4,493 4,862 4,749 4,980 4,772 TX : 11,817 13,995 14,160 14,455 14,519 14,514 VA : 5,679 5,422 6,335 6,244 6,205 6,049 CA, TN, & WV : 10,525 10,678 *11,185 10,951 *11,233 11,054 : 15 State Total: *159,856 167,729 *177,527 175,939 *179,874 181,250 : Previous Year : 169,328 172,779 179,159 178,740 180,524 180,467 : Pct. of Prev. : 94 97 99 98 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,909 20,566 18,455 18,524 19,191 21,284 AR : 21,453 23,339 22,178 *20,284 *21,146 24,253 DE : 4,565 4,390 4,231 4,867 4,767 5,679 FL : 2,384 1,952 2,100 2,098 1,795 2,133 GA : 24,644 23,104 23,642 22,153 *22,547 24,592 MD : 5,229 *5,711 5,330 *4,978 *6,011 4,537 MS : 14,982 13,944 12,437 13,121 14,004 13,833 NC : 13,294 13,299 12,804 13,256 13,987 14,628 PA : 2,790 2,443 2,298 2,478 *2,424 2,630 SC : 4,431 3,626 3,500 3,614 4,129 3,800 TX : 11,530 10,979 10,448 9,423 11,015 11,149 VA : 4,676 4,824 5,164 4,704 4,466 4,951 CA, TN, & WV : 8,768 8,525 *8,016 *9,144 *9,473 10,662 : 15 State Total: 139,655 *136,702 *130,603 *128,644 *134,955 144,131 : Previous Year : 133,415 130,495 130,414 135,022 137,966 142,610 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 105 100 95 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.