Pou 2-2 (12-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 13, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 176 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 9, 2000. This was down 3 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 9, 2000. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through December 9, 2000, were 7.04 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 20, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,859 *28,515 *27,704 27,960 29,214 27,452 AR : 27,417 29,319 29,150 29,980 29,753 29,250 DE : 3,931 4,041 4,066 4,007 4,214 3,963 FL : 2,310 2,340 *2,461 2,509 2,516 2,464 GA : 28,027 31,128 29,937 30,644 *31,209 30,577 MD : 8,569 7,755 8,137 8,249 *8,225 8,166 MS : 16,403 *16,523 *17,533 17,759 17,769 18,070 NC : 17,510 17,843 *18,367 18,377 18,297 17,009 PA : 3,115 3,539 3,518 3,452 *3,886 3,344 SC : 4,493 4,862 4,749 4,980 *4,752 4,627 TX : *13,997 *14,161 *14,452 *14,516 *14,511 14,442 VA : 5,422 6,335 6,244 6,205 6,049 5,694 CA, TN, & WV : 10,678 11,185 *11,223 11,233 *11,066 10,826 : 15 State Total: *167,731 *177,546 *177,541 *179,871 *181,461 175,884 : Previous Year : 172,779 179,159 178,740 180,524 180,467 180,792 : Pct. of Prev. : 97 99 99 100 101 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,566 *18,460 18,524 19,191 21,284 20,803 AR : 23,339 22,178 20,284 21,146 24,253 23,095 DE : 4,390 4,231 4,867 4,767 *5,639 4,528 FL : 1,952 2,100 2,098 1,795 2,133 2,076 GA : 23,104 23,642 22,153 22,547 *24,593 23,356 MD : 5,711 5,330 4,978 6,011 *4,538 5,751 MS : 13,944 *12,450 13,121 14,004 13,833 14,912 NC : 13,299 12,804 13,256 13,987 14,628 13,815 PA : 2,443 2,298 2,478 2,424 *2,666 2,672 SC : 3,626 3,500 3,614 4,129 3,800 4,853 TX : *10,980 *10,449 *9,424 *11,016 11,149 11,385 VA : 4,824 5,164 4,704 4,466 *5,003 5,106 CA, TN, & WV : 8,525 8,016 9,144 9,473 *10,660 10,756 : 15 State Total: *136,703 *130,622 *128,645 *134,956 *144,179 143,108 : Previous Year : 130,495 130,414 135,022 137,966 142,610 142,905 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 100 95 98 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.