Pou 2-2 (12-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 20, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 179 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 16, 2000. This was down 1 percent 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 16, 2000. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through December 16, 2000, were 7.19 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 27, 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 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,515 27,704 27,960 29,214 27,452 28,202 AR : 29,319 29,150 29,980 29,753 *29,442 29,661 DE : 4,041 4,066 4,007 4,214 3,963 3,943 FL : 2,340 2,461 2,509 2,516 2,464 2,469 GA : 31,128 29,937 *30,808 31,209 *30,655 30,635 MD : 7,755 8,137 8,249 8,225 *8,114 8,310 MS : 16,523 17,533 *18,016 17,769 18,070 18,092 NC : 17,843 18,367 18,377 18,297 17,009 18,332 PA : 3,539 3,518 3,452 3,886 *3,554 3,564 SC : 4,862 4,749 4,980 4,752 4,627 4,867 TX : 14,161 14,452 14,516 14,511 14,442 14,425 VA : 6,335 6,244 6,205 6,049 5,694 6,103 CA, TN, & WV : 11,185 11,223 11,233 11,066 *10,997 10,894 : 15 State Total: 177,546 177,541 *180,292 181,461 *176,483 179,497 : Previous Year : 179,159 178,740 180,524 180,467 180,792 181,050 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 99 100 101 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,460 18,524 19,191 21,284 20,803 21,374 AR : 22,178 *20,293 21,146 24,253 *23,217 23,334 DE : 4,231 4,867 4,767 5,639 *4,114 4,579 FL : 2,100 2,098 1,795 2,133 2,076 2,142 GA : 23,642 22,153 *22,521 24,593 *23,556 24,953 MD : 5,330 4,978 6,011 *4,541 *5,799 5,774 MS : 12,450 13,121 14,004 13,833 14,912 15,244 NC : 12,804 13,256 13,987 14,628 13,815 14,380 PA : 2,298 2,478 2,424 2,666 *2,790 2,566 SC : 3,500 3,614 4,129 3,800 4,853 4,199 TX : 10,449 9,424 11,016 11,149 11,385 11,554 VA : 5,164 4,704 4,466 5,003 *5,484 5,093 CA, TN, & WV : 8,016 9,144 9,473 10,660 *10,405 9,807 : 15 State Total: 130,622 *128,654 *134,930 *144,182 *143,209 144,999 : Previous Year : 130,414 135,022 137,966 142,610 142,905 144,828 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 95 98 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.