Pou 2-2 (12-00) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 27, 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 180 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 23, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 23, 2000. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through December 23, 2000, were 7.33 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on January 3, 2001 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 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,704 27,960 29,214 27,452 28,202 28,154 AR : 29,150 29,980 29,753 29,442 29,661 29,424 DE : 4,066 4,007 4,214 3,963 *3,936 3,997 FL : 2,461 2,509 2,516 2,464 2,469 2,447 GA : 29,937 30,808 31,209 30,655 30,635 30,954 MD : 8,137 8,249 8,225 8,114 *8,363 8,372 MS : 17,533 18,016 *17,966 18,070 18,092 18,159 NC : 18,367 18,377 18,297 17,009 18,332 18,199 PA : 3,518 3,452 3,886 3,554 3,564 3,704 SC : 4,749 4,980 4,752 4,627 4,867 4,749 TX : 14,452 14,516 14,511 14,442 14,425 14,478 VA : 6,244 6,205 6,049 5,694 6,103 6,209 CA, TN, & WV : 11,223 11,233 11,066 10,997 10,894 11,013 : 15 State Total: 177,541 180,292 *181,658 176,483 *179,543 179,859 : Previous Year : 178,740 180,524 180,467 180,792 181,050 180,335 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 100 101 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,524 19,191 21,284 20,803 21,374 22,008 AR : 20,293 21,146 24,253 23,217 23,334 22,751 DE : 4,867 4,767 5,639 4,114 *4,237 5,118 FL : 2,098 1,795 2,133 2,076 2,142 2,328 GA : 22,153 22,521 24,593 23,556 *24,944 24,987 MD : 4,978 6,011 4,541 5,799 *5,665 5,512 MS : 13,121 14,004 13,833 14,912 15,244 14,969 NC : 13,256 13,987 14,628 13,815 *14,152 14,376 PA : 2,478 2,424 2,666 2,790 *2,572 2,880 SC : 3,614 4,129 3,800 4,853 4,199 3,961 TX : 9,424 11,016 11,149 11,385 11,554 11,362 VA : 4,704 4,466 5,003 5,484 *5,536 4,884 CA, TN, & WV : 9,144 9,473 10,660 10,405 *9,827 9,834 : 15 State Total: 128,654 134,930 144,182 143,209 *144,780 144,970 : Previous Year : 135,022 137,966 142,610 142,905 144,828 143,292 : Pct. of Prev. : 95 98 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.