Pou 2-2 (1-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 3, 2001, 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 30, 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 81 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 139 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 30, 2000. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week in 1999. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2000, through December 30, 2000, were 7.47 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 10, 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 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,960 29,214 27,452 28,202 *27,923 27,849 AR : 29,980 29,753 29,442 29,661 *29,348 27,110 DE : 4,007 4,214 3,963 3,936 *4,098 3,962 FL : 2,509 2,516 2,464 2,469 2,447 2,433 GA : 30,808 31,209 *30,882 30,635 *31,389 30,670 MD : 8,249 8,225 8,114 8,363 *8,400 8,388 MS : 18,016 17,966 18,070 18,092 *18,188 17,875 NC : 18,377 18,297 17,009 18,332 18,199 18,050 PA : 3,452 3,886 3,554 3,564 *3,675 3,522 SC : 4,980 4,752 4,627 4,867 4,749 4,667 TX : 14,516 14,511 14,442 14,425 14,478 14,519 VA : 6,205 6,049 5,694 *6,449 *6,263 6,369 CA, TN, & WV : 11,233 11,066 10,997 *10,934 *11,252 11,043 : 15 State Total: 180,292 181,658 *176,710 *179,929 *180,409 176,457 : Previous Year : 180,524 180,467 180,792 181,050 180,335 181,480 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 98 99 100 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,191 21,284 20,803 21,374 *21,582 19,764 AR : 21,146 24,253 23,217 23,334 *23,229 21,307 DE : 4,767 5,639 4,114 4,237 *4,574 5,135 FL : 1,795 2,133 2,076 2,142 *2,118 2,486 GA : 22,521 24,593 23,556 24,944 *24,775 24,319 MD : 6,011 4,541 5,799 5,665 *5,774 4,876 MS : 14,004 13,833 14,912 15,244 *14,994 15,167 NC : 13,987 14,628 13,815 14,152 14,376 13,270 PA : 2,424 2,666 2,790 2,572 *2,707 2,557 SC : 4,129 3,800 4,853 4,199 3,961 3,957 TX : 11,016 11,149 11,385 11,554 11,362 11,648 VA : 4,466 5,003 5,484 5,536 *5,146 4,946 CA, TN, & WV : 9,473 10,660 10,405 *9,834 *9,461 9,375 : 15 State Total: 134,930 144,182 143,209 *144,787 *144,059 138,807 : Previous Year : 137,966 142,610 142,905 144,828 143,292 144,382 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 101 100 100 101 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.