Pou 2-2 (1-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 10, 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 177 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 6, 2001. 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 6, 2001. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on January 17, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *27,977 *27,028 *28,142 27,923 *27,790 27,455 AR : 29,753 29,442 29,661 29,348 27,110 29,608 DE : 4,214 3,963 3,936 4,098 3,962 4,103 FL : 2,516 2,464 2,469 2,447 2,433 2,234 GA : 31,209 30,882 *30,797 *31,314 *30,491 30,745 MD : 8,225 8,114 8,363 8,400 8,388 8,141 MS : 17,966 18,070 18,092 18,188 17,875 16,752 NC : 18,297 17,009 *18,079 18,199 18,050 17,526 PA : 3,886 3,554 3,564 3,675 *3,162 3,701 SC : 4,752 4,627 4,867 4,749 4,667 4,826 TX : 14,511 14,442 14,425 14,478 14,519 14,447 VA : 6,049 5,694 6,449 6,263 6,369 6,385 CA, TN, & WV : 11,066 10,997 10,934 11,252 *11,095 10,809 : 15 State Total: *180,421 *176,286 *179,778 *180,334 *175,911 176,732 : Previous Year : 180,467 180,792 181,050 180,335 181,480 181,901 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 98 99 100 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,284 20,803 21,374 21,582 *19,783 21,254 AR : 24,253 23,217 23,334 23,229 *21,286 21,817 DE : 5,639 4,114 4,237 *4,634 *5,520 4,874 FL : 2,133 2,076 2,142 2,118 2,486 2,373 GA : 24,593 23,556 24,944 24,775 *24,312 24,373 MD : 4,541 5,799 5,665 *5,714 *4,253 5,617 MS : 13,833 14,912 15,244 14,994 15,167 15,240 NC : 14,628 13,815 14,152 14,376 13,270 14,383 PA : 2,666 2,790 2,572 2,707 *2,416 2,616 SC : 3,800 4,853 4,199 3,961 3,957 3,793 TX : 11,149 11,385 11,554 11,362 11,648 11,328 VA : 5,003 5,484 5,536 5,146 *5,171 4,825 CA, TN, & WV : 10,660 10,405 9,834 9,461 *9,382 10,136 : 15 State Total: 144,182 143,209 144,787 *144,059 *138,651 142,629 : Previous Year : 142,610 142,905 144,828 143,292 144,382 144,090 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 100 101 96 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.