Pou 2-2 (1-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 17, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 179 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 13, 2001. This was down 1 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 13, 2001. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through January 13, 2001 were 286 million, down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. on January 24, 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 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,028 28,142 *27,795 27,790 *27,614 27,945 AR : 29,442 29,661 29,348 27,110 29,608 28,905 DE : 3,963 3,936 4,098 3,962 4,103 4,021 FL : 2,464 2,469 2,447 2,433 2,234 2,585 GA : 30,882 30,797 *30,561 30,491 30,745 30,833 MD : 8,114 8,363 8,400 8,388 *8,140 8,448 MS : 18,070 18,092 18,188 17,875 *18,136 18,109 NC : 17,009 18,079 18,199 18,050 17,526 17,833 PA : 3,554 3,564 3,675 3,162 *3,678 3,517 SC : 4,627 4,867 4,749 4,667 4,826 4,713 TX : 14,442 14,425 14,478 14,519 14,447 14,380 VA : 5,694 6,449 6,263 6,369 6,385 6,404 CA, TN, & WV : 10,997 10,934 11,252 11,095 *11,003 11,291 : 15 State Total: 176,286 179,778 *179,453 175,911 *178,445 178,984 : Previous Year : 180,792 181,050 180,335 181,480 181,901 180,679 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 99 100 97 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,803 21,374 21,582 19,783 *21,244 21,435 AR : 23,217 23,334 23,229 21,286 21,817 23,255 DE : 4,114 4,237 4,634 5,520 *4,691 4,989 FL : 2,076 2,142 2,118 2,486 2,373 2,402 GA : 23,556 24,944 24,775 24,312 *24,353 24,215 MD : 5,799 5,665 5,714 4,253 *5,690 5,441 MS : 14,912 15,244 14,994 15,167 15,240 15,332 NC : 13,815 14,152 14,376 13,270 14,383 14,634 PA : 2,790 2,572 2,707 2,416 *2,615 2,724 SC : 4,853 4,199 3,961 3,957 3,793 3,836 TX : 11,385 11,554 11,362 11,648 11,328 11,285 VA : 5,484 5,536 5,146 5,171 4,825 5,033 CA, TN, & WV : 10,405 9,834 9,461 9,382 10,136 9,328 : 15 State Total: 143,209 144,787 144,059 138,651 *142,488 143,909 : Previous Year : 142,905 144,828 143,292 144,382 144,090 144,745 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 101 96 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.