Pou 2-2 (1-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 24, 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 180 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 20, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 142 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 20, 2001. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through January 20, 2001 were 428 million, down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 31, 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 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,142 27,795 27,790 27,614 27,945 27,528 AR : 29,661 29,348 27,110 29,608 28,905 29,167 DE : 3,936 4,098 3,962 4,103 4,021 4,118 FL : 2,469 2,447 2,433 2,234 2,585 2,499 GA : 30,797 30,561 30,491 30,745 30,833 30,628 MD : 8,363 8,400 8,388 8,140 8,448 8,694 MS : 18,092 18,188 17,875 18,136 *18,144 18,100 NC : 18,079 18,199 *18,209 17,526 17,833 17,903 PA : *3,599 *3,708 *3,201 *3,477 *3,458 3,515 SC : 4,867 4,749 4,667 4,826 4,713 4,823 TX : 14,425 14,478 14,519 14,447 14,380 14,412 VA : 6,449 6,263 6,369 6,385 *6,409 6,481 CA, TN, & WV : 10,934 11,252 11,095 11,003 11,291 11,687 : 15 State Total: *179,813 *179,486 *176,109 *178,244 *178,965 179,555 : Previous Year : 181,050 180,335 181,480 181,901 180,679 181,734 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 100 97 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,374 21,582 19,783 21,244 21,435 20,726 AR : 23,334 23,229 21,286 21,817 23,255 22,229 DE : 4,237 4,634 5,520 4,691 *4,973 4,808 FL : 2,142 2,118 2,486 2,373 2,402 2,340 GA : 24,944 24,775 24,312 24,353 *24,214 24,631 MD : 5,665 5,714 4,253 5,690 *5,193 5,404 MS : 15,244 14,994 15,167 15,240 *15,339 14,870 NC : 14,152 14,376 13,270 14,383 14,634 14,466 PA : *2,615 *2,729 *2,471 *2,555 *2,657 2,541 SC : 4,199 3,961 3,957 3,793 3,836 4,058 TX : 11,554 11,362 11,648 11,328 11,285 11,345 VA : 5,536 5,146 5,171 4,825 *5,254 5,221 CA, TN, & WV : 9,834 9,461 9,382 10,136 9,328 9,598 : 15 State Total: *144,830 *144,081 *138,706 *142,428 *143,805 142,237 : Previous Year : 144,828 143,292 144,382 144,090 144,745 145,179 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 96 99 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.