Pou 2-2 (1-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 31, 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 178 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 27, 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 27, 2001. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through January 27, 2001 were 573 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 February 7, 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 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,795 27,790 27,614 27,945 27,528 27,742 AR : 29,348 27,110 29,608 28,905 29,167 29,413 DE : 4,098 3,962 4,103 4,021 4,118 3,875 FL : 2,447 2,433 *2,554 2,585 2,499 2,486 GA : 30,561 30,491 *30,777 30,833 30,628 30,413 MD : 8,400 8,388 8,140 8,448 *8,679 8,306 MS : 18,188 17,875 18,136 18,144 18,100 17,938 NC : 18,199 18,209 *17,700 17,833 17,903 17,504 PA : 3,708 3,201 *3,517 *3,500 3,515 3,643 SC : 4,749 4,667 *4,840 *4,737 *4,832 4,661 TX : 14,478 14,519 14,447 14,380 14,412 14,475 VA : 6,263 6,369 6,385 6,409 6,481 6,591 CA, TN, & WV : 11,252 11,095 11,003 11,291 *11,602 11,180 : 15 State Total: 179,486 176,109 *178,824 *179,031 *179,464 178,227 : Previous Year : 180,335 181,480 181,901 180,679 181,734 179,169 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 97 98 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : 2000 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,582 19,783 21,244 21,435 20,726 20,586 AR : 23,229 21,286 21,817 23,255 22,229 24,055 DE : 4,634 5,520 4,691 4,973 *4,540 5,423 FL : 2,118 2,486 2,373 2,402 2,340 2,236 GA : 24,775 24,312 24,353 24,214 *24,653 24,437 MD : 5,714 4,253 5,690 5,193 *5,646 4,906 MS : 14,994 15,167 15,240 15,339 14,870 15,193 NC : 14,376 13,270 14,383 14,634 14,466 13,727 PA : 2,729 2,471 *2,596 *2,709 2,541 2,763 SC : 3,961 3,957 3,793 3,836 4,058 4,229 TX : 11,362 11,648 11,328 11,285 11,345 11,180 VA : 5,146 5,171 *5,204 5,254 *5,273 5,322 CA, TN, & WV : 9,461 9,382 10,136 9,328 *9,582 9,940 : 15 State Total: 144,081 138,706 *142,848 *143,857 *142,269 143,997 : Previous Year : 143,292 144,382 144,090 144,745 145,179 145,644 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 96 99 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.