Pou 2-2 (2-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 14, 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 Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 181 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 10, 2001. This was up 2 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 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 10, 2001. Placements down 2 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through February 10, 2001 were 861 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 21, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,614 28,318 27,528 27,742 *27,668 28,021 AR : 29,608 28,905 29,167 29,413 29,702 29,752 DE : 4,103 4,021 4,118 3,875 3,974 3,976 FL : 2,554 2,585 2,499 2,486 2,489 2,724 GA : 30,777 31,007 30,628 30,413 *30,381 30,880 MD : 8,140 8,448 8,679 8,306 8,205 8,279 MS : 18,136 18,144 18,100 17,938 17,916 18,097 NC : 17,700 17,973 *17,620 17,504 17,866 18,514 PA : 3,517 3,500 3,515 3,643 3,826 3,410 SC : 4,840 4,737 4,832 4,661 4,934 4,748 TX : 14,447 14,380 14,412 14,475 13,990 14,553 VA : 6,385 6,409 6,481 6,591 6,582 6,541 CA, TN, & WV : 11,010 11,302 11,610 11,180 11,387 11,772 : 15 State Total: 178,831 179,729 *179,189 178,227 *178,920 181,267 : Previous Year : 181,901 180,679 181,734 179,169 178,533 178,059 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 99 99 99 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,244 21,435 20,726 20,586 *21,082 20,714 AR : 21,817 23,255 22,229 24,055 23,683 22,537 DE : 4,691 4,973 4,540 5,423 4,982 5,523 FL : 2,373 2,402 2,340 2,236 2,300 2,183 GA : 24,353 24,214 24,653 24,407 *24,213 24,507 MD : 5,690 5,193 5,646 4,906 5,702 5,068 MS : 15,240 15,339 14,870 15,193 15,290 15,261 NC : 14,383 14,634 14,466 13,727 14,658 13,768 PA : 2,596 2,709 2,541 2,763 2,687 2,469 SC : 3,793 3,836 4,058 4,229 4,160 4,067 TX : 11,328 11,285 11,345 11,180 11,106 11,218 VA : 5,204 5,254 5,273 5,322 4,758 5,264 CA, TN, & WV : 10,136 9,341 9,587 9,940 10,255 10,655 : 15 State Total: 142,848 143,870 142,274 143,967 *144,876 143,234 : Previous Year : 144,090 144,745 145,179 145,644 144,326 145,858 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 99 98 99 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.