Pou 2-2 (2-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 21, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 179 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 17, 2001. This was up 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 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 17, 2001. Placements down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through February 17, 2001 were 1.00 billion, 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 28, 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 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,318 *27,547 *27,306 27,668 28,021 28,323 AR : 28,905 29,167 29,413 29,702 29,752 27,307 DE : 4,021 4,118 3,875 3,974 3,976 4,262 FL : 2,585 2,499 2,486 2,489 2,724 2,719 GA : 31,007 30,628 *30,646 30,381 *30,786 31,104 MD : 8,448 8,679 8,306 8,205 8,279 8,590 MS : 18,144 18,100 17,938 17,916 18,097 18,167 NC : 17,973 17,620 *16,856 17,866 18,514 17,760 PA : 3,500 3,515 3,643 3,826 3,410 3,614 SC : 4,737 4,832 4,661 4,934 4,748 4,699 TX : 14,380 14,412 14,475 13,990 14,553 14,544 VA : 6,409 6,481 6,591 6,582 *6,558 6,607 CA, TN, & WV : 11,302 11,610 11,180 11,387 *11,371 11,486 : 15 State Total: 179,729 *179,208 *177,376 178,920 *180,789 179,182 : Previous Year : 180,679 181,734 179,169 178,533 178,059 178,218 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 99 99 100 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,435 20,726 20,586 21,082 20,714 20,568 AR : 23,255 *22,233 *24,001 *23,584 *22,457 22,484 DE : 4,973 4,540 5,423 4,982 *5,526 4,347 FL : 2,402 2,340 2,236 2,300 2,183 2,049 GA : 24,214 24,653 24,407 24,213 *24,709 24,440 MD : 5,193 5,646 4,906 5,702 *5,050 5,876 MS : 15,339 14,870 15,193 15,290 15,261 14,843 NC : 14,634 14,466 13,727 14,658 13,768 13,585 PA : 2,709 2,541 2,763 2,687 2,469 2,726 SC : 3,836 4,058 4,229 4,160 4,067 4,017 TX : 11,285 11,345 11,180 11,106 11,218 11,258 VA : 5,254 5,273 5,322 4,758 *5,291 5,526 CA, TN, & WV : 9,341 9,587 9,940 10,255 *10,527 9,565 : 15 State Total: 143,870 *142,278 *143,913 *144,777 *143,240 141,284 : Previous Year : 144,745 145,179 145,644 144,326 145,858 143,311 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 98 99 100 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.