Pou 2-2 (2-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 183 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 24, 2001. This was down slightly 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 24, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through February 24, 2001 were 1.14 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 March 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,547 27,306 *27,513 28,021 28,323 28,327 AR : 29,167 29,413 29,702 29,752 *29,225 29,392 DE : 4,118 3,875 3,974 3,976 *4,306 4,316 FL : 2,499 2,486 2,489 2,724 2,719 2,554 GA : 30,628 30,646 30,381 30,786 *31,172 31,752 MD : 8,679 8,306 8,205 8,279 8,590 8,664 MS : 18,100 17,938 *17,833 18,097 18,167 18,570 NC : 17,620 16,856 *17,865 18,514 17,760 18,063 PA : 3,515 *3,701 *3,779 *3,344 *3,534 3,632 SC : 4,832 4,661 4,934 4,748 *4,798 4,930 TX : 14,412 14,475 13,990 14,553 14,544 14,663 VA : 6,481 6,591 6,582 6,558 6,607 6,616 CA, TN, & WV : 11,610 11,180 11,387 11,371 11,486 11,721 : 15 State Total: 179,208 *177,434 *178,634 *180,723 *181,231 183,200 : Previous Year : 181,734 179,169 178,533 178,059 178,218 183,373 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 99 100 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,726 20,586 21,082 20,714 20,568 20,323 AR : 22,233 24,001 23,584 22,457 22,484 23,136 DE : 4,540 5,423 4,982 5,526 *4,693 4,729 FL : 2,340 2,236 2,300 2,183 2,049 2,434 GA : 24,653 24,407 24,213 24,709 *24,456 24,518 MD : 5,646 4,906 5,702 5,050 *5,533 5,572 MS : 14,870 15,193 15,290 15,261 14,843 14,769 NC : 14,466 13,727 14,658 13,768 13,585 13,999 PA : 2,541 *2,779 *2,694 *2,536 *2,716 2,913 SC : 4,058 4,229 4,160 4,067 4,017 3,760 TX : 11,345 11,180 11,106 11,218 11,258 11,532 VA : 5,273 5,322 4,758 5,291 5,526 5,387 CA, TN, & WV : 9,587 9,940 10,255 10,527 9,565 9,608 : 15 State Total: 142,278 *143,929 *144,784 *143,307 *141,293 142,680 : Previous Year : 145,179 145,644 144,326 145,858 143,311 141,374 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 99 100 98 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.