Pou 2-2 (3-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 7, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 185 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 3, 2001. This was up 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 3, 2001. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through March 3, 2001 were 1.29 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 14, 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 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,306 27,513 *28,053 28,323 *28,250 28,521 AR : 29,413 29,702 29,752 29,225 29,392 29,916 DE : 3,875 3,974 3,976 4,306 *4,322 3,555 FL : 2,486 2,489 2,724 2,719 2,554 2,440 GA : 30,646 30,381 *30,726 *30,921 *31,652 32,368 MD : 8,306 8,205 8,279 8,590 *8,802 8,943 MS : 17,938 17,833 18,097 18,167 *18,609 19,018 NC : 16,856 17,865 *18,243 17,760 18,063 18,469 PA : 3,701 3,779 3,344 3,534 *3,834 3,677 SC : 4,661 4,934 4,748 4,798 4,930 4,919 TX : 14,475 13,990 14,553 14,544 14,663 14,659 VA : 6,591 6,582 6,558 6,607 6,616 6,654 CA, TN, & WV : 11,180 11,387 11,371 11,486 *11,688 11,561 : 15 State Total: 177,434 178,634 *180,424 *180,980 *183,375 184,700 : Previous Year : 179,169 178,533 178,059 178,218 183,373 184,181 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 100 101 102 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,586 21,082 20,714 20,568 *20,374 21,304 AR : 24,001 23,584 22,457 22,484 23,136 22,409 DE : 5,423 4,982 5,526 4,693 *4,232 4,905 FL : 2,236 2,300 2,183 2,049 2,434 2,353 GA : 24,407 24,213 24,709 24,456 *24,539 24,216 MD : 4,906 5,702 5,050 5,533 *5,715 5,730 MS : 15,193 15,290 15,261 14,843 *14,874 15,174 NC : 13,727 14,658 13,768 13,585 13,999 14,284 PA : 2,779 2,694 2,536 2,716 *2,882 2,554 SC : 4,229 4,160 4,067 4,017 3,760 4,044 TX : 11,180 11,106 11,218 11,258 11,532 11,415 VA : 5,322 4,758 5,291 5,526 5,387 5,609 CA, TN, & WV : 9,940 10,255 10,527 9,565 *9,481 9,976 : 15 State Total: 143,929 144,784 143,307 141,293 *142,345 143,973 : Previous Year : 145,644 144,326 145,858 143,311 141,374 141,126 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 100 98 99 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.