Pou 2-2 (3-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 184 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 17, 2001. This was down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 149 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 17, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through March 17, 2001 were 1.58 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,053 *28,147 *28,652 28,521 *28,695 28,653 AR : 29,752 29,581 *29,820 29,916 29,991 29,426 DE : 3,976 4,306 4,322 3,555 3,669 3,574 FL : 2,724 2,719 *2,664 2,440 2,544 2,679 GA : 30,726 31,081 *31,451 32,368 31,513 31,873 MD : 8,279 8,590 8,802 8,943 8,736 8,919 MS : 18,097 18,379 18,609 *18,760 19,004 18,821 NC : 18,243 17,973 18,063 18,469 18,290 18,282 PA : 3,158 3,534 3,834 *3,706 *3,817 3,559 SC : 4,748 4,798 4,930 4,919 4,846 4,983 TX : 14,553 14,544 14,663 14,659 14,738 14,798 VA : 6,558 6,516 6,616 6,649 6,647 6,717 CA, TN, & WV : 11,379 11,543 11,748 11,579 *11,496 11,564 : 15 State Total: 180,246 *181,711 *184,174 *184,484 *183,986 183,848 : Previous Year : 178,059 178,218 183,373 184,181 184,823 184,452 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,714 20,568 20,374 21,304 *21,388 21,176 AR : 22,457 22,478 23,167 22,485 23,203 24,259 DE : 5,526 4,693 4,232 4,905 4,817 5,313 FL : 2,183 2,049 2,434 2,353 2,408 2,400 GA : 24,709 24,456 24,539 24,227 *24,779 25,947 MD : 5,050 5,533 5,715 5,717 5,602 6,089 MS : 15,261 14,843 14,874 15,174 *15,388 15,151 NC : 13,768 13,585 13,999 14,284 14,716 14,873 PA : 2,516 2,716 2,882 *2,402 *2,658 2,822 SC : 4,067 4,017 3,760 4,044 3,702 3,754 TX : 11,218 11,258 11,532 11,415 11,443 11,643 VA : 5,291 5,526 5,602 5,592 5,859 5,373 CA, TN, & WV : 10,525 9,567 9,483 9,981 *10,412 10,304 : 15 State Total: 143,285 141,289 142,593 *143,883 *146,375 149,104 : Previous Year : 145,858 143,311 141,374 141,126 142,475 147,869 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 99 101 102 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.