Pou 2-2 (3-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 184 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 24, 2001. This was down 1 percent 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 24, 2001. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through March 24, 2001 were 1.73 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April 4, 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 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,147 28,652 *28,937 28,695 28,653 28,594 AR : 29,581 29,820 29,916 29,991 29,426 29,443 DE : 4,306 4,322 3,555 3,669 3,574 3,684 FL : 2,719 2,664 *2,540 2,544 2,679 2,695 GA : 31,081 31,451 32,368 31,513 31,873 31,849 MD : 8,590 8,802 8,943 8,736 *8,888 8,608 MS : 18,379 *18,760 *19,018 19,004 18,821 19,018 NC : 17,973 18,063 *18,356 18,290 18,282 18,017 PA : 3,534 3,834 3,706 3,817 *3,621 3,550 SC : 4,798 4,930 4,919 4,846 4,983 5,051 TX : 14,544 14,663 14,659 14,738 14,798 14,851 VA : 6,516 6,616 6,649 6,647 6,717 6,883 CA, TN, & WV : 11,543 11,748 11,579 11,496 *11,483 11,591 : 15 State Total: 181,711 *184,325 *185,145 183,986 *183,798 183,834 : Previous Year : 178,218 183,373 184,181 184,823 184,452 184,908 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,568 20,374 21,304 21,388 *21,177 21,447 AR : 22,478 23,167 22,485 23,203 24,259 24,556 DE : 4,693 4,232 4,905 4,817 *5,250 4,649 FL : 2,049 2,434 2,353 2,408 2,400 2,364 GA : 24,456 24,539 24,227 24,779 *25,946 26,289 MD : 5,533 5,715 5,717 5,602 *6,140 5,887 MS : 14,843 14,874 15,174 15,388 15,151 15,954 NC : 13,585 13,999 14,284 14,716 14,873 14,495 PA : 2,716 2,882 2,402 2,658 *2,819 3,004 SC : 4,017 3,760 4,044 3,702 3,754 4,245 TX : 11,258 11,532 11,415 11,443 11,643 11,778 VA : 5,526 5,602 5,592 5,859 5,373 5,659 CA, TN, & WV : 9,567 9,483 9,981 10,412 *10,268 10,176 : 15 State Total: 141,289 142,593 143,883 146,375 *149,053 150,503 : Previous Year : 143,311 141,374 141,126 142,475 147,869 147,502 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 101 102 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.