Pou 2-2 (4-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 4, 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 182 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 31, 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 Down Slightly Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 31, 2001. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through March 31, 2001 were 1.88 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 11, 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 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,652 28,937 *29,162 28,653 *28,597 29,046 AR : 29,820 29,916 29,991 29,426 29,443 28,886 DE : 4,322 3,555 3,669 3,574 *3,682 3,670 FL : 2,664 2,540 2,544 2,679 2,695 2,678 GA : 31,451 32,368 *31,589 31,873 *31,851 31,531 MD : 8,802 8,943 8,736 8,888 8,608 8,624 MS : 18,760 19,018 19,004 18,821 19,018 18,670 NC : 18,063 18,356 *17,934 18,282 18,017 17,948 PA : 3,834 3,706 *3,933 *3,794 *3,548 3,810 SC : 4,930 4,919 4,846 4,983 5,051 4,911 TX : 14,663 14,659 14,738 14,798 14,851 14,684 VA : 6,616 6,649 6,647 6,717 6,883 6,686 CA, TN, & WV : 11,748 11,579 11,496 11,483 *11,342 11,327 : 15 State Total: 184,325 185,145 *184,289 *183,971 *183,586 182,471 : Previous Year : 183,373 184,181 184,823 184,452 184,908 184,583 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 100 100 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,374 21,304 21,388 21,177 *21,477 22,454 AR : 23,167 22,485 23,203 24,259 24,556 24,415 DE : 4,232 4,905 4,817 5,250 *4,799 5,276 FL : 2,434 2,353 2,408 2,400 2,364 2,230 GA : 24,539 24,227 24,779 25,946 *26,262 25,990 MD : 5,715 5,717 5,602 6,140 *5,714 5,377 MS : 14,874 15,174 15,388 15,151 15,954 15,662 NC : 13,999 14,284 14,716 14,873 14,495 14,685 PA : 2,882 2,402 *2,689 *2,744 *2,838 2,869 SC : 3,760 4,044 3,702 3,754 4,245 3,797 TX : 11,532 11,415 11,443 11,643 11,778 11,617 VA : 5,602 5,592 5,859 5,373 5,659 5,287 CA, TN, & WV : 9,483 9,981 10,412 10,268 *10,176 10,142 : 15 State Total: 142,593 143,883 *146,406 *148,978 *150,317 149,801 : Previous Year : 141,374 141,126 142,475 147,869 147,502 149,908 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 103 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.