Pou 2-2 (4-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 11, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 185 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 7, 2001. This was down 2 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 149 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 7, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through April 7, 2001 were 2.03 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 18, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,937 29,162 28,653 28,597 29,046 29,117 AR : *30,460 *30,536 *30,162 *29,987 28,886 29,060 DE : 3,555 3,669 3,574 3,682 3,670 3,454 FL : 2,540 2,544 2,679 2,695 2,678 2,694 GA : 32,368 31,589 31,873 31,851 *31,519 32,377 MD : 8,943 8,736 8,888 8,608 8,624 8,947 MS : 19,018 19,004 18,821 19,018 18,670 18,898 NC : 18,356 17,934 *18,290 18,017 17,948 17,923 PA : 3,706 3,933 3,794 3,548 *3,806 3,980 SC : 4,919 4,846 4,983 5,051 4,911 4,889 TX : 14,659 14,738 14,798 14,851 14,684 15,192 VA : 6,649 6,647 6,717 6,883 6,686 6,731 CA, TN, & WV : 11,579 11,496 11,483 11,342 *11,609 11,638 : 15 State Total: *185,689 *184,834 *184,715 *184,130 *182,737 184,900 : Previous Year : 184,181 184,823 184,452 184,908 184,583 187,912 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 100 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,304 21,388 21,177 21,477 22,454 22,162 AR : 22,485 23,203 24,259 *25,011 *24,837 23,354 DE : 4,905 4,817 5,250 *4,724 5,276 5,589 FL : 2,353 2,408 2,400 2,364 2,230 2,294 GA : 24,227 24,779 *25,941 *26,312 *26,049 25,570 MD : 5,717 5,602 6,140 5,714 5,377 5,260 MS : 15,174 15,388 15,151 15,954 15,662 15,744 NC : 14,284 14,716 14,873 14,495 14,685 14,446 PA : 2,402 2,689 2,744 2,838 *2,872 3,125 SC : 4,044 3,702 3,754 4,245 3,797 4,201 TX : 11,415 11,443 11,643 11,778 11,617 11,558 VA : 5,592 5,859 5,373 5,659 5,287 5,450 CA, TN, & WV : 9,981 10,412 10,268 10,176 *10,091 10,270 : 15 State Total: 143,883 146,406 *148,973 *150,747 *150,234 149,023 : Previous Year : 141,126 142,475 147,869 147,502 149,908 147,350 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 103 101 102 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.