Pou 2-2 (4-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 18, 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 184 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 14, 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 82 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 14, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through April 14, 2001 were 2.18 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 25, 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 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,162 28,653 *28,835 29,046 *29,114 28,979 AR : 30,536 30,162 29,987 28,886 29,060 30,029 DE : 3,669 3,574 3,682 3,670 3,454 3,737 FL : 2,544 2,679 2,695 2,678 2,694 2,362 GA : 31,589 31,873 31,851 31,519 32,377 32,586 MD : 8,736 8,888 8,608 8,624 *8,946 9,021 MS : 19,004 18,821 19,018 18,670 *18,929 17,820 NC : 17,934 18,290 *18,098 17,948 17,923 17,699 PA : 3,933 3,794 3,548 3,806 *3,781 3,736 SC : 4,846 4,983 5,051 4,911 4,889 5,012 TX : 14,738 14,798 14,851 14,684 15,192 15,260 VA : 6,647 6,717 6,883 6,686 6,731 6,703 CA, TN, & WV : 11,496 11,483 11,342 11,609 *11,570 11,371 : 15 State Total : 184,834 184,715 *184,449 182,737 *184,660 184,315 : Previous Year Total : 184,823 184,452 184,908 184,583 187,912 187,448 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,388 21,177 21,477 22,454 *22,316 21,808 AR : 23,203 24,259 25,011 24,837 *23,315 23,813 DE : 4,817 5,250 4,724 5,276 *5,648 4,703 FL : 2,408 2,400 2,364 2,230 *2,186 2,468 GA : 24,779 25,941 26,312 26,049 *25,534 25,427 MD : 5,602 6,140 5,714 5,377 *5,221 5,847 MS : 15,388 15,151 15,954 15,662 *15,491 15,615 NC : 14,716 14,873 14,495 14,685 14,446 14,405 PA : 2,689 2,744 2,838 2,872 *3,041 2,649 SC : 3,702 3,754 4,245 3,797 4,201 4,584 TX : 11,443 11,643 11,778 11,617 11,558 11,606 VA : 5,859 5,373 5,659 5,287 5,450 5,407 CA, TN, & WV : 10,412 10,268 10,176 10,091 *10,260 10,669 : 15 State Total : 146,406 148,973 150,747 150,234 *148,667 149,001 : Previous Year Total : 142,475 147,869 147,502 149,908 147,350 147,705 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.