Pou 2-2 (4-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 25, 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 183 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 21, 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 21, 2001. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through April 21, 2001 were 2.33 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 2, 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 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,653 28,835 29,046 29,114 *29,005 28,616 AR : 30,162 29,987 28,886 29,060 30,029 29,613 DE : 3,574 3,682 3,670 3,454 3,737 3,777 FL : 2,679 2,695 2,678 2,694 2,362 2,384 GA : 31,873 31,851 31,519 32,377 32,586 31,853 MD : 8,888 8,608 8,624 8,946 *8,682 8,697 MS : 18,821 19,018 18,670 18,929 17,820 18,119 NC : 18,290 18,098 *17,877 17,923 17,699 17,463 PA : 3,794 3,548 3,806 *3,819 3,736 3,666 SC : 4,983 5,051 4,911 4,889 5,012 5,021 TX : 14,798 14,851 14,684 15,192 15,260 15,261 VA : 6,717 6,883 6,686 *6,734 *6,698 6,693 CA, TN, & WV : 11,483 11,342 11,609 11,570 *11,370 11,538 : 15 State Total : 184,715 184,449 *182,666 *184,701 *183,996 182,701 : Previous Year Total : 185,387 185,721 185,510 188,823 188,331 186,477 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 98 98 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,177 21,477 22,454 22,316 *21,857 22,135 AR : 24,259 25,011 24,837 23,315 23,813 22,964 DE : 5,250 4,724 5,276 5,648 *4,672 4,944 FL : 2,400 2,364 2,230 2,186 2,468 2,395 GA : 25,941 26,312 26,049 25,534 *25,440 25,355 MD : 6,140 5,714 5,377 5,221 *6,106 5,429 MS : 15,151 15,954 15,662 15,491 15,615 15,331 NC : 14,873 14,495 14,685 14,446 14,405 14,437 PA : 2,744 2,838 2,872 *2,684 *2,583 2,736 SC : 3,754 4,245 3,797 4,201 4,584 3,909 TX : 11,643 11,778 11,617 11,558 11,606 11,461 VA : 5,373 5,659 5,287 *5,458 *5,415 5,785 CA, TN, & WV : 10,268 10,176 10,091 *10,260 *10,694 10,282 : 15 State Total : 148,973 150,747 150,234 *148,318 *149,258 147,163 : Previous Year Total : 148,620 148,575 149,714 147,609 148,314 148,919 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 100 101 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.