Pou 2-2 (5-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 2, 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 April 28, 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 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 149 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 28, 2001. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through April 28, 2001 were 2.48 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 9, 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 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,835 29,046 *29,445 29,005 28,616 29,101 AR : 29,987 28,886 *30,602 30,029 *29,815 30,253 DE : 3,682 3,670 3,454 3,737 3,777 3,573 FL : 2,695 2,678 *2,539 2,362 2,384 2,381 GA : 31,851 31,519 32,377 32,586 31,853 32,169 MD : 8,608 8,624 8,946 8,682 *8,788 8,724 MS : 19,018 18,670 18,929 17,820 18,119 17,933 NC : 18,098 17,877 *18,034 17,699 17,463 17,826 PA : 3,548 3,806 3,819 3,736 3,666 3,781 SC : 5,051 4,911 4,889 5,012 5,021 4,978 TX : 14,851 14,684 15,192 15,260 15,261 15,299 VA : 6,883 6,686 6,734 6,698 6,693 6,611 CA, TN, & WV : 11,342 11,609 11,570 11,370 11,538 11,112 : 15 State Total : 184,449 182,666 *186,530 183,996 *182,994 183,741 : Previous Year Total : 185,721 185,510 188,823 188,331 186,477 186,476 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,477 22,454 22,316 21,857 22,135 22,185 AR : 25,011 24,837 *23,389 23,813 *23,026 24,197 DE : 4,724 5,276 5,648 4,672 *5,155 4,717 FL : 2,364 2,230 2,186 2,468 2,395 1,923 GA : 26,312 26,049 25,534 25,440 25,355 25,249 MD : 5,714 5,377 5,221 6,106 *4,871 5,782 MS : 15,954 15,662 15,491 15,615 15,331 15,671 NC : 14,495 14,685 14,446 14,405 14,437 14,510 PA : 2,838 2,872 2,684 2,583 2,736 2,811 SC : 4,245 3,797 4,201 4,584 3,909 4,636 TX : 11,778 11,617 11,558 11,606 11,461 11,970 VA : 5,659 5,287 5,458 5,415 *6,051 5,697 CA, TN, & WV : 10,176 10,091 10,260 10,694 10,282 9,897 : 15 State Total : 150,747 150,234 *148,392 149,258 *147,144 149,245 : Previous Year Total : 148,575 149,714 147,609 148,314 148,919 151,362 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 101 101 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.