Pou 2-2 (5-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 9, 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 185 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 5, 2001. This was up 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 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 5, 2001. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through May 5, 2001 were 2.63 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 16, 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 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,046 29,445 *29,401 28,616 29,101 28,872 AR : 28,886 30,602 30,029 29,815 30,253 30,017 DE : 3,670 3,454 3,737 3,777 3,573 3,588 FL : 2,678 2,539 *2,402 2,384 2,381 2,376 GA : 31,519 32,377 32,586 31,853 32,169 32,206 MD : 8,624 8,946 8,682 8,788 8,724 8,769 MS : 18,670 18,929 *18,846 18,119 17,933 18,729 NC : 17,877 18,034 *17,756 17,463 17,826 17,861 PA : 3,806 3,819 3,736 3,666 *3,779 3,840 SC : 4,911 4,889 5,012 5,021 *4,983 4,968 TX : 14,684 15,192 15,260 15,261 15,299 15,289 VA : 6,686 6,734 6,698 6,693 6,611 6,852 CA, TN, & WV : 11,609 11,570 11,370 11,538 *10,959 11,293 : 15 State Total : 182,666 186,530 *185,515 182,994 *183,591 184,660 : Previous Year Total : 185,510 188,823 188,331 186,477 186,476 183,698 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 98 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,454 22,316 21,857 22,135 *22,088 22,290 AR : 24,837 23,389 23,813 23,026 24,197 24,730 DE : 5,276 5,648 4,672 5,155 4,717 4,190 FL : 2,230 2,186 2,468 2,395 *2,458 2,411 GA : 26,049 25,534 25,440 *25,341 *25,145 26,021 MD : 5,377 5,221 6,106 4,871 5,782 5,557 MS : 15,662 15,491 15,615 15,331 15,671 16,617 NC : 14,685 14,446 14,405 14,437 *14,690 13,794 PA : 2,872 2,684 2,583 2,736 *2,803 2,751 SC : 3,797 4,201 4,584 3,909 *4,464 3,878 TX : 11,617 11,558 11,606 11,461 11,970 11,917 VA : 5,287 5,458 5,415 6,051 5,697 6,197 CA, TN, & WV : 10,091 10,260 10,694 10,282 *10,340 9,524 : 15 State Total : 150,234 148,392 149,258 *147,130 *150,022 149,877 : Previous Year Total : 149,714 147,609 148,314 148,919 151,362 150,793 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.