Pou 2-2 (5-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 23, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 187 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 19, 2001. This was up slightly 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 19, 2001. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through May 19, 2001 were 2.93 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Four Additional States in Weekly Program Beginning May 16, 2001 four additional States are being published for the first time in the weekly program for broiler eggs set in incubators and broiler chicks placed for meat production. The four additional States are Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Data collection and weekly estimates began with the week ending April 7, 2001. Commercial hatcheries for the 19-States set a total of 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 19, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19-States placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 19, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 30, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,401 28,823 *28,954 28,872 29,600 29,517 AR : 30,029 30,087 30,253 30,017 30,173 30,645 DE : 3,737 3,777 3,573 3,588 3,680 3,710 FL : 2,402 2,384 2,381 2,376 2,400 2,399 GA : 32,586 31,853 *32,501 *31,878 32,278 32,207 MD : 8,682 8,788 8,724 8,769 8,960 8,532 MS : 18,846 *18,389 *18,069 18,744 19,089 19,140 NC : 17,756 17,790 *18,029 17,861 18,342 18,000 PA : 3,732 3,692 *3,749 *3,861 *3,821 3,824 SC : 5,012 5,021 4,983 4,968 5,087 5,023 TX : 15,260 15,261 15,299 15,289 15,290 15,307 VA : 6,698 6,693 *6,663 *6,812 *6,605 6,637 CA, TN, & WV : 11,370 11,538 10,959 11,484 *11,586 11,621 : 15 State Total : 185,511 *184,096 *184,137 *184,519 *186,911 186,562 : Previous Year Total : 188,331 186,477 186,476 183,698 185,949 186,522 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,606 5,610 5,339 5,115 5,513 5,247 OK : 6,438 6,236 6,333 6,109 6,180 6,358 LA & MO : 9,357 9,259 9,380 9,444 9,444 9,300 : 19 State Total : 205,912 *205,201 *205,189 *205,187 *208,048 207,467 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,857 22,135 22,088 22,290 21,476 21,675 AR : 23,813 23,026 24,197 24,730 24,972 24,859 DE : 4,672 5,155 4,717 4,190 *5,032 4,925 FL : 2,468 2,395 2,458 2,411 2,362 2,390 GA : 25,440 25,341 25,045 25,981 25,468 26,221 MD : *6,107 *4,874 5,782 *5,559 *5,702 5,819 MS : 15,615 15,331 15,671 15,690 *14,837 15,152 NC : 14,405 14,437 14,690 13,794 14,622 14,892 PA : 2,556 2,751 *2,785 *2,738 *2,673 2,655 SC : 4,584 3,909 4,464 3,878 *4,411 3,967 TX : 11,606 11,461 11,970 11,917 11,943 12,181 VA : 5,415 6,051 *5,322 *6,194 *5,704 5,031 CA, TN, & WV : 10,694 10,282 10,340 10,060 *10,797 9,930 : 15 State Total :*149,232 *147,148 *149,529 *149,432 *149,999 149,697 : Previous Year Total : 148,314 148,919 151,362 150,793 150,139 149,857 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 99 99 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 3,172 4,281 4,329 3,987 *4,653 4,203 OK : 4,629 4,565 5,319 4,298 4,274 4,779 LA & MO : 9,005 9,143 8,843 9,075 8,951 8,491 : 19 State Total :*166,038 *165,137 *168,020 *166,792 *167,877 167,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.