Pou 2-2 (5-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 30, 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 187 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 26, 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 83 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 150 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 26, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through May 26, 2001 were 3.08 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Four Additional States in Weekly Program Beginning May 16, 2001 four additional States were 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 26, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19-States placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 26, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 6, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,823 28,954 *28,801 29,600 *29,578 29,403 AR : 30,087 30,253 30,017 30,173 30,645 30,896 DE : 3,777 3,573 3,588 3,680 *3,652 3,680 FL : 2,384 2,381 2,376 2,400 2,399 2,392 GA : 31,853 32,501 *31,892 32,278 32,207 32,566 MD : 8,788 8,724 8,769 8,960 8,532 8,864 MS : 18,389 18,069 18,744 19,089 19,140 19,236 NC : 17,790 18,029 *17,817 18,342 18,000 17,786 PA : 3,692 3,749 3,861 3,821 3,824 3,795 SC : 5,021 4,983 4,968 5,087 5,023 4,974 TX : 15,261 15,299 15,289 15,290 15,307 15,303 VA : 6,693 6,663 6,812 6,605 6,637 6,632 CA, TN, & WV : 11,538 10,959 11,484 11,586 *11,583 11,435 : 15 State Total : 184,096 184,137 *184,418 186,911 *186,527 186,962 : Previous Year Total : 186,477 186,476 183,698 185,949 186,522 185,414 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,610 5,339 5,115 5,513 *5,270 5,117 OK : 6,236 6,333 6,109 6,180 6,358 6,257 LA & MO : 9,259 9,380 9,444 9,444 9,300 9,389 : 19 State Total : 205,201 205,189 *205,086 208,048 *207,455 207,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,135 22,088 22,290 21,476 *21,153 21,631 AR : 23,026 24,197 24,730 24,972 24,859 24,501 DE : 5,155 4,717 4,190 5,032 *4,428 3,859 FL : 2,395 2,458 2,411 2,362 2,390 2,195 GA : 25,341 25,045 25,981 *25,456 *26,137 25,373 MD : 4,874 *5,783 5,559 5,702 *6,315 6,583 MS : 15,331 15,671 15,690 14,837 *15,145 15,545 NC : 14,437 14,690 13,794 14,622 14,892 14,636 PA : 2,751 2,785 2,738 2,673 2,655 2,836 SC : 3,909 4,464 3,878 4,411 3,967 4,242 TX : 11,461 11,970 11,917 11,943 12,181 12,131 VA : 6,051 5,322 6,194 5,704 5,031 5,530 CA, TN, & WV : 10,282 10,340 10,060 10,797 *9,874 10,508 : 15 State Total : 147,148 *149,530 149,432 *149,987 *149,027 149,570 : Previous Year Total : 148,919 151,362 150,793 150,139 149,857 148,402 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 100 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,281 4,329 3,987 4,653 *4,223 4,129 OK : 4,565 5,319 4,298 4,274 4,779 4,408 LA & MO : 9,143 8,843 9,075 8,951 8,491 8,731 : 19 State Total : 165,137 *168,021 166,792 *167,865 *166,520 166,838 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.