Pou 2-2 (6-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 20, 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 June 16, 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 Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 153 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 16, 2001. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through June 16, 2001 were 3.53 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Four Additional States in Weekly Program Beginning May 16, 2001 four additional States were added to 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 16, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 16, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 27, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,600 29,754 *29,880 29,683 *29,393 29,637 AR : 30,173 30,645 30,896 30,900 30,740 30,578 DE : 3,680 3,652 3,680 3,543 3,454 3,570 FL : 2,400 2,399 2,392 2,431 2,367 2,433 GA : 32,541 32,289 *32,581 32,460 *32,530 32,376 MD : 8,960 8,878 8,735 8,752 8,865 8,669 MS : 19,089 19,140 19,205 19,107 *19,065 19,016 NC : 18,120 18,000 *17,977 17,794 17,938 17,082 PA : 3,821 3,824 *3,740 *3,726 *3,775 3,823 SC : 5,087 5,023 4,974 4,963 4,983 5,008 TX : 15,290 15,307 *15,276 14,815 14,769 14,833 VA : 6,605 *6,802 6,632 6,784 6,626 6,803 CA, TN, & WV : 11,586 11,583 11,364 11,690 11,669 11,376 : 15 State Total : 186,952 *187,296 *187,332 *186,648 *186,174 185,204 : Previous Year Total : 185,949 186,522 185,414 186,505 185,844 183,276 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,513 5,270 *5,601 5,682 *5,040 5,678 OK : 6,180 6,358 6,257 6,192 6,315 6,168 LA & MO : 9,444 9,300 9,463 8,725 8,952 8,843 : 19 State Total : 208,089 *208,224 *208,653 *207,247 *206,481 205,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,476 21,969 21,682 22,518 *22,512 22,394 AR : 24,972 24,859 24,501 24,050 24,206 26,194 DE : 5,032 4,428 4,029 5,135 5,787 5,192 FL : 2,362 2,390 2,195 2,484 2,451 2,486 GA : 25,511 26,133 25,377 26,140 *25,358 25,803 MD : 5,702 6,315 6,387 5,739 5,025 5,360 MS : 14,837 15,145 15,754 15,861 *15,918 15,950 NC : 14,622 14,892 14,636 15,123 14,226 14,243 PA : 2,673 2,655 *2,772 *2,709 *2,757 2,732 SC : 4,411 3,967 4,216 3,653 4,296 4,475 TX : 11,943 12,181 12,131 12,225 12,069 12,125 VA : 5,704 5,031 5,365 5,152 5,541 5,353 CA, TN, & WV : 10,797 9,874 10,168 9,862 *10,827 10,824 : 15 State Total : 150,042 149,839 *149,213 *150,651 *150,973 153,131 : Previous Year Total : 150,139 149,857 148,402 149,543 148,957 148,434 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 101 101 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,653 4,223 4,143 4,516 *4,019 4,570 OK : 4,274 4,779 4,408 4,171 4,897 4,293 LA & MO : 8,951 8,491 8,760 9,547 9,669 9,472 : 19 State Total : 167,920 167,332 *166,524 *168,885 *169,558 171,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.