Pou 2-2 (6-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 27, 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 183 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 23, 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 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 23, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through June 23, 2001 were 3.68 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 23, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 23, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 5, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,754 29,880 *29,875 29,393 29,637 28,784 AR : 30,645 30,896 30,900 30,740 30,578 30,126 DE : 3,652 3,680 3,543 3,454 *3,589 3,450 FL : 2,399 2,392 2,431 2,367 2,433 2,246 GA : 32,289 32,581 32,460 32,530 *32,395 31,203 MD : 8,878 8,735 8,752 8,865 *8,668 8,914 MS : 19,140 19,205 19,107 19,065 19,016 18,563 NC : 18,000 17,977 *18,038 17,938 17,082 17,886 PA : *3,804 *3,695 *3,740 *3,833 *3,925 3,796 SC : 5,023 4,974 4,963 4,983 5,008 4,702 TX : 15,307 15,276 14,815 14,769 14,833 14,836 VA : 6,802 6,632 6,784 6,626 6,803 6,506 CA, TN, & WV : 11,583 11,364 11,690 11,669 *11,383 11,584 : 15 State Total :*187,276 *187,287 *187,098 *186,232 *185,350 182,596 : Previous Year Total : 186,522 185,414 186,505 185,844 183,276 180,334 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,270 5,601 5,682 5,040 5,678 5,863 OK : 6,358 6,257 6,192 6,315 6,168 6,105 LA & MO : 9,300 9,463 8,725 8,952 8,843 8,241 : 19 State Total :*208,204 *208,608 *207,697 *206,539 *206,039 202,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,969 21,682 *22,516 22,512 22,394 22,913 AR : 24,859 24,501 24,050 24,206 26,194 24,594 DE : 4,428 4,029 5,135 5,787 *4,950 5,442 FL : 2,390 2,195 2,484 2,451 2,486 2,199 GA : 26,133 25,377 26,140 25,358 *25,797 26,242 MD : 6,315 6,387 5,739 5,025 *5,611 5,131 MS : 15,145 15,754 15,861 15,918 15,950 15,800 NC : 14,892 14,636 15,123 14,226 14,243 14,596 PA : *2,658 *2,775 *2,713 *2,769 *2,642 2,696 SC : 3,967 4,216 3,653 4,296 4,475 3,746 TX : 12,181 12,131 12,225 12,069 12,125 11,859 VA : 5,031 5,365 5,152 5,541 5,353 5,539 CA, TN, & WV : 9,874 10,168 9,862 10,827 *11,009 10,669 : 15 State Total :*149,842 *149,216 *150,653 *150,985 *153,229 151,426 : Previous Year Total : 149,857 148,402 149,543 148,957 148,434 150,449 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 101 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,223 4,143 4,516 4,019 *4,550 4,583 OK : 4,779 4,408 4,171 4,897 4,293 4,987 LA & MO : 8,491 8,760 9,547 9,669 9,472 8,431 : 19 State Total :*167,335 *166,527 *168,887 *169,570 *171,544 169,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.