Pou 2-2 (7-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 5, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 181 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 30, 2001. This was up 3 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 30, 2001. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through June 30, 2001 were 3.83 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 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 30, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 30, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 11, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,880 29,875 *29,512 29,637 28,784 29,413 AR : 30,896 30,900 30,740 30,578 30,126 30,055 DE : 3,680 3,543 3,454 3,589 3,450 3,137 FL : 2,392 2,431 *2,437 2,433 2,246 2,297 GA : 32,581 32,460 32,530 32,395 31,203 32,084 MD : 8,735 8,752 8,865 8,668 8,914 8,885 MS : 19,205 19,107 19,065 19,016 *18,500 18,842 NC : 17,977 18,038 *17,939 17,082 17,886 16,781 PA : 3,695 3,740 3,833 3,925 *3,764 3,701 SC : 4,974 4,963 4,983 5,008 4,702 4,966 TX : 15,276 14,815 *14,784 14,833 14,836 13,175 VA : 6,632 6,784 6,626 6,803 6,506 6,113 CA, TN, & WV : 11,364 11,690 11,669 11,383 *11,478 11,084 : 15 State Total : 187,287 187,098 *186,437 185,350 *182,395 180,533 : Previous Year Total : 185,414 186,505 185,844 183,276 180,334 174,933 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 101 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,601 5,682 *5,362 5,678 5,863 5,404 OK : 6,257 6,192 6,315 6,168 6,105 5,731 LA & MO : 9,463 8,725 8,952 8,843 8,241 8,563 : 19 State Total : 208,608 207,697 *207,066 206,039 *202,604 200,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,682 22,516 22,512 22,394 *22,953 22,473 AR : 24,501 24,050 24,206 26,194 24,594 24,872 DE : 4,029 5,135 5,787 4,950 5,442 4,607 FL : 2,195 2,484 2,451 2,486 2,199 2,417 GA : 25,377 *26,336 25,358 25,797 *26,352 25,540 MD : *6,388 5,739 5,025 *5,613 5,131 5,229 MS : 15,754 15,861 15,918 15,950 15,800 15,738 NC : 14,636 15,123 14,226 14,243 14,596 14,817 PA : 2,775 2,713 2,769 2,642 *2,675 2,814 SC : 4,216 3,653 4,296 4,475 3,746 4,139 TX : 12,131 12,225 12,069 12,125 11,859 11,798 VA : 5,365 5,152 5,541 5,353 5,539 6,072 CA, TN, & WV : 10,168 9,862 10,827 11,009 *9,790 10,056 : 15 State Total :*149,217 *150,849 150,985 *153,231 *150,676 150,572 : Previous Year Total : 148,402 149,543 148,957 148,434 150,449 149,938 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 103 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,143 4,516 4,019 4,550 4,583 4,334 OK : 4,408 4,171 4,897 4,293 4,987 5,099 LA & MO : 8,760 9,547 9,669 9,472 8,431 8,264 : 19 State Total :*166,528 *169,083 169,570 *171,546 *168,677 168,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.