Pou 2-2 (7-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 11, 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 July 7, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 7, 2001. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through July 7, 2001 were 3.98 billion, up 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 7, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 7, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 18, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,875 29,512 *29,659 28,784 29,413 28,560 AR : 30,900 30,740 30,578 30,126 30,055 29,204 DE : 3,543 3,454 3,589 3,450 3,137 3,474 FL : 2,431 2,437 2,433 2,246 2,297 2,270 GA : 32,460 32,530 32,395 31,203 *32,080 30,793 MD : 8,752 8,865 8,668 8,914 8,885 8,832 MS : 19,107 19,065 19,016 18,500 *18,500 18,792 NC : 18,038 17,939 *17,196 17,886 16,781 17,127 PA : 3,740 3,833 3,925 *3,881 *3,732 3,846 SC : 4,963 4,983 5,008 4,702 4,966 5,005 TX : *14,788 *14,783 *14,835 *14,838 *13,177 14,784 VA : 6,784 6,626 6,803 6,506 6,113 6,504 CA, TN, & WV : 11,690 11,669 11,383 11,478 *11,077 11,500 : 15 State Total :*187,071 *186,436 *185,488 *182,514 *180,213 180,691 : Previous Year Total : 186,505 185,844 183,276 180,334 174,933 175,495 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 101 101 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,682 5,362 5,678 *5,857 *5,190 5,639 OK : 6,192 6,315 *6,358 6,105 5,731 5,724 LA & MO : 8,725 8,952 8,843 8,241 8,563 8,615 : 19 State Total :*207,670 *207,065 *206,367 *202,717 *199,697 200,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,516 22,512 22,394 22,953 22,473 22,388 AR : 24,050 24,206 26,194 24,594 24,872 25,271 DE : 5,135 5,787 4,950 5,442 4,607 4,325 FL : 2,484 2,451 2,486 2,199 2,417 2,527 GA : 26,336 25,358 25,797 26,352 *25,573 26,298 MD : 5,739 5,025 5,613 5,131 5,229 5,870 MS : 15,861 15,918 15,950 15,800 *15,713 15,477 NC : 15,123 14,226 14,243 14,596 14,817 13,534 PA : 2,713 2,769 2,642 *2,595 *2,712 2,872 SC : 3,653 4,296 4,475 3,746 4,139 3,863 TX : *12,203 *12,068 *12,124 *11,858 *11,797 11,845 VA : 5,152 5,541 5,353 5,539 6,072 5,949 CA, TN, & WV : 9,862 10,827 11,009 9,790 *10,079 10,396 : 15 State Total :*150,827 *150,984 *153,230 *150,595 *150,500 150,615 : Previous Year Total : 149,543 148,957 148,434 150,449 149,938 147,115 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 103 100 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,516 4,019 4,550 *4,572 *4,224 4,648 OK : 4,171 4,897 4,293 4,987 5,099 4,086 LA & MO : 9,547 9,669 9,472 8,431 8,264 9,102 : 19 State Total :*169,061 *169,569 *171,545 *168,585 *168,087 168,451 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.