Pou 2-2 (7-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 18, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 182 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 14, 2001. This was up 2 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 14, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through July 14, 2001 were 4.13 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 14, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 14, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 25, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,512 29,659 *28,718 *29,544 *28,691 28,619 AR : 30,740 30,578 30,126 30,055 29,204 30,644 DE : 3,454 3,589 3,450 3,137 3,474 3,470 FL : 2,437 2,433 2,246 2,297 *2,424 2,201 GA : 32,530 32,395 *30,685 32,080 *30,949 31,833 MD : 8,865 8,668 8,914 8,885 8,832 8,822 MS : 19,065 19,016 18,500 18,500 18,792 18,830 NC : 17,939 17,196 *17,751 16,781 17,127 16,757 PA : 3,833 3,925 3,881 *3,711 *3,790 3,974 SC : 4,983 5,008 4,702 4,966 *5,004 4,903 TX : 14,783 14,835 *14,837 13,177 14,784 14,364 VA : 6,626 6,803 6,506 6,113 6,504 6,519 CA, TN, & WV : 11,669 11,383 11,478 11,077 *11,169 11,386 : 15 State Total : 186,436 185,488 *181,794 *180,323 *180,744 182,322 : Previous Year Total : 185,844 183,276 180,334 174,933 175,495 178,837 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,362 5,678 *5,572 5,190 *5,794 5,429 OK : 6,315 6,358 6,105 5,731 5,724 6,076 LA & MO : 8,952 8,843 8,241 8,563 8,615 8,731 : 19 State Total : 207,065 206,367 *201,712 *199,807 *200,877 202,558 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,512 22,394 22,953 22,473 *22,714 21,629 AR : 24,206 26,194 24,594 24,872 25,271 22,778 DE : 5,787 4,950 5,442 4,607 4,325 4,611 FL : 2,451 2,486 2,199 2,417 2,527 2,276 GA : 25,358 25,797 26,352 25,573 *26,322 24,308 MD : 5,025 5,613 5,131 5,229 *5,886 5,668 MS : 15,918 15,950 15,800 15,713 15,477 15,449 NC : 14,226 14,243 14,596 14,817 13,534 13,950 PA : 2,769 2,642 2,595 *2,727 *2,691 2,739 SC : 4,296 4,475 3,746 4,139 3,863 4,251 TX : 12,068 12,124 11,858 11,797 11,845 11,878 VA : 5,541 5,353 5,539 6,072 5,949 5,432 CA, TN, & WV : 10,827 11,009 9,790 10,079 *10,369 10,443 : 15 State Total : 150,984 153,230 150,595 *150,515 *150,773 145,412 : Previous Year Total : 148,957 148,434 150,449 149,938 147,115 144,530 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 100 100 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,019 4,550 4,572 4,224 *4,543 4,268 OK : 4,897 4,293 4,987 5,099 4,086 5,563 LA & MO : 9,669 9,472 8,431 8,264 *9,113 8,099 : 19 State Total : 169,569 171,545 168,585 *168,102 *168,515 163,342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.