Pou 2-2 (8-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 8, 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 184 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 4, 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 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 4, 2001. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through August 4, 2001 were 4.57 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 4, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 4, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 15, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,323 28,243 29,484 29,582 28,592 29,994 AR : 30,055 29,204 30,644 30,408 29,986 29,819 DE : 3,137 3,474 3,470 3,458 3,384 3,383 FL : 2,297 2,424 *2,251 2,373 2,302 2,220 GA : 32,080 *30,830 31,901 31,509 *30,603 31,671 MD : 8,885 8,832 8,822 8,821 8,701 8,756 MS : 18,500 18,792 18,830 18,747 *18,223 19,077 NC : 16,727 17,149 *17,008 17,731 17,473 18,155 PA : 3,711 3,790 4,044 3,944 *4,018 3,671 SC : 4,966 5,004 4,903 4,992 4,899 4,833 TX : *13,178 *14,785 *14,368 *14,340 *13,911 14,163 VA : 6,480 6,504 6,519 6,566 6,550 6,550 CA, TN, & WV : 11,077 11,169 11,614 11,956 *11,401 11,522 : 15 State Total :*180,416 *180,200 *183,858 *184,427 *180,043 183,814 : Previous Year Total : 174,933 175,495 178,837 178,484 178,863 178,892 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,700 5,588 5,698 5,700 5,429 5,268 OK : 5,917 5,879 6,076 6,228 6,256 6,362 LA & MO : 8,563 8,615 8,731 8,793 8,662 9,022 : 19 State Total :*200,596 *200,282 *204,363 *205,148 *200,390 204,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,473 22,714 21,629 22,337 21,850 22,603 AR : 24,872 25,271 22,778 25,493 23,136 24,597 DE : 4,607 4,325 4,611 4,625 5,127 4,433 FL : 2,417 2,527 2,276 2,327 2,280 2,068 GA : 25,573 26,147 24,440 25,573 *24,257 25,676 MD : 5,229 5,886 5,668 5,750 5,374 5,686 MS : 15,713 15,477 15,449 15,381 *15,639 15,597 NC : 14,817 13,534 13,950 13,838 13,900 14,052 PA : 2,727 2,691 2,639 2,588 *2,748 2,817 SC : 4,139 3,863 4,251 3,983 3,993 3,748 TX : 11,797 *11,846 *11,879 *10,384 *11,772 11,400 VA : 6,072 5,949 5,432 4,731 5,347 5,527 CA, TN, & WV : 10,079 10,181 10,352 9,866 *10,275 10,147 : 15 State Total : 150,515 *150,411 *145,354 *146,876 *145,698 148,351 : Previous Year Total : 149,938 147,115 144,530 140,783 140,937 142,149 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 101 104 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,224 4,543 4,268 4,412 4,177 4,375 OK : 5,099 4,086 5,563 4,174 3,970 4,385 LA & MO : 8,264 9,113 8,595 7,165 9,067 8,590 : 19 State Total : 168,102 *168,153 *163,780 *162,627 *162,912 165,701 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.