Pou 2-2 (8-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 15, 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 August 11, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 11, 2001. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through August 11, 2001 were 4.72 billion, up 1 percent 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 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 11, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 11, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 22, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,243 *29,688 *29,662 28,592 29,994 30,001 AR : 29,204 30,644 *30,430 29,986 29,819 30,204 DE : 3,474 3,470 3,458 3,384 *3,417 3,518 FL : 2,424 2,251 *2,413 2,302 2,220 2,393 GA : 30,830 31,901 *31,435 30,603 *31,701 31,750 MD : 8,832 8,822 8,821 8,701 8,756 8,797 MS : 18,792 18,830 *18,933 18,223 19,077 18,981 NC : 17,149 17,008 17,731 17,473 18,155 16,393 PA : 3,790 4,044 3,944 4,018 *3,644 3,832 SC : 5,004 4,903 4,992 4,899 *4,842 4,835 TX : 14,785 14,368 14,340 13,911 14,163 13,695 VA : 6,504 6,519 6,566 6,550 *6,575 6,322 CA, TN, & WV : 11,169 11,614 11,956 11,401 *11,575 11,231 : 15 State Total : 180,200 *184,062 *184,681 180,043 *183,938 181,952 : Previous Year Total : 175,495 178,837 178,484 178,863 178,892 177,674 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 101 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,588 5,698 5,700 5,429 *5,255 5,489 OK : 5,879 6,076 6,228 6,256 *6,321 5,908 LA & MO : 8,615 8,731 8,793 8,662 9,022 8,651 : 19 State Total : 200,282 *204,567 *205,402 200,390 *204,536 202,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,714 21,629 22,337 21,850 22,603 22,522 AR : 25,271 22,778 25,493 23,136 24,597 24,047 DE : 4,325 4,611 4,625 5,127 *4,396 5,294 FL : 2,527 2,276 2,327 2,280 2,068 2,649 GA : 26,147 24,440 25,573 24,257 *25,640 24,777 MD : 5,886 5,668 5,750 5,374 *5,737 5,279 MS : 15,477 15,449 15,381 15,639 15,597 15,582 NC : 13,534 13,950 13,838 13,900 *13,982 13,538 PA : 2,691 2,639 2,588 2,748 *2,732 2,872 SC : 3,863 4,251 3,983 3,993 *3,840 4,583 TX : 11,846 11,879 10,384 11,772 11,400 11,272 VA : 5,949 5,432 4,731 5,347 *5,561 5,315 CA, TN, & WV : 10,181 10,352 9,866 10,275 *10,125 10,520 : 15 State Total : 150,411 145,354 146,876 145,698 *148,278 148,250 : Previous Year Total : 147,115 144,530 140,783 140,937 142,149 142,260 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 104 103 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,543 4,268 4,412 4,177 *4,418 4,283 OK : 4,086 5,563 4,174 3,970 *4,384 4,217 LA & MO : 9,113 8,595 7,165 9,067 8,590 9,087 : 19 State Total : 168,153 163,780 162,627 162,912 *165,670 165,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.