Pou 2-2 (8-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 22, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 182 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 18, 2001. This was up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 81 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 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 18, 2001. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through August 18, 2001 were 4.86 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 18, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 18, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 29, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,688 29,662 *29,199 29,994 30,001 29,256 AR : 30,644 30,430 *30,218 29,819 30,204 29,880 DE : 3,470 3,458 3,384 3,417 3,518 3,482 FL : 2,251 2,413 2,302 2,220 2,393 2,398 GA : *31,902 31,435 *30,883 31,701 *31,674 31,693 MD : 8,822 8,821 8,701 8,756 8,797 8,695 MS : 18,830 18,933 18,223 19,077 18,981 18,630 NC : 17,008 *17,945 *17,468 18,155 16,393 16,845 PA : 4,044 3,944 4,018 *3,575 *3,548 3,751 SC : 4,903 4,992 4,899 4,842 4,835 4,984 TX : 14,368 14,340 13,911 14,163 13,695 14,135 VA : 6,519 6,566 6,550 6,575 6,322 6,569 CA, TN, & WV : 11,614 11,956 11,401 11,575 *11,108 11,279 : 15 State Total :*184,063 *184,895 *181,157 *183,869 *181,469 181,597 : Previous Year Total : 178,837 178,484 178,863 178,892 177,674 180,272 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 101 103 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,698 *5,408 *5,507 5,255 *5,508 5,599 OK : 6,076 6,228 6,256 6,321 5,908 6,295 LA & MO : 8,731 8,793 8,662 9,022 8,651 9,102 : 19 State Total :*204,568 *205,324 *201,582 *204,467 *201,536 202,593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,629 22,337 21,850 22,603 22,522 21,817 AR : 22,778 25,493 23,136 24,597 24,047 23,811 DE : 4,611 4,625 5,127 4,396 *5,443 5,311 FL : 2,276 2,327 2,280 2,068 2,649 2,518 GA : 24,440 25,573 *24,325 *25,638 *24,756 24,642 MD : 5,668 5,750 5,374 5,737 *5,136 5,004 MS : 15,449 15,381 15,639 15,597 15,582 14,709 NC : 13,950 13,838 13,900 13,982 13,538 13,377 PA : 2,639 2,588 2,748 *2,733 *2,780 2,943 SC : 4,251 3,983 3,993 3,840 4,583 3,998 TX : 11,879 10,384 11,772 11,400 11,272 10,903 VA : 5,432 4,731 5,347 5,561 5,315 5,091 CA, TN, & WV : 10,352 9,866 10,275 10,125 *10,437 10,839 : 15 State Total : 145,354 146,876 *145,766 *148,277 *148,060 144,963 : Previous Year Total : 144,530 140,783 140,937 142,149 142,260 142,154 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 104 103 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,268 *4,489 *4,252 4,418 *4,147 4,469 OK : 5,563 4,174 3,970 4,384 4,217 4,891 LA & MO : 8,595 7,165 9,067 8,590 9,087 8,132 : 19 State Total : 163,780 *162,704 *163,055 *165,669 *165,511 162,455 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.