Pou 2-2 (8-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 29, 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 25, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 25, 2001. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through August 25, 2001 were 5.01 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 25, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 25, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 5, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,662 29,199 *29,547 30,001 29,256 29,517 AR : 30,430 30,218 29,819 30,204 29,880 30,519 DE : 3,458 3,384 3,417 3,518 3,482 3,515 FL : 2,413 2,302 *2,230 2,393 2,398 2,320 GA : 31,435 30,883 31,701 31,674 31,693 31,872 MD : 8,821 8,701 8,756 8,797 8,695 8,957 MS : 18,933 18,223 19,077 18,981 18,630 18,976 NC : 17,945 17,468 *18,118 *17,122 *17,574 17,633 PA : 3,944 4,018 3,575 3,548 *3,953 3,861 SC : 4,992 4,899 4,842 4,835 4,984 5,067 TX : 14,340 13,911 14,163 13,695 14,135 14,548 VA : 6,566 6,550 6,575 6,322 *6,565 6,504 CA, TN, & WV : *12,328 11,401 11,575 *11,051 11,279 11,168 : 15 State Total :*185,267 181,157 *183,395 *182,141 *182,524 184,457 : Previous Year Total : 178,484 178,863 178,892 177,674 180,272 178,581 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 101 103 103 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,408 5,507 *5,595 *5,664 5,599 5,541 OK : 6,228 6,256 6,321 5,908 6,295 6,014 LA & MO : 8,793 8,662 9,022 8,651 9,102 8,911 : 19 State Total :*205,696 201,582 *204,333 *202,364 *203,520 204,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,337 21,850 22,603 22,522 21,817 22,622 AR : 25,493 23,136 24,597 24,047 23,811 24,977 DE : 4,625 5,127 4,396 5,443 *5,452 5,116 FL : 2,327 2,280 2,068 2,649 2,518 2,377 GA : 25,573 24,325 25,638 24,756 24,642 25,295 MD : 5,750 *5,377 5,737 *5,139 *4,861 5,165 MS : 15,381 15,639 15,597 15,582 14,709 15,835 NC : 13,838 13,900 13,982 *14,157 *13,925 14,631 PA : 2,588 2,748 2,733 2,780 *2,930 2,768 SC : 3,983 3,993 3,840 4,583 3,998 3,855 TX : 10,384 11,772 11,400 11,272 10,903 11,029 VA : 4,731 5,347 5,561 5,315 *5,074 5,348 CA, TN, & WV : *9,820 10,275 10,125 *10,734 *10,810 9,363 : 15 State Total :*146,830 *145,769 148,277 *148,979 *145,450 148,381 : Previous Year Total : 140,783 140,937 142,149 142,260 142,154 144,596 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 104 105 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,489 4,252 4,418 4,147 4,469 4,499 OK : 4,174 3,970 4,384 4,217 4,891 4,310 LA & MO : 7,165 9,067 8,590 9,087 8,132 8,527 : 19 State Total :*162,658 *163,058 165,669 *166,430 *162,942 165,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.