Pou 2-2 (9-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 19, 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 174 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 15, 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 149 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 15, 2001. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through September 15, 2001 were 5.45 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 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 15, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 15, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 26, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,899 29,615 29,517 29,479 28,177 28,828 AR : 30,204 29,880 30,519 29,870 29,469 29,579 DE : 3,518 3,482 3,515 3,551 3,516 3,085 FL : 2,353 2,398 2,320 2,272 2,262 2,235 GA : 31,673 31,693 31,741 31,737 31,252 31,379 MD : 8,797 8,695 8,957 8,795 8,630 8,172 MS : 18,981 18,964 18,976 18,785 18,154 17,476 NC : 16,844 17,711 17,627 16,293 16,057 15,990 PA : 3,548 3,987 3,776 3,754 3,715 3,942 SC : 4,835 4,984 5,067 4,949 4,983 4,807 TX : 13,693 14,135 14,566 14,769 14,208 13,208 VA : 6,322 6,565 6,504 6,387 6,447 5,867 CA, TN, & WV : 11,051 11,296 11,179 10,988 10,293 9,645 : 15 State Total : 181,718 183,405 184,264 181,629 177,163 174,213 : Previous Year Total : 177,674 180,272 178,581 176,154 169,551 168,927 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,664 5,691 5,673 5,413 5,318 5,670 OK : 5,908 6,295 6,014 5,994 6,317 6,100 LA & MO : 8,651 9,102 8,911 8,907 8,411 9,227 : 19 State Total : 201,941 204,493 204,862 201,943 197,209 195,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,522 21,817 22,622 22,715 23,089 23,149 AR : 24,047 23,811 24,977 23,892 22,693 24,198 DE : 5,443 5,452 5,116 4,585 4,685 5,292 FL : 2,649 2,518 2,377 2,446 2,299 2,137 GA : 24,756 24,642 25,290 25,244 25,324 24,126 MD : 5,139 4,861 5,165 5,387 5,428 4,795 MS : 15,582 15,005 15,835 15,308 15,716 15,657 NC : 14,157 13,925 14,629 13,768 13,984 14,139 PA : 2,780 2,757 2,742 2,661 2,977 3,871 SC : 4,583 3,998 3,855 4,019 4,037 3,854 TX : 11,270 10,901 11,042 10,684 11,259 11,596 VA : 5,315 5,074 5,349 5,442 5,699 5,893 CA, TN, & WV : 10,734 10,766 9,367 9,196 9,382 10,097 : 15 State Total : 148,977 145,527 148,366 145,347 146,572 148,804 : Previous Year Total : 142,260 142,154 144,596 141,877 144,511 142,827 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 102 103 102 101 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,147 4,527 4,552 4,540 4,429 4,550 OK : 4,217 4,891 4,310 4,975 4,940 4,800 LA & MO : 9,087 8,132 8,572 8,326 9,579 9,253 : 19 State Total : 166,428 163,077 165,800 163,188 165,520 167,407 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------