Pou 2-2 (9-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 26, 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 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 178 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 22, 2001. This was up 6 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 146 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 22, 2001. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through September 22, 2001 were 5.60 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 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 22, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 22, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 3, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,615 29,517 *29,252 28,177 *28,872 27,693 AR : 29,880 30,519 *29,887 29,469 29,579 29,665 DE : 3,482 3,515 3,551 *3,545 3,085 3,482 FL : 2,398 *2,240 *2,232 2,262 2,235 2,327 GA : *31,832 *31,850 *31,971 31,252 *31,364 30,388 MD : 8,695 8,957 8,795 8,630 *7,734 8,833 MS : 18,964 18,976 *18,604 18,154 17,476 18,404 NC : 17,711 *17,509 *16,565 16,057 15,990 17,737 PA : 3,987 3,776 3,754 *3,470 *3,947 3,710 SC : 4,984 5,067 4,949 4,983 4,807 4,719 TX : 14,135 14,566 14,769 14,208 13,208 13,629 VA : 6,565 6,504 6,387 6,447 5,867 6,421 CA, TN, & WV : 11,296 11,179 10,988 10,293 9,645 10,536 : 15 State Total :*183,544 *184,175 *181,704 *176,947 *173,809 177,544 : Previous Year Total : 180,272 178,581 176,154 169,551 168,927 167,926 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 104 103 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,691 5,673 5,413 *5,494 *5,029 4,629 OK : 6,295 6,014 5,994 6,317 *6,006 6,384 LA & MO : 9,102 8,911 8,907 8,411 *9,229 8,393 : 19 State Total :*204,632 *204,773 *202,018 *197,169 *194,073 196,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,817 22,622 22,715 23,089 *22,553 21,865 AR : 23,811 24,977 23,892 22,693 24,198 22,834 DE : 5,452 5,116 4,585 *4,808 *5,150 4,778 FL : 2,518 2,377 2,446 2,299 *2,113 2,440 GA : 24,642 25,290 25,244 25,324 *25,349 25,547 MD : 4,861 *5,168 5,387 *5,276 *4,905 5,751 MS : 15,005 15,835 15,308 15,716 *15,628 15,382 NC : 13,925 14,629 13,768 13,984 14,139 13,364 PA : 2,757 2,742 2,661 *2,741 *2,810 2,760 SC : 3,998 3,855 4,019 *4,003 3,854 4,155 TX : 10,901 11,042 10,684 11,259 11,596 12,521 VA : 5,074 5,349 5,442 5,699 *5,996 5,235 CA, TN, & WV : 10,766 9,367 9,196 9,382 *10,053 9,547 : 15 State Total : 145,527 *148,369 145,347 *146,273 *148,344 146,179 : Previous Year Total : 142,154 144,596 141,877 144,511 142,827 140,916 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 101 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,527 4,552 4,540 *4,509 *4,495 4,337 OK : 4,891 4,310 4,975 4,940 *4,517 5,840 LA & MO : 8,132 8,572 8,326 *9,536 *8,580 8,419 : 19 State Total : 163,077 *165,803 163,188 *165,258 *165,936 164,775 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.