Pou 2-2 (10-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 3, 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 178 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 29, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 29, 2001. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through September 29, 2001 were 5.74 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 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 29, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 159 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 29, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 10, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,517 29,252 *27,806 28,872 27,693 28,703 AR : 30,519 29,887 29,469 29,579 29,665 28,546 DE : 3,515 3,551 3,545 3,085 3,482 3,580 FL : 2,240 2,232 *2,162 2,235 2,327 2,243 GA : 31,850 31,971 *31,238 31,364 *30,343 30,767 MD : 8,957 8,795 8,630 7,734 8,833 8,988 MS : 18,976 18,604 *17,731 17,476 18,404 17,848 NC : 17,509 16,565 *15,904 15,990 17,737 17,218 PA : 3,776 3,754 3,470 3,947 *3,714 3,742 SC : 5,067 4,949 4,983 4,807 4,719 4,890 TX : 14,566 14,769 14,208 13,208 13,629 14,527 VA : 6,504 6,387 6,447 5,867 6,421 6,189 CA, TN, & WV : 11,179 10,988 10,293 9,645 *10,516 10,690 : 15 State Total : 184,175 181,704 *175,886 173,809 *177,483 177,931 : Previous Year Total : 178,581 176,154 169,551 168,927 167,926 175,075 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 104 103 106 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,673 5,413 5,494 5,029 4,629 5,689 OK : 6,014 5,994 6,317 6,006 6,384 6,174 LA & MO : 8,911 8,907 8,411 9,229 8,393 9,231 : 19 State Total : 204,773 202,018 *196,108 194,073 *196,889 199,025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,622 22,715 23,089 22,553 *21,915 21,560 AR : 24,977 23,892 22,693 24,198 22,834 23,173 DE : 5,116 4,585 4,808 5,150 4,778 4,884 FL : 2,377 2,446 2,299 2,113 2,440 2,134 GA : 25,290 25,244 25,324 25,349 *25,561 24,505 MD : 5,168 5,387 5,276 4,905 5,751 5,467 MS : 15,835 15,308 15,716 15,628 15,382 14,568 NC : 14,629 13,768 13,984 14,139 13,364 13,138 PA : 2,742 2,661 2,741 2,810 *2,661 2,734 SC : 3,855 4,019 4,003 3,854 4,155 3,903 TX : 11,042 10,684 11,259 11,596 *11,907 11,425 VA : 5,349 5,442 5,699 5,996 5,235 5,007 CA, TN, & WV : 9,367 9,196 9,382 10,053 *9,548 8,528 : 15 State Total : 148,369 145,347 146,273 148,344 *145,531 141,026 : Previous Year Total : 144,596 141,877 144,511 142,827 140,916 136,863 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 101 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,552 4,540 4,509 4,495 4,337 4,252 OK : 4,310 4,975 4,940 4,517 5,840 4,215 LA & MO : 8,572 8,326 9,536 8,580 8,419 9,175 : 19 State Total : 165,803 163,188 165,258 165,936 *164,127 158,668 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.