Pou 2-2 (10-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 10, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 182 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 6, 2001. This was up 4 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 139 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 6, 2001. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through October 6, 2001 were 5.88 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 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 6, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 156 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 6, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 17, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,252 27,806 *28,749 27,693 *28,758 29,293 AR : 29,887 29,469 29,579 29,665 28,546 29,982 DE : 3,551 3,545 3,085 3,482 3,580 3,571 FL : 2,232 2,162 2,235 2,327 2,243 2,239 GA : 31,971 31,238 *31,433 30,343 *30,947 32,033 MD : 8,795 8,630 7,734 8,833 8,988 8,576 MS : 18,604 17,731 *17,294 18,404 *17,690 18,613 NC : 16,565 15,904 *15,613 17,737 17,218 16,664 PA : 3,754 3,470 3,947 3,714 3,742 3,708 SC : 4,949 4,983 4,807 4,719 4,890 4,886 TX : 14,769 14,208 *13,207 *13,628 *14,526 14,739 VA : 6,387 6,447 5,867 6,421 6,189 6,405 CA, TN, & WV : 10,988 10,293 9,645 10,516 10,690 10,858 : 15 State Total : 181,704 175,886 *173,195 *177,482 *178,007 181,567 : Previous Year Total : 176,154 169,551 168,927 167,926 175,075 175,328 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 103 106 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,413 5,494 *4,615 *4,497 *5,351 5,693 OK : 5,994 6,317 6,006 6,384 6,174 6,088 LA & MO : 8,907 8,411 *9,025 8,393 9,231 8,783 : 19 State Total : 202,018 196,108 *192,841 *196,756 *198,763 202,131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,715 23,089 22,553 21,915 21,560 21,807 AR : 23,892 22,693 24,198 22,834 23,173 22,692 DE : 4,585 4,808 5,150 4,778 4,884 4,101 FL : 2,446 2,299 2,113 2,440 2,134 2,205 GA : 25,244 25,324 25,349 25,561 *25,210 25,456 MD : 5,387 5,276 4,905 5,751 5,467 5,022 MS : 15,308 15,716 15,628 15,382 *14,560 13,752 NC : 13,768 13,984 14,139 13,364 13,138 12,926 PA : 2,661 2,741 2,810 2,661 2,734 2,757 SC : 4,019 4,003 3,854 4,155 3,903 3,739 TX : 10,684 11,259 11,596 11,907 11,425 10,615 VA : 5,442 5,699 5,996 5,235 *5,005 4,779 CA, TN, & WV : 9,196 9,382 10,053 9,548 8,528 8,883 : 15 State Total : 145,347 146,273 148,344 145,531 *141,721 138,734 : Previous Year Total : 141,877 144,511 142,827 140,916 136,863 136,083 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 104 103 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,540 4,509 *4,421 *4,266 *4,312 3,602 OK : 4,975 4,940 4,517 5,840 4,215 5,242 LA & MO : 8,326 9,536 8,580 8,419 9,175 8,666 : 19 State Total : 163,188 165,258 *165,862 *164,056 *159,423 156,244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.