Pou 2-2 (10-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 17, 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 176 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 13, 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 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 13, 2001. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through October 13, 2001 were 6.02 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 196 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 13, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 161 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 13, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 24, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,806 28,749 *27,106 28,758 *29,344 27,781 AR : 29,469 29,579 29,665 28,546 *30,178 29,949 DE : 3,545 3,085 3,482 3,580 *3,515 3,448 FL : 2,162 2,235 2,327 2,243 2,239 2,221 GA : 31,238 31,433 *29,954 30,947 *32,076 31,304 MD : 8,630 7,734 8,833 8,988 8,576 8,611 MS : 17,731 17,294 *18,555 17,690 *18,630 17,401 NC : 15,904 15,613 17,737 17,218 16,664 16,545 PA : 3,470 3,947 3,714 *3,749 *3,724 3,478 SC : 4,983 4,807 4,719 4,890 4,886 4,838 TX : 14,208 13,207 *13,764 14,526 14,739 14,207 VA : 6,447 5,867 6,421 6,189 *5,731 6,247 CA, TN, & WV : 10,293 9,645 10,516 *10,679 *11,010 10,436 : 15 State Total : 175,886 173,195 *176,793 *178,003 *181,312 176,466 : Previous Year Total : 169,551 168,927 167,926 175,075 175,328 170,272 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 105 102 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,494 *4,949 *5,553 5,351 *5,572 4,892 OK : 6,317 6,006 6,384 6,174 6,088 6,137 LA & MO : 8,411 9,025 8,393 9,231 8,783 8,612 : 19 State Total : 196,108 *193,175 *197,123 *198,759 *201,755 196,107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 23,089 22,553 21,915 21,560 *21,545 21,044 AR : 22,693 24,198 22,834 23,173 *22,832 24,226 DE : 4,808 5,150 4,778 4,884 *4,096 4,591 FL : 2,299 2,113 2,440 2,134 2,205 2,065 GA : 25,324 25,349 25,561 25,210 *25,457 24,041 MD : 5,276 4,905 5,751 5,467 *5,021 5,113 MS : 15,716 15,628 15,382 14,560 *13,690 15,411 NC : 13,984 14,139 13,364 13,138 12,926 14,955 PA : 2,741 2,810 2,661 *2,629 *2,631 2,824 SC : 4,003 3,854 4,155 3,903 3,739 3,760 TX : 11,259 11,596 *11,910 11,425 10,615 10,968 VA : 5,699 5,996 5,235 5,005 4,779 5,057 CA, TN, & WV : 9,382 10,053 9,548 *8,533 *8,833 9,430 : 15 State Total : 146,273 148,344 *145,534 *141,621 *138,369 143,485 : Previous Year Total : 144,511 142,827 140,916 136,863 136,083 134,917 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 104 103 103 102 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,509 4,421 4,266 4,312 *3,738 4,451 OK : 4,940 4,517 5,840 4,215 5,242 4,850 LA & MO : 9,536 8,580 8,419 9,175 8,666 7,788 : 19 State Total : 165,258 165,862 *164,059 *159,323 *156,015 160,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.