Pou 2-2 (10-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 24, 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 170 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 20, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 20, 2001. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through October 20, 2001 were 6.17 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 189 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 20, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 20, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 31, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,749 27,106 *29,091 29,344 27,781 26,517 AR : 29,579 29,665 28,546 30,178 *29,619 28,743 DE : 3,085 3,482 3,580 3,515 3,448 3,362 FL : 2,235 2,327 2,243 2,239 2,221 2,188 GA : 31,433 *30,136 *30,551 32,076 *31,225 28,785 MD : 7,734 8,833 8,988 8,576 *8,712 8,828 MS : 17,294 18,555 *18,174 18,630 17,401 16,929 NC : 15,613 *17,671 *17,631 16,664 *16,540 16,206 PA : 3,947 3,714 3,749 3,724 *3,502 3,622 SC : 4,807 4,719 4,890 4,886 4,838 4,654 TX : 13,207 13,764 14,526 14,739 14,207 12,837 VA : 5,867 6,421 6,189 5,731 6,247 6,681 CA, TN, & WV : 9,645 10,516 10,679 11,010 10,436 10,322 : 15 State Total : 173,195 *176,909 *178,837 181,312 *176,177 169,674 : Previous Year Total : 168,927 167,926 175,075 175,328 170,272 163,682 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 105 102 103 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,949 5,553 5,351 5,572 *4,886 4,823 OK : 6,006 6,384 6,174 6,088 6,137 5,909 LA & MO : 9,025 8,393 9,231 8,783 8,612 8,392 : 19 State Total : 193,175 *197,239 *199,593 201,755 *195,812 188,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,553 21,915 21,560 21,545 *21,081 21,974 AR : 24,198 22,834 23,173 22,832 *24,248 23,536 DE : 5,150 4,778 4,884 *4,026 *4,459 4,946 FL : 2,113 2,440 2,134 2,205 2,065 2,204 GA : 25,349 *25,791 25,210 *25,448 *24,074 25,153 MD : 4,905 5,751 5,467 5,021 *5,256 5,597 MS : 15,628 15,382 14,560 13,690 15,411 15,109 NC : 14,139 13,364 13,138 12,926 14,955 14,468 PA : 2,810 2,661 2,629 2,631 *2,727 2,883 SC : 3,854 4,155 3,903 3,739 3,760 3,635 TX : 11,596 11,910 11,425 10,615 10,968 11,621 VA : 5,996 5,235 5,005 4,779 5,057 5,121 CA, TN, & WV : 10,053 9,548 8,533 8,833 9,430 8,916 : 15 State Total : 148,344 *145,764 141,621 *138,290 *143,491 145,163 : Previous Year Total : 142,827 140,916 136,863 136,083 134,917 140,691 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 102 106 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,421 4,266 4,312 3,738 *4,594 4,237 OK : 4,517 5,840 4,215 5,242 4,850 4,531 LA & MO : 8,580 8,419 9,175 8,666 7,788 8,313 : 19 State Total : 165,862 *164,289 159,323 *155,936 *160,723 162,244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.