Pou 2-2 (11-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 7, 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 174 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 3, 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 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 3, 2001. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through November 3, 2001 were 6.45 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 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 3, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 158 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 3, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 14, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,091 29,344 *27,146 26,517 26,109 27,778 AR : 28,546 30,178 29,619 28,743 *26,510 28,874 DE : 3,580 3,515 3,448 3,362 3,408 3,671 FL : 2,243 2,239 2,221 2,188 2,311 2,350 GA : 30,551 32,460 *31,181 *28,804 *29,262 29,713 MD : 8,988 8,576 8,712 8,828 *8,295 8,755 MS : 18,174 18,339 *17,190 16,571 16,224 17,574 NC : 17,631 16,837 *16,422 16,206 17,528 17,384 PA : 3,749 3,724 3,502 *3,578 *3,396 3,265 SC : 4,890 4,886 4,838 4,654 4,635 4,726 TX : *14,523 *14,861 *14,201 *12,830 *12,181 13,623 VA : *6,202 6,406 6,247 6,681 5,524 6,052 CA, TN, & WV : 10,679 11,010 10,349 10,335 *10,808 10,508 : 15 State Total :*178,847 *182,375 *175,076 *169,297 *166,191 174,273 : Previous Year Total : 175,075 175,328 170,272 163,682 159,858 167,730 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 103 103 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,351 5,572 4,886 4,826 5,045 5,602 OK : 6,174 6,088 6,137 5,909 5,553 5,729 LA & MO : 9,231 8,783 8,612 8,392 9,066 9,166 : 19 State Total :*199,603 *202,818 *194,711 *188,424 *185,855 194,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,560 21,545 21,081 21,974 22,430 20,984 AR : 23,173 22,832 24,248 23,536 *24,413 23,027 DE : 4,884 4,204 4,459 4,946 *4,527 4,391 FL : 2,134 2,205 2,065 2,204 2,047 2,309 GA : 25,210 25,448 24,074 *24,884 *25,882 24,672 MD : 5,467 5,026 5,256 5,597 *5,306 5,068 MS : 14,560 13,674 *15,446 *15,120 14,801 14,345 NC : 13,138 12,926 14,955 14,468 13,535 13,410 PA : 2,629 2,631 2,727 *2,740 *2,752 2,747 SC : 3,903 3,739 3,760 3,635 4,464 3,774 TX : 11,425 *10,613 *10,965 *11,619 *11,838 11,282 VA : 5,005 4,779 5,057 5,121 5,280 5,785 CA, TN, & WV : 8,533 8,833 9,433 9,113 9,118 8,810 : 15 State Total : 141,621 *138,455 *143,526 *144,957 *146,393 140,604 : Previous Year Total : 136,863 136,083 134,917 140,691 139,655 136,698 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 106 103 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,312 3,738 4,594 4,171 4,435 3,749 OK : 4,215 5,242 4,850 4,531 4,769 4,546 LA & MO : 9,175 8,666 7,788 8,313 8,645 9,473 : 19 State Total : 159,323 *156,101 *160,758 *161,972 *164,242 158,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.