Pou 2-2 (11-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 14, 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 181 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 10, 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 135 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 10, 2001. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through November 10, 2001 were 6.59 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 November 10, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 153 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 10, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 21, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,344 27,146 *26,646 26,109 27,778 27,872 AR : 30,178 29,619 28,743 26,510 28,874 30,372 DE : 3,515 3,448 3,362 3,408 3,671 3,609 FL : 2,239 2,221 2,188 2,311 2,350 2,290 GA : 32,460 31,181 *28,964 29,262 *29,656 31,184 MD : 8,576 8,712 8,828 8,295 8,755 8,992 MS : 18,339 17,190 *16,118 16,224 17,574 17,668 NC : 16,837 16,422 *16,018 17,528 17,384 18,053 PA : 3,724 3,502 3,578 3,396 *3,233 3,693 SC : 4,886 4,838 4,654 4,635 4,726 4,848 TX : 14,861 14,201 12,830 12,181 13,623 14,424 VA : 6,406 6,247 *6,085 5,524 6,052 6,669 CA, TN, & WV : 11,010 10,349 10,335 10,808 *10,554 11,162 : 15 State Total : 182,375 175,076 *168,349 166,191 *174,230 180,836 : Previous Year Total : 175,328 170,272 163,682 159,858 167,730 177,546 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,572 4,886 4,826 5,045 5,602 5,045 OK : 6,088 6,137 5,909 5,553 5,729 6,468 LA & MO : 8,783 8,612 8,392 9,066 9,166 9,410 : 19 State Total : 202,818 194,711 *187,476 185,855 *194,727 201,759 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,545 21,081 21,974 22,430 20,984 20,097 AR : 22,832 24,248 23,536 24,413 23,027 22,127 DE : 4,204 4,459 4,946 4,527 4,391 4,518 FL : 2,205 2,065 2,204 2,047 2,309 2,096 GA : 25,448 24,074 *24,887 25,882 *25,145 23,141 MD : 5,026 5,256 5,597 5,306 5,068 5,584 MS : 13,674 15,446 15,120 14,801 14,345 13,318 NC : 12,926 14,955 14,468 13,535 13,410 12,959 PA : 2,631 2,727 2,740 2,752 *2,641 2,877 SC : 3,739 3,760 3,635 4,464 3,774 4,000 TX : 10,613 10,965 11,619 11,838 11,282 10,136 VA : 4,779 5,057 5,121 5,280 5,785 4,897 CA, TN, & WV : 8,833 9,433 9,113 9,118 *8,821 9,412 : 15 State Total : 138,455 143,526 *144,960 146,393 *140,982 135,162 : Previous Year Total : 136,083 134,917 140,691 139,655 136,698 130,622 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 106 103 105 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 3,738 4,594 4,171 4,435 *3,818 3,780 OK : 5,242 4,850 4,531 4,769 4,546 4,819 LA & MO : 8,666 7,788 8,313 8,645 *9,424 9,040 : 19 State Total : 156,101 160,758 *161,975 164,242 *158,770 152,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.