Pou 2-2 (12-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 5, 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 188 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 1, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 1, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through December 1, 2001 were 7.01 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 1, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 1, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 12, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,580 27,223 *28,581 27,952 28,678 29,505 AR : 26,510 27,837 30,372 30,589 30,582 31,179 DE : 3,408 3,671 3,609 3,443 3,477 3,617 FL : 2,311 2,350 2,290 2,254 2,358 2,306 GA : 28,571 29,428 *31,215 31,031 30,653 32,527 MD : 8,295 8,755 8,992 8,176 8,854 10,002 MS : 16,345 18,089 *17,235 18,290 18,060 18,501 NC : 17,401 17,356 *18,211 17,870 17,679 19,198 PA : 3,396 3,233 3,747 3,840 *3,822 3,911 SC : 4,109 4,696 *4,689 4,689 4,642 4,710 TX : 12,181 14,171 *14,419 *14,164 *14,586 14,833 VA : 5,416 6,052 6,669 6,611 6,503 6,559 CA, TN, & WV : 10,808 10,554 11,392 10,697 *10,716 11,081 : 15 State Total : 164,331 173,415 *181,421 *179,606 *180,610 187,929 : Previous Year Total : 159,858 167,730 177,546 177,548 180,652 180,423 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 101 100 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,742 *5,031 *4,777 *4,641 *4,640 5,134 OK : 5,553 5,729 6,468 6,435 6,413 6,375 LA & MO : *8,910 *9,072 *9,317 *9,637 *8,959 9,821 : 19 State Total :*183,536 *193,247 *201,983 *200,319 *200,622 209,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,430 20,984 20,256 18,995 20,562 21,402 AR : 24,413 23,027 22,127 *21,833 *21,689 23,473 DE : 4,527 4,391 4,518 5,570 4,764 5,324 FL : 2,047 2,309 2,096 2,218 2,516 2,143 GA : 25,882 *24,990 *23,173 *23,937 *23,241 25,030 MD : 5,306 5,068 5,584 4,262 5,321 5,599 MS : 14,801 14,345 13,333 13,886 15,292 14,461 NC : 13,535 13,410 12,959 13,361 14,202 14,680 PA : 2,752 2,641 2,496 2,563 *2,454 2,868 SC : 4,464 3,701 3,679 3,266 3,755 4,229 TX : 11,838 *11,281 10,136 9,523 11,157 11,452 VA : 5,280 5,785 4,897 4,838 4,741 4,931 CA, TN, & WV : 9,118 8,821 9,241 9,086 *9,533 9,769 : 15 State Total : 146,393 *140,753 *134,495 *133,338 *139,227 145,361 : Previous Year Total : 139,655 136,698 130,622 128,656 134,733 144,183 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 103 103 104 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 4,435 *3,685 *3,767 *3,703 *3,934 3,884 OK : 4,769 4,546 4,819 4,074 4,293 5,677 LA & MO : 8,645 9,424 9,040 8,570 *9,224 8,758 : 19 State Total : 164,242 *158,408 *152,121 *149,685 *156,678 163,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.