Pou 2-2 (12-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 12, 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 December 8, 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 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 8, 2001. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through December 8, 2001 were 7.16 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 8, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 8, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 19, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *27,145 *28,552 *29,254 28,678 *29,219 29,301 AR : 27,837 30,372 30,589 30,582 31,179 30,081 DE : 3,671 3,609 3,443 3,477 3,617 3,560 FL : 2,350 2,290 2,254 2,358 2,306 2,310 GA : 29,428 31,215 *31,504 30,653 32,527 30,928 MD : 8,755 8,992 *8,499 8,854 10,002 7,409 MS : 18,089 17,235 18,290 18,060 18,501 18,658 NC : 17,356 18,211 *17,563 *18,240 *19,760 17,848 PA : 3,233 3,747 3,840 3,822 *3,880 3,786 SC : 4,696 4,689 4,689 4,642 4,710 4,690 TX : 14,171 14,419 14,164 14,586 14,833 14,934 VA : 6,052 6,669 6,611 6,503 6,559 6,537 CA, TN, & WV : 10,554 11,392 10,697 10,716 11,081 10,472 : 15 State Total :*173,337 *181,392 *181,397 *181,171 *188,174 180,514 : Previous Year Total : 167,730 177,546 177,548 180,652 180,423 176,288 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 100 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : *4,997 *5,083 *5,089 *4,783 *5,283 5,009 OK : 5,729 6,468 6,435 6,413 6,375 6,357 LA & MO : 9,072 9,317 9,637 8,959 9,821 8,814 : 19 State Total :*193,135 *202,260 *202,558 *201,326 *209,653 200,694 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *20,977 20,256 18,995 *20,473 *21,412 21,853 AR : 23,027 22,127 21,833 21,689 23,473 24,860 DE : 4,391 4,518 5,570 4,764 5,324 4,508 FL : 2,309 2,096 2,218 2,516 2,143 2,523 GA : 24,990 23,173 23,937 23,241 *25,081 25,481 MD : 5,068 5,584 4,262 5,321 5,599 5,627 MS : 14,345 13,333 13,886 15,292 14,461 15,427 NC : 13,410 12,959 13,361 *14,375 *14,853 14,597 PA : 2,641 2,496 2,563 *2,438 *2,842 2,905 SC : 3,701 3,679 3,266 3,755 4,229 3,756 TX : 11,281 10,136 9,523 11,157 11,452 11,242 VA : 5,785 4,897 4,838 4,741 4,931 5,076 CA, TN, & WV : 8,821 9,241 9,086 9,533 *9,770 9,659 : 15 State Total :*140,746 134,495 133,338 *139,295 *145,570 147,514 : Previous Year Total : 136,698 130,622 128,656 134,733 144,183 143,211 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 104 103 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : *3,652 *3,742 *3,704 *3,935 *4,046 4,056 OK : 4,546 4,819 4,074 4,293 5,677 5,225 LA & MO : 9,424 9,040 8,570 9,224 8,758 8,148 : 19 State Total :*158,368 *152,096 *149,686 *156,747 *164,051 164,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.