Pou 2-2 (12-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 19, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 185 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 15, 2001. This was up 3 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 15, 2001. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through December 15, 2001 were 7.30 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 15, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 15, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 27, 2001. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,552 29,254 *28,887 29,219 29,301 29,315 AR : 30,372 30,589 30,582 31,179 30,081 30,701 DE : 3,609 3,443 3,477 3,617 3,560 3,399 FL : 2,290 2,254 2,358 2,306 2,310 2,282 GA : 31,215 31,504 *30,651 32,527 30,928 31,488 MD : 8,992 8,499 8,854 10,002 7,409 8,867 MS : 17,235 18,290 18,060 18,501 18,658 19,024 NC : 19,026 18,538 *18,785 19,760 17,848 18,758 PA : 3,747 3,840 3,822 *3,876 *3,789 3,977 SC : 4,689 4,689 4,642 4,710 4,690 4,482 TX : 14,419 14,164 14,586 14,833 14,934 14,924 VA : 6,669 6,611 6,503 6,559 6,537 6,635 CA, TN, & WV : 11,392 10,697 *11,155 11,081 *10,426 10,706 : 15 State Total : 182,207 182,372 *182,362 *188,170 *180,471 184,558 : Previous Year Total : 177,546 177,548 180,652 180,423 176,288 179,814 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 101 104 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,083 5,089 *5,165 5,283 5,009 4,880 OK : 6,468 6,435 6,413 6,375 6,357 6,195 LA & MO : 9,317 9,637 *9,290 9,821 8,814 9,288 : 19 State Total : 203,075 203,533 *203,230 *209,649 *200,651 204,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,256 18,995 20,473 21,412 21,853 22,331 AR : 22,127 21,833 21,689 *23,459 *24,937 24,756 DE : 4,518 5,570 4,764 5,324 4,508 4,947 FL : 2,096 2,218 2,516 2,143 2,523 1,927 GA : 23,173 23,937 23,241 25,081 *25,558 24,075 MD : 5,584 4,262 5,321 5,599 5,627 5,317 MS : 13,333 13,886 15,292 14,461 15,427 15,193 NC : *13,210 *13,661 14,375 14,853 14,597 15,113 PA : 2,496 2,563 2,438 *2,763 *2,746 3,005 SC : 3,679 3,266 3,755 4,229 3,756 3,816 TX : 10,136 9,523 11,157 11,452 11,242 11,569 VA : 4,897 4,838 4,741 4,931 5,076 5,004 CA, TN, & WV : 9,241 9,086 9,533 9,770 *9,513 9,816 : 15 State Total :*134,746 *133,638 139,295 *145,477 *147,363 146,869 : Previous Year Total : 130,622 128,656 134,733 144,183 143,211 144,833 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 103 101 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 3,742 3,704 3,935 4,046 4,056 4,094 OK : 4,819 4,074 4,293 5,677 5,225 4,487 LA & MO : 9,040 8,570 9,224 8,758 8,148 8,979 : 19 State Total :*152,347 *149,986 156,747 *163,958 *164,792 164,429 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.