Pou 2-2 (12-01) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 27, 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 186 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 22, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 152 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 22, 2001. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through December 22, 2001 were 7.45 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 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 22, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 22, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 3, 2002. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,254 28,887 *29,262 29,301 29,315 29,504 AR : 30,589 30,582 31,179 30,081 30,701 30,830 DE : 3,443 3,477 3,617 3,560 *3,398 3,665 FL : 2,254 2,358 2,306 2,310 2,282 2,384 GA : 31,504 30,651 *32,615 30,928 31,488 31,682 MD : 8,499 8,854 10,002 7,409 8,867 8,816 MS : 18,290 18,060 *18,784 18,658 19,024 18,997 NC : 18,538 18,785 *19,231 17,848 18,758 19,249 PA : 3,840 3,822 3,876 3,789 *3,942 3,858 SC : 4,689 4,642 4,710 4,690 4,482 4,922 TX : 14,164 14,586 14,833 14,934 14,924 15,029 VA : 6,611 6,503 6,559 6,537 6,635 6,493 CA, TN, & WV : 10,697 11,155 11,081 10,426 *10,672 10,822 : 15 State Total : 182,372 182,362 *188,055 180,471 *184,488 186,251 : Previous Year Total : 177,548 180,652 180,423 176,288 179,814 179,487 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 104 102 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,089 5,165 5,283 5,009 4,880 4,880 OK : 6,435 6,413 6,375 6,357 6,195 6,351 LA & MO : 9,637 9,290 9,821 8,814 9,288 9,127 : 19 State Total : 203,533 203,230 *209,534 200,651 *204,851 206,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,995 20,473 21,412 21,853 22,331 21,968 AR : 21,833 21,689 23,459 24,937 24,756 26,129 DE : 5,570 4,764 5,324 4,508 *4,926 5,038 FL : 2,218 2,516 2,143 2,523 1,927 2,482 GA : 23,937 23,241 25,081 25,558 *24,079 26,249 MD : 4,262 5,321 5,599 5,627 *5,386 6,337 MS : 13,886 15,292 14,461 15,427 15,193 15,654 NC : 13,661 14,375 14,853 14,597 15,113 15,124 PA : 2,563 2,438 2,763 2,746 *2,872 2,734 SC : 3,266 3,755 4,229 3,756 3,816 3,751 TX : 9,523 11,157 11,452 11,242 11,569 11,796 VA : 4,838 4,741 4,931 5,076 5,004 5,493 CA, TN, & WV : 9,086 9,533 9,770 9,513 *9,655 9,104 : 15 State Total : 133,638 139,295 145,477 147,363 *146,627 151,859 : Previous Year Total : 128,656 134,733 144,183 143,211 144,833 144,082 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 101 103 101 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 3,704 3,935 4,046 4,056 4,094 4,136 OK : 4,074 4,293 5,677 5,225 4,487 4,495 LA & MO : 8,570 9,224 8,758 8,148 8,979 8,540 : 19 State Total : 149,986 156,747 163,958 164,792 *164,187 169,030 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.