Pou 2-2 (1-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 3, 2002, 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 184 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 29, 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 146 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 29, 2001. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 2000. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2000 through December 29, 2001 were 7.60 billion, up 2 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 29, 2001. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 29, 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 9, 2002. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,887 29,262 *29,398 29,315 29,504 29,412 AR : 30,582 31,179 30,081 30,701 30,830 30,596 DE : 3,477 3,617 3,560 3,398 3,665 3,489 FL : 2,358 2,306 *2,405 2,282 2,384 2,503 GA : 30,651 32,615 30,928 31,488 31,682 31,100 MD : 8,854 10,002 7,409 8,867 8,816 8,733 MS : 18,060 18,784 18,658 19,024 18,997 18,439 NC : 18,785 19,231 *18,194 18,758 19,249 18,333 PA : 3,822 3,876 3,789 3,942 *3,882 3,726 SC : 4,642 4,710 4,690 4,482 4,922 4,763 TX : 14,586 14,833 14,934 14,924 15,029 15,376 VA : 6,503 6,559 6,537 6,635 *6,634 6,631 CA, TN, & WV : 11,155 11,081 *10,921 *10,635 *10,850 10,778 : 15 State Total : 182,362 188,055 *181,504 *184,451 *186,444 183,879 : Previous Year Total : 180,652 180,423 176,288 179,814 179,487 176,109 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 104 103 103 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,165 5,283 *4,869 4,880 4,880 4,878 OK : 6,413 6,375 6,357 6,195 *6,526 6,481 LA & MO : 9,290 9,821 8,814 9,288 9,127 8,893 : 19 State Total : 203,230 209,534 *201,544 *204,814 *206,977 204,131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,473 21,412 21,853 22,331 21,968 22,510 AR : 21,689 23,459 24,937 24,756 26,129 24,073 DE : 4,764 5,324 4,508 4,926 5,038 4,101 FL : 2,516 2,143 2,523 1,927 2,482 2,274 GA : 23,241 25,081 25,558 24,079 26,249 24,500 MD : 5,321 5,599 5,627 5,386 6,337 5,092 MS : 15,292 14,461 15,427 15,193 15,654 15,378 NC : 14,375 14,853 14,597 15,113 15,124 14,245 PA : 2,438 2,763 2,746 2,872 *2,672 2,817 SC : 3,755 4,229 3,756 3,816 3,751 4,225 TX : 11,157 11,452 11,242 11,569 11,796 11,831 VA : 4,741 4,931 5,076 5,004 *5,609 5,475 CA, TN, & WV : 9,533 9,770 *9,869 *9,659 *9,090 9,314 : 15 State Total : 139,295 145,477 *147,719 *146,631 *151,899 145,835 : Previous Year Total : 134,733 144,183 143,211 144,833 144,082 138,710 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 103 101 105 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 3,935 4,046 4,056 4,094 4,136 3,870 OK : 4,293 5,677 5,225 4,487 4,495 5,082 LA & MO : 9,224 8,758 8,148 8,979 8,540 8,434 : 19 State Total : 156,747 163,958 *165,148 *164,191 *169,070 163,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.