Pou 2-2 (2-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 13, 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 187 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 9, 2002. 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 9, 2002. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through February 9, 2002 were 889 million, up 3 percent 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 9, 2002. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 9, 2002. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 20, 2002. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,029 28,794 *29,398 29,203 29,148 29,511 AR : 30,326 30,121 30,421 30,623 30,803 30,232 DE : 3,466 3,456 3,394 3,672 *3,574 3,631 FL : 2,423 2,246 2,304 2,163 2,391 2,366 GA : 31,349 *31,896 31,387 31,455 *31,436 31,694 MD : 9,611 9,334 9,747 9,531 10,095 10,036 MS : 18,829 18,912 18,289 18,359 18,786 18,905 NC : 18,896 18,007 *18,437 18,348 19,269 19,332 PA : 3,720 3,590 3,797 3,473 *3,435 3,790 SC : 4,712 4,705 *4,766 4,742 *4,712 4,618 TX : 15,369 14,969 14,703 15,319 15,101 15,263 VA : 6,634 6,277 6,218 6,602 6,643 6,737 CA, TN, & WV : 10,654 10,617 *10,537 10,966 *10,669 10,823 : 15 State Total : 185,018 *182,924 *183,398 184,456 *186,062 186,938 : Previous Year Total : 178,831 179,729 179,208 177,434 178,493 180,246 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 104 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 6,733 6,734 *6,665 6,477 *6,419 5,836 OK : 6,365 6,278 6,078 6,566 6,566 6,565 LA & MO : 8,836 8,670 9,090 8,900 9,252 9,122 : 19 State Total : 206,952 *204,606 *205,231 206,399 *208,299 208,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,209 22,107 22,781 22,013 *21,673 21,915 AR : 23,768 24,092 23,526 24,074 23,464 24,082 DE : 5,030 4,891 5,220 5,563 *4,854 5,447 FL : 2,279 2,331 2,389 2,349 *2,154 2,473 GA : 26,359 25,753 24,895 26,034 *25,413 25,417 MD : 5,541 6,065 5,561 5,339 *5,404 5,317 MS : 15,991 15,982 15,956 15,658 15,683 15,073 NC : 14,673 15,213 15,016 14,381 13,810 14,293 PA : 2,719 2,735 2,577 2,545 *2,557 3,047 SC : 3,685 3,883 3,803 3,697 *3,885 3,701 TX : 11,936 11,964 12,191 12,100 11,754 11,616 VA : 5,868 5,650 5,622 5,726 5,723 4,898 CA, TN, & WV : 9,194 8,872 *9,885 9,353 *9,205 9,436 : 15 State Total : 149,252 149,538 *149,422 148,832 *145,579 146,715 : Previous Year Total : 142,848 143,870 142,278 143,929 144,793 143,285 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 105 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,576 5,497 4,779 5,721 *6,098 5,929 OK : 3,985 4,828 4,590 4,442 5,064 5,243 LA & MO : 10,207 9,020 9,599 8,605 8,190 7,919 : 19 State Total : 169,020 168,883 *168,390 167,600 *164,931 165,806 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.