Pou 2-2 (2-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 20, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 188 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 16, 2002. 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 148 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 16, 2002. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through February 16, 2002 were 1.04 billion, up 3 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 16, 2002. Broiler growers in the 19 States placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 16, 2002. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 27, 2002. 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Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,794 29,398 *29,363 29,148 *29,313 29,360 AR : 30,121 30,421 30,623 30,803 30,232 30,627 DE : 3,456 3,394 3,672 3,574 3,631 3,633 FL : 2,246 2,304 2,163 2,391 2,366 2,297 GA : 31,896 31,387 31,455 *31,402 *31,765 31,482 MD : 9,334 9,747 9,531 10,095 10,036 10,072 MS : 18,912 18,289 18,359 18,786 18,905 19,099 NC : 18,007 18,437 *18,520 19,269 19,332 19,473 PA : 3,590 3,797 3,473 3,435 *3,529 3,942 SC : 4,705 4,766 4,742 4,712 4,618 4,945 TX : 14,969 14,703 15,319 15,101 15,263 15,338 VA : 6,277 6,218 6,602 6,643 6,737 6,535 CA, TN, & WV : 10,617 10,537 10,966 10,669 10,823 10,805 : 15 State Total : 182,924 183,398 *184,788 *186,028 *186,550 187,608 : Previous Year Total : 179,729 179,208 177,434 178,493 180,246 181,711 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 104 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 6,734 *6,654 6,477 6,419 *5,833 6,394 OK : 6,278 6,078 6,566 6,566 6,565 6,579 LA & MO : 8,670 9,090 8,900 9,252 9,122 9,267 : 19 State Total : 204,606 *205,220 *206,731 *208,265 *208,070 209,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,107 22,781 22,013 21,673 21,915 22,567 AR : 24,092 23,526 24,074 23,464 24,082 24,918 DE : 4,891 5,220 5,563 *4,551 *4,971 5,828 FL : 2,331 2,389 2,349 2,154 2,473 2,150 GA : 25,753 24,895 26,034 *25,392 *25,400 25,255 MD : 6,065 5,561 5,339 *5,844 *6,060 5,517 MS : 15,982 15,956 15,658 15,683 *15,064 14,961 NC : 15,213 15,016 14,381 13,810 14,293 14,270 PA : 2,735 2,577 2,545 2,557 *2,474 2,604 SC : 3,883 3,803 3,697 3,885 3,701 3,893 TX : 11,964 12,191 12,100 11,754 11,616 12,139 VA : 5,650 5,622 5,726 *5,478 *4,631 5,137 CA, TN, & WV : 8,872 9,885 9,353 9,205 9,436 9,072 : 15 State Total : 149,538 149,422 148,832 *145,450 *146,116 148,311 : Previous Year Total : 143,870 142,278 143,929 144,793 143,285 141,289 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 105 103 100 102 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : KY : 5,497 *4,795 5,721 6,098 *5,922 5,394 OK : 4,828 4,590 4,442 5,064 5,243 5,212 LA & MO : 9,020 9,599 8,605 8,190 7,919 7,975 : 19 State Total : 168,883 *168,406 167,600 *164,802 *165,200 166,892 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.