United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 1-1-1 (01) Hatchery Production 2000 Summary April 2001 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 1 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during 2000 totaled 8.79 billion, an increase of 1 percent from 1999. This record level continues the trend of annual increases begun in 1975. Leading breeders had intended placements of 82.5 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2000, a decrease of 4 percent from 1999. 15-State Broiler Placements Placements of broiler chicks in the 15-State weekly program totaled 7.48 billion during the 52 week period ending December 30, 2000. This total was 1 percent larger than the comparable period a year earlier. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 5 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during 2000 totaled 430 millon, down 5 percent from 1999. Leading breeders had intended placements of 3.51 million egg-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2000, up 19 percent from 1999. Poults Placed Turkey hatcheries placed 297 million poults in the United States during 2000. These placements were up slightly from 1999. Hatchery Capacity The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 2001 was 862 million eggs, up 1 percent from a year earlier. The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 48.5 million on January 1, 2001, up 1 percent from January 1, 2000. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 15 Selected States and United States, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 97,270 87,444 97,138 95,221 100,070 97,444 98,986 AR : 108,215 97,638 112,380 105,621 111,701 109,452 109,626 DE : 15,575 13,660 16,908 16,288 16,475 15,875 16,467 FL : 9,896 8,738 10,587 10,224 9,734 9,476 9,986 GA : 112,588 100,054 114,245 110,313 114,469 111,540 113,234 MD : 31,056 27,908 31,915 30,996 32,551 31,324 31,801 MS : 65,663 58,341 65,866 64,211 66,416 64,815 66,012 NC : 62,462 56,808 64,375 63,137 66,160 64,924 64,124 PA : 13,125 11,618 13,525 12,782 13,100 12,790 13,306 SC : 16,423 14,385 16,617 16,232 17,015 16,722 17,130 TX : 48,386 43,316 49,605 48,902 50,053 47,689 48,791 VA : 23,788 21,611 24,826 23,845 24,992 24,016 24,502 CA, TN, WV : 39,365 34,873 41,831 40,267 42,274 40,502 41,637 : 15 Sts 1/ : 643,812 576,394 659,818 638,039 665,010 646,569 655,602 : Oth Sts 2/ : 91,956 86,210 95,986 96,695 101,412 97,803 96,025 : US 1999 : 735,768 662,604 755,804 734,734 766,422 744,372 751,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 15 Selected States and United States, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 98,573 91,375 92,854 89,525 100,713 1,146,613 AR : 107,813 103,253 102,741 98,329 110,968 1,277,737 DE : 16,111 15,275 14,504 14,954 15,794 187,886 FL : 9,646 9,089 9,169 9,122 9,677 115,344 GA : 111,909 104,109 105,417 100,075 110,801 1,308,754 MD : 30,655 28,059 27,449 29,181 31,351 364,246 MS : 65,706 60,951 62,322 58,433 65,024 763,760 NC : 63,624 60,507 59,962 59,300 63,631 749,014 PA : 12,634 12,357 11,944 11,383 12,795 151,359 SC : 16,628 15,937 16,124 15,892 16,963 196,068 TX : 47,583 46,322 48,337 46,486 50,161 575,631 VA : 24,400 22,775 21,568 21,718 23,420 281,461 CA, TN, WV : 40,334 38,903 36,765 36,971 40,777 474,499 : 15 Sts 1/ : 645,616 608,912 609,156 591,369 652,075 7,592,372 : Oth Sts 2/ : 96,100 91,104 88,272 85,393 96,095 1,123,051 : US 1999 : 741,716 700,016 697,428 676,762 748,170 8,715,423 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 15 Selected States and United States, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 102,750 96,844 104,698 102,452 105,961 102,965 101,996 AR : 111,504 103,038 109,874 106,328 111,715 110,234 110,141 DE : 15,401 14,524 15,797 14,905 15,578 15,445 15,186 FL : 9,531 8,872 9,757 9,843 10,160 9,879 9,822 GA : 112,789 104,672 112,302 111,151 114,878 111,499 109,013 MD : 31,074 27,842 30,759 31,529 31,476 29,978 31,168 MS : 65,079 61,003 65,358 65,846 67,683 66,609 65,099 NC : 65,891 59,772 67,302 66,318 67,874 64,152 63,718 PA : 13,307 12,008 12,803 12,880 13,226 12,669 12,809 SC : 17,066 15,595 17,401 16,665 16,619 16,670 16,957 TX : 51,458 48,714 53,449 52,323 55,293 50,822 50,721 VA : 23,637 21,882 24,239 24,092 24,922 24,263 24,198 CA, TN, WV : 39,893 37,346 40,438 41,466 42,336 40,333 40,759 : 15 Sts 1/ : 659,380 612,112 664,177 655,798 677,721 655,518 651,587 : Oth Sts 2/ : 92,219 91,354 95,067 91,032 97,262 91,809 88,601 : US 2000 : 751,599 703,466 759,244 746,830 774,983 747,327 740,188 : US 1999 : 735,768 662,604 755,804 734,734 766,422 744,372 751,627 : 2000 as % : 102 106 100 102 101 100 98 of 1999 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 15 Selected States and United States, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 103,430 98,984 99,768 92,547 101,969 1,214,364 AR : 108,528 104,416 103,107 97,974 107,517 1,284,376 DE : 14,656 13,355 14,004 13,246 14,723 176,820 FL : 9,616 9,016 9,215 7,988 8,827 112,526 GA : 107,302 104,162 107,385 101,053 110,410 1,306,616 MD : 30,567 27,235 28,185 28,226 29,025 357,064 MS : 66,305 63,315 63,464 56,755 65,767 772,283 NC : 63,793 59,801 61,291 58,716 64,762 763,390 PA : 13,077 11,576 12,683 11,053 12,841 150,932 SC : 16,617 15,939 16,751 15,881 17,062 199,223 TX : 49,099 50,630 51,171 47,982 53,568 615,230 VA : 23,716 22,416 22,232 21,324 22,617 279,538 CA, TN, WV : 38,587 36,894 35,416 36,003 40,302 469,773 : 15 Sts 1/ : 645,293 617,739 624,672 588,748 649,390 7,702,135 : Oth Sts 2/ : 95,597 84,886 86,606 86,290 89,274 1,089,997 : US 2000 : 740,890 702,625 711,278 675,038 738,664 8,792,132 : US 1999 : 741,716 700,016 697,428 676,762 748,170 8,715,423 : 2000 as % : 100 100 102 100 99 101 of 1999 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,147 11,800 12,285 12,005 E North Central : 8,233 7,166 7,391 8,134 W North Central : 22,575 22,436 22,913 22,367 South Atlantic : 235,419 231,746 239,108 240,300 South Central : 316,494 311,876 318,648 320,552 West : 23,852 22,972 25,071 25,369 : US : 618,720 607,996 625,416 628,727 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,549 11,726 12,249 11,876 E North Central : 8,995 9,157 9,023 8,903 W North Central : 23,900 22,651 21,951 22,363 South Atlantic : 239,842 241,305 237,897 236,703 South Central : 325,043 326,915 323,327 322,450 West : 26,468 26,078 24,937 24,206 : US : 635,797 637,832 629,384 626,501 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,286 11,153 10,398 11,078 E North Central : 8,295 8,308 7,563 9,104 W North Central : 20,768 19,457 18,389 20,590 South Atlantic : 231,721 219,230 220,114 233,296 South Central : 319,388 306,976 293,837 320,478 West : 24,670 22,453 22,575 25,049 : US : 617,128 587,577 572,876 619,595 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,961 11,423 11,046 11,571 E North Central : 7,644 8,072 7,750 7,829 W North Central : 20,448 20,735 21,098 21,033 South Atlantic : 236,238 233,328 237,496 241,732 South Central : 325,361 324,235 325,188 327,655 West : 23,779 23,667 23,742 25,978 : US : 625,431 621,460 626,320 635,798 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,655 11,587 11,106 11,704 E North Central : 7,861 8,134 7,775 7,903 W North Central : 21,254 20,829 18,795 20,060 South Atlantic : 241,389 239,918 231,867 229,164 South Central : 331,574 332,746 319,093 322,856 West : 25,577 25,228 24,302 23,319 : US : 639,310 638,442 612,938 615,006 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 10,460 11,057 9,795 11,237 E North Central : 7,587 6,969 6,778 7,624 W North Central : 19,882 18,545 18,374 20,167 South Atlantic : 226,233 221,101 213,975 230,416 South Central : 327,161 307,894 291,655 323,686 West : 23,726 20,265 22,604 23,904 : US : 615,049 585,831 563,181 617,034 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 2, 1999 Thru January 1, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,541 24,712 24,574 26,012 25,167 26,130 AR : 28,918 28,442 27,373 27,683 26,837 27,839 DE : 4,322 4,040 3,842 4,180 4,611 4,592 FL : 2,665 2,553 2,311 2,705 2,847 2,745 GA : 31,621 29,934 28,349 27,539 29,955 29,371 MD : 7,655 8,277 8,046 8,022 8,752 8,608 MS : 18,041 17,573 16,978 16,409 16,167 16,570 NC : 16,580 15,836 16,071 16,095 17,732 17,817 PA : 3,282 3,134 3,012 3,257 3,207 3,473 SC : 4,818 4,593 4,656 4,765 4,878 4,618 TX : 13,703 13,662 13,144 12,323 12,913 13,480 VA : 5,619 5,702 5,778 6,028 5,623 6,345 CA, TN & WV : 10,620 10,230 10,058 9,641 10,639 11,191 : Total : 175,385 168,688 164,192 164,659 169,328 172,779 : Chicks Placed : AL : 17,275 19,753 18,955 19,779 18,086 17,673 AR : 23,194 22,021 22,488 22,671 22,864 21,355 DE : 4,511 3,962 4,803 5,206 4,870 4,666 FL : 1,944 2,443 2,212 2,408 2,110 2,233 GA : 23,058 23,602 21,952 24,947 24,296 22,638 MD : 5,250 5,794 5,098 4,933 5,432 5,244 MS : 13,385 13,718 13,696 14,618 14,062 13,731 NC : 12,856 12,808 13,687 12,881 12,700 12,928 PA : 2,527 2,662 2,635 2,651 2,463 2,355 SC : 3,474 3,528 3,286 4,069 3,563 3,765 TX : 9,888 10,343 9,694 10,663 10,657 10,379 VA : 5,170 4,470 4,882 4,400 4,416 4,789 CA, TN & WV : 9,638 7,989 9,233 9,405 8,579 8,880 : Total : 132,170 133,093 132,621 138,631 134,098 130,636 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 2, 1999 Thru January 1, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,876 26,968 28,035 27,970 28,280 28,390 AR : 30,164 30,250 29,920 30,331 30,315 30,644 DE : 4,233 4,358 4,330 4,456 4,320 4,088 FL : 2,758 2,802 2,809 2,696 2,615 2,633 GA : 30,882 30,832 30,965 31,429 31,129 31,527 MD : 8,888 8,590 8,784 8,683 8,523 8,659 MS : 17,390 17,855 18,167 18,261 18,003 17,685 NC : 17,518 17,446 17,789 17,881 17,443 18,264 PA : 3,352 3,701 3,367 3,520 3,718 3,698 SC : 5,040 4,843 4,969 4,661 4,836 4,980 TX : 13,397 13,477 13,552 13,628 13,684 13,712 VA : 6,387 6,277 6,250 6,335 6,368 6,404 CA, TN & WV : 11,274 11,341 11,587 10,616 11,558 10,699 : Total : 179,159 178,740 180,524 180,467 180,792 181,383 : Chicks Placed : AL : 18,682 18,549 19,047 19,976 19,792 20,923 AR : 22,379 21,227 22,509 23,592 24,657 24,092 DE : 4,790 5,447 5,688 4,965 4,910 4,887 FL : 2,231 2,406 2,349 2,687 2,559 2,268 GA : 21,397 23,774 23,694 24,763 24,210 24,852 MD : 5,290 5,459 5,361 5,801 5,761 6,295 MS : 13,293 13,332 13,996 14,029 14,347 14,763 NC : 12,301 13,877 13,757 13,799 13,623 14,067 PA : 2,514 2,622 2,786 2,637 2,824 2,741 SC : 3,752 3,642 3,749 3,752 3,851 3,789 TX : 9,634 10,347 10,765 10,697 10,775 10,828 VA : 4,989 5,097 5,395 5,681 5,402 4,939 CA, TN & WV : 9,168 9,189 9,682 10,056 10,344 10,172 : Total : 130,420 134,968 138,778 142,435 143,055 144,616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 2, 1999 Thru January 1, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : State :---------------------------------------: Fourteen Week Total : Dec 25 : Jan 1, 2000 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,097 28,327 378,079 AR : 30,429 30,320 409,465 DE : 4,328 4,324 60,024 FL : 2,682 2,637 37,458 GA : 31,237 31,585 426,355 MD : 8,552 8,776 118,815 MS : 17,821 17,601 244,521 NC : 18,529 18,265 243,266 PA : 3,487 3,810 48,018 SC : 4,962 4,778 67,397 TX : 14,057 13,893 188,625 VA : 6,343 6,385 85,844 CA, TN & WV : 10,658 11,394 151,506 : Total : 181,182 182,095 2,459,373 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,073 20,993 270,556 AR : 24,602 23,750 321,401 DE : 5,064 5,526 69,295 FL : 2,470 2,379 32,699 GA : 25,219 24,076 332,478 MD : 6,175 5,501 77,394 MS : 14,404 14,939 196,313 NC : 13,613 13,465 186,362 PA : 2,649 2,667 36,733 SC : 4,069 4,395 52,684 TX : 10,798 10,831 146,299 VA : 5,192 5,169 69,991 CA, TN & WV : 8,962 10,223 131,520 : Total : 144,290 143,914 1,923,725 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,634 28,622 29,120 28,355 28,592 28,317 AR : 30,205 29,628 30,636 29,971 29,942 30,057 DE : 4,349 4,349 4,446 4,339 4,321 4,048 FL : 2,796 2,697 2,729 2,734 2,609 2,698 GA : 31,742 31,338 31,490 31,051 31,406 30,778 MD : 8,630 8,484 8,411 8,495 7,773 8,523 MS : 17,816 18,124 17,855 17,819 17,451 17,624 NC : 18,264 18,529 18,265 17,047 17,355 18,003 PA : 3,504 3,631 3,453 3,767 3,322 3,421 SC : 4,930 4,795 4,938 4,745 4,813 4,761 TX : 14,005 13,864 14,107 14,117 14,112 13,654 VA : 6,396 6,376 6,313 6,314 6,293 6,331 CA, TN & WV : 11,311 11,069 10,770 11,280 11,310 10,850 : Total : 182,582 181,506 182,533 180,034 179,299 179,065 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,002 21,352 21,461 20,737 21,006 21,063 AR : 24,617 24,581 25,127 24,523 23,588 24,678 DE : 5,423 5,210 4,823 4,412 5,793 5,986 FL : 2,372 2,118 2,185 2,668 2,262 2,478 GA : 23,978 24,146 24,978 25,073 24,475 24,699 MD : 5,474 5,530 6,355 6,119 4,972 4,940 MS : 14,946 14,897 14,178 14,978 15,234 15,057 NC : 14,305 14,230 13,947 14,194 14,336 14,381 PA : 2,762 2,778 2,802 2,758 2,741 2,729 SC : 4,546 3,987 3,904 3,704 4,240 3,735 TX : 10,822 11,076 11,036 11,375 11,188 11,190 VA : 5,269 5,354 5,051 5,684 5,334 5,027 CA, TN & WV : 9,481 9,944 9,896 10,518 9,940 10,543 : Total : 144,997 145,203 145,743 146,743 145,109 146,506 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,735 29,036 28,855 29,147 28,526 28,731 AR : 30,248 30,009 30,063 30,078 30,563 30,408 DE : 4,498 4,545 4,458 4,386 4,317 4,083 FL : 2,726 2,844 2,836 2,765 2,893 2,837 GA : 30,673 31,799 31,852 32,117 31,157 32,396 MD : 8,114 8,586 8,966 8,583 9,101 8,771 MS : 17,348 17,958 17,793 18,299 18,269 18,508 NC : 18,491 18,632 19,311 19,314 19,039 18,859 PA : 3,566 3,389 3,625 3,717 3,672 3,583 SC : 4,943 4,939 4,912 5,033 4,837 4,909 TX : 14,295 14,455 14,624 14,433 14,437 14,444 VA : 6,544 6,553 6,612 6,591 6,533 6,727 CA, TN & WV : 10,913 11,518 11,215 11,282 12,043 11,465 : Total : 181,094 184,263 185,122 185,745 185,387 185,721 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,287 21,193 20,697 21,085 21,285 21,060 AR : 23,883 24,056 24,043 23,526 25,285 24,842 DE : 5,128 4,202 4,819 5,640 4,886 4,444 FL : 2,691 2,334 2,233 2,425 2,540 2,560 GA : 24,912 24,674 24,023 23,415 24,574 25,522 MD : 5,583 6,094 5,694 4,842 6,327 6,894 MS : 15,039 14,596 14,704 14,519 15,243 14,502 NC : 13,076 13,078 13,792 14,039 14,599 14,581 PA : 2,826 2,724 2,574 2,689 2,432 2,632 SC : 3,632 4,110 3,776 4,777 4,124 4,416 TX : 11,191 11,144 10,676 11,244 11,422 11,593 VA : 5,353 4,839 5,047 5,237 5,303 5,540 CA, TN & WV : 9,874 9,781 10,005 9,866 10,600 9,989 : Total : 143,475 142,825 142,083 143,304 148,620 148,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,920 29,522 29,552 28,885 29,088 28,449 AR : 29,139 31,071 30,893 30,577 31,026 29,675 DE : 4,395 4,230 4,247 4,456 4,118 4,385 FL : 2,942 2,892 2,908 2,909 2,886 2,812 GA : 32,300 32,380 32,509 31,767 32,290 31,685 MD : 8,718 9,117 9,016 9,171 8,646 8,268 MS : 18,496 18,434 18,484 17,950 18,299 18,407 NC : 19,084 19,086 18,940 19,119 18,617 18,188 PA : 3,728 3,670 3,649 3,758 3,656 3,499 SC : 4,930 4,859 4,842 4,849 4,596 4,799 TX : 14,484 15,032 15,008 15,021 15,060 15,061 VA : 6,604 6,573 6,579 6,597 6,682 6,619 CA, TN & WV : 11,770 11,957 11,704 11,418 11,512 11,851 : Total : 185,510 188,823 188,331 186,477 186,476 183,698 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,785 21,134 21,296 21,748 21,898 21,844 AR : 24,765 23,653 23,680 23,109 24,879 24,666 DE : 5,099 5,047 4,715 4,931 5,723 5,681 FL : 1,977 2,363 2,438 2,434 2,520 2,419 GA : 25,864 25,256 25,518 25,551 25,139 25,322 MD : 5,472 6,292 5,979 6,515 5,934 5,425 MS : 15,478 15,485 15,663 15,715 15,615 15,692 NC : 14,741 14,652 14,652 14,814 14,950 14,998 PA : 2,674 2,702 2,672 2,778 2,773 2,794 SC : 3,956 3,370 4,209 3,893 3,732 4,350 TX : 11,430 11,413 11,295 11,464 11,851 11,762 VA : 6,067 5,630 5,649 5,420 5,548 5,146 CA, TN & WV : 10,406 10,612 10,548 10,547 10,800 10,694 : Total : 149,714 147,609 148,314 148,919 151,362 150,793 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,950 29,085 28,992 29,331 29,323 28,978 AR : 31,064 31,033 30,978 30,846 30,943 30,644 DE : 4,400 4,495 4,421 4,362 4,182 4,408 FL : 2,883 2,871 2,877 2,894 2,895 2,814 GA : 32,052 32,287 31,994 32,115 32,006 31,082 MD : 8,521 8,464 8,396 8,756 9,043 8,325 MS : 18,539 18,802 18,930 18,710 18,232 18,217 NC : 18,460 18,379 18,324 18,491 18,626 18,485 PA : 3,579 3,715 3,632 3,558 3,508 3,395 SC : 4,656 4,944 4,927 4,899 4,958 4,672 TX : 14,891 14,442 13,698 14,451 14,421 14,390 VA : 6,613 6,578 6,581 6,760 6,545 6,547 CA, TN & WV : 11,341 11,427 11,664 11,332 11,162 11,319 : Total : 185,949 186,522 185,414 186,505 185,844 183,276 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,630 21,926 21,202 21,809 21,344 21,961 AR : 24,716 25,155 24,103 24,562 24,940 24,286 DE : 5,703 4,893 4,508 5,107 4,747 4,661 FL : 2,489 2,349 2,263 2,478 2,445 2,184 GA : 24,625 25,582 24,810 26,144 25,733 25,824 MD : 5,687 5,969 6,364 5,690 5,950 6,134 MS : 14,990 15,047 15,490 15,681 15,803 15,919 NC : 14,958 14,846 14,526 14,628 14,258 14,662 PA : 2,783 2,670 2,720 2,780 2,685 2,720 SC : 4,537 4,162 3,962 3,742 4,160 3,813 TX : 11,771 11,924 11,935 11,587 11,243 10,660 VA : 5,727 5,292 5,558 5,534 5,749 5,434 CA, TN & WV : 10,523 10,042 10,961 9,801 9,900 10,176 : Total : 150,139 149,857 148,402 149,543 148,957 148,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,477 27,958 27,235 28,535 28,668 28,650 AR : 30,043 29,920 28,673 30,353 29,752 29,900 DE : 4,373 3,819 4,065 4,145 3,989 4,027 FL : 2,854 2,710 2,761 2,855 2,860 2,649 GA : 29,886 30,290 29,667 29,823 30,257 30,488 MD : 9,176 8,594 8,202 8,474 8,328 8,485 MS : 17,323 17,367 17,404 18,013 18,168 18,149 NC : 18,236 16,807 17,519 17,222 17,886 17,850 PA : 3,810 3,427 3,677 3,615 3,794 3,844 SC : 4,906 4,896 4,681 4,850 4,747 4,822 TX : 14,422 12,600 13,773 13,428 13,170 13,340 VA : 6,503 6,184 6,295 6,472 6,253 6,271 CA, TN & WV : 11,325 10,361 11,543 11,052 10,612 10,388 : Total : 180,334 174,933 175,495 178,837 178,484 178,863 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,561 21,713 21,545 20,645 20,859 20,266 AR : 25,775 25,510 24,510 23,772 23,887 23,047 DE : 5,162 5,319 5,447 5,515 4,725 5,281 FL : 2,452 2,549 2,324 2,396 2,373 2,355 GA : 25,329 25,426 25,438 23,522 23,947 24,024 MD : 5,721 6,218 5,499 5,908 5,769 5,113 MS : 15,754 15,456 15,173 14,461 14,650 14,661 NC : 14,743 14,301 14,509 14,305 13,325 13,817 PA : 2,802 2,622 2,514 2,843 2,555 2,817 SC : 3,828 4,580 4,106 4,137 4,222 3,443 TX : 11,244 11,370 11,337 11,485 9,775 10,713 VA : 5,792 5,038 5,233 5,473 5,205 5,578 CA, TN & WV : 10,286 9,836 9,480 10,068 9,491 9,822 : Total : 150,449 149,938 147,115 144,530 140,783 140,937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,772 28,716 28,924 28,644 28,386 26,756 AR : 29,565 29,945 29,982 29,844 30,063 28,807 DE : 3,969 3,886 3,827 3,765 3,935 3,445 FL : 2,684 2,575 2,725 2,810 2,581 2,527 GA : 29,801 30,070 30,746 30,580 30,575 28,753 MD : 8,432 8,370 7,992 8,232 7,232 7,554 MS : 18,069 18,072 18,098 18,036 17,904 16,868 NC : 18,372 17,123 18,080 17,314 16,606 16,595 PA : 3,642 3,591 3,190 3,242 3,447 3,624 SC : 4,828 4,807 4,777 4,914 4,818 4,543 TX : 13,357 14,214 14,411 14,361 14,217 14,032 VA : 6,388 6,044 6,365 6,175 6,040 6,096 CA, TN & WV : 11,013 10,261 11,155 10,664 10,350 9,951 : Total : 178,892 177,674 180,272 178,581 176,154 169,551 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,608 21,144 20,988 21,308 21,265 21,816 AR : 22,725 23,105 23,036 24,605 23,583 24,751 DE : 4,311 5,169 5,050 4,632 4,748 4,011 FL : 2,303 2,382 2,336 2,440 2,026 2,294 GA : 23,981 24,458 24,162 24,137 23,738 24,485 MD : 6,225 5,191 5,823 5,969 5,573 6,314 MS : 15,146 14,914 14,883 15,125 15,084 14,789 NC : 14,013 14,306 14,538 14,491 13,573 14,650 PA : 2,722 2,783 2,779 2,743 2,644 2,452 SC : 3,659 3,644 3,569 4,112 4,003 3,527 TX : 10,301 10,321 10,299 10,408 11,110 11,193 VA : 5,357 5,554 4,744 5,019 4,947 4,857 CA, TN & WV : 9,798 9,289 9,947 9,607 9,583 9,372 : Total : 142,149 142,260 142,154 144,596 141,877 144,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 26,930 26,613 27,950 27,928 27,224 24,995 AR : 28,927 27,272 27,626 28,699 29,019 28,080 DE : 3,748 3,865 3,748 3,975 3,821 3,617 FL : 2,590 2,694 2,742 2,689 2,337 2,500 GA : 30,470 28,080 30,592 30,300 29,177 29,152 MD : 7,363 7,973 8,109 7,663 8,171 7,967 MS : 16,276 17,334 17,447 17,729 16,662 15,091 NC : 16,258 16,955 17,834 17,181 16,407 15,657 PA : 3,547 3,323 3,655 3,811 3,137 3,135 SC : 4,842 4,656 4,911 4,953 4,462 4,668 TX : 13,283 13,273 14,134 14,441 14,131 13,036 VA : 5,410 5,944 6,262 5,997 6,070 6,155 CA, TN & WV : 9,283 9,944 10,065 9,962 9,654 9,629 : Total : 168,927 167,926 175,075 175,328 170,272 163,682 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,322 21,605 19,985 20,370 19,736 20,899 AR : 23,246 23,080 23,537 23,143 21,677 21,373 DE : 4,467 4,859 4,419 4,664 5,122 4,733 FL : 2,362 2,065 2,063 2,237 2,320 2,470 GA : 24,297 24,344 22,413 24,216 22,468 24,272 MD : 5,706 4,618 4,640 4,499 4,912 5,060 MS : 15,149 15,065 14,035 13,424 14,632 14,761 NC : 14,036 13,380 13,160 13,317 13,410 14,277 PA : 2,493 2,626 2,755 2,646 2,535 2,668 SC : 4,128 3,987 4,408 3,642 3,506 4,229 TX : 11,301 11,248 10,944 10,348 10,458 11,195 VA : 5,035 5,239 5,374 4,474 5,054 5,704 CA, TN & WV : 9,285 8,800 9,130 9,103 9,087 9,050 : Total : 142,827 140,916 136,863 136,083 134,917 140,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,497 25,859 28,515 27,708 28,260 27,977 AR : 25,299 27,417 29,319 29,150 29,980 29,753 DE : 3,574 3,931 4,041 4,066 4,007 4,214 FL : 2,237 2,310 2,340 2,461 2,509 2,516 GA : 27,608 28,027 31,128 29,937 30,808 31,209 MD : 8,082 8,569 7,755 8,137 8,249 8,225 MS : 15,202 16,403 16,523 17,533 18,016 17,966 NC : 16,542 17,510 17,843 18,368 18,377 18,297 PA : 3,092 3,115 3,539 3,518 3,452 3,886 SC : 4,702 4,493 4,862 4,749 4,980 4,752 TX : 11,819 13,996 14,161 14,454 14,576 14,513 VA : 5,679 5,422 6,335 6,244 6,205 6,049 CA, TN & WV : 10,525 10,678 11,185 11,223 11,233 11,066 : Total : 159,858 167,730 177,546 177,548 180,652 180,423 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,909 20,566 18,460 18,526 19,191 21,284 AR : 21,453 23,339 22,178 20,293 21,146 24,253 DE : 4,565 4,390 4,231 4,867 4,570 5,639 FL : 2,384 1,952 2,100 2,098 1,795 2,133 GA : 24,644 23,104 23,642 22,153 22,521 24,593 MD : 5,229 5,711 5,330 4,978 6,011 4,541 MS : 14,982 13,939 12,450 13,121 14,004 13,833 NC : 13,294 13,299 12,804 13,256 13,987 14,628 PA : 2,790 2,443 2,298 2,478 2,424 2,666 SC : 4,431 3,626 3,500 3,614 4,129 3,800 TX : 11,530 10,980 10,449 9,424 11,016 11,150 VA : 4,676 4,824 5,164 4,704 4,466 5,003 CA, TN & WV : 8,768 8,525 8,016 9,144 9,473 10,660 : Total : 139,655 136,698 130,622 128,656 134,733 144,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 8, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : 52 Week Total State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : 2000 1/ : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,028 28,142 27,795 27,790 1,468,677 1,411,510 AR : 29,442 29,661 29,348 27,110 1,542,646 1,548,249 DE : 3,963 3,936 4,098 3,962 214,049 231,615 FL : 2,464 2,469 2,447 2,433 140,076 143,082 GA : 30,882 30,797 30,561 30,491 1,602,421 1,616,482 MD : 8,114 8,363 8,400 8,388 435,477 447,103 MS : 18,070 18,092 18,188 17,875 924,242 931,314 NC : 17,009 18,079 18,199 18,209 933,243 924,178 PA : 3,554 3,599 3,708 3,201 184,172 188,028 SC : 4,627 4,867 4,749 4,667 250,015 248,791 TX : 14,444 14,426 14,479 14,519 735,516 700,246 VA : 5,694 6,449 6,263 6,369 328,494 334,759 CA, TN & WV : 10,997 10,934 11,252 11,095 570,883 578,657 : Total : 176,288 179,814 179,487 176,109 9,329,911 9,304,014 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,803 21,374 21,582 19,783 1,092,918 1,030,743 AR : 23,217 23,334 23,229 21,286 1,233,353 1,241,013 DE : 4,114 4,237 4,634 5,520 255,982 264,997 FL : 2,076 2,142 2,118 2,486 120,256 125,398 GA : 23,556 24,944 24,775 24,312 1,272,738 1,285,529 MD : 5,799 5,667 5,714 4,255 292,228 305,665 MS : 14,912 15,244 14,994 15,167 774,279 767,748 NC : 13,815 14,152 14,376 13,270 734,275 715,491 PA : 2,790 2,615 2,729 2,471 138,901 141,431 SC : 4,853 4,199 3,961 3,957 207,637 200,650 TX : 11,387 11,555 11,363 11,650 577,846 539,748 VA : 5,484 5,536 5,146 5,171 273,643 276,838 CA, TN & WV : 10,405 9,834 9,461 9,382 510,149 511,872 : Total : 143,211 144,833 144,082 138,710 7,484,205 7,407,123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes weeks ending Jan 8, 2000, through Dec 30, 2000. 2/ Includes weeks ending Jan 9, 1999, through Jan 1, 2000. Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 1999-01 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2001 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2000 :----------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 7,059 6,861 6,685 97 59,403 64,139 63,304 Feb : 6,882 7,001 6,748 96 59,937 64,344 62,493 Mar : 7,284 7,310 60,699 64,697 62,797 Apr : 7,038 6,764 61,775 64,663 62,267 May : 7,736 7,435 61,893 64,725 62,100 Jun : 7,041 6,829 62,877 64,827 62,204 Jul : 7,088 6,310 63,005 64,542 61,323 Aug : 7,665 7,288 63,377 64,365 61,244 Sep : 6,870 6,469 63,197 63,630 60,557 Oct : 7,121 6,694 63,549 63,899 Nov : 6,984 7,105 63,799 63,575 Dec : 6,999 6,429 64,426 63,345 : Annual : Total : 85,767 82,495 : Total : Place- : ments 2/: Jan : 8,679 8,069 7,615 94 Feb : 8,473 8,302 8,275 100 Mar : 8,863 8,798 Apr : 8,572 8,522 May : 9,463 8,917 Jun : 8,333 8,201 Jul : 8,342 7,621 Aug : 8,983 8,657 Sep : 8,044 8,042 Oct : 8,223 8,260 Nov : 8,220 8,702 Dec : 8,305 7,614 : Annual : Total :102,500 99,705 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 1999-01 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2001 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2000 :----------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 166 212 322 152 3,029 3,012 3,117 Feb : 267 251 302 120 3,120 2,945 3,238 Mar : 257 286 3,020 3,078 3,195 Apr : 287 309 2,942 2,981 3,245 May : 283 343 3,044 2,903 3,248 Jun : 187 223 3,132 2,948 3,363 Jul : 231 352 3,108 2,940 3,512 Aug : 318 275 3,085 2,986 3,622 Sep : 227 277 3,102 2,970 3,673 Oct : 280 283 3,134 2,999 Nov : 262 377 3,088 3,021 Dec : 175 324 3,179 3,081 : Total : 2,940 3,512 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : 607 952 749 764 1,013 809 773 FL : 1,222 986 1,067 1,226 996 1,005 1,060 GA : 2,194 1,984 1,821 2,033 2,319 1,718 1,708 IN : 7,059 6,268 7,403 8,260 8,111 7,945 5,675 IA : 3,974 4,838 5,542 5,254 5,567 5,635 3,948 KS : 295 426 166 463 348 320 212 MN : 1,776 2,057 2,213 2,012 1,856 1,763 1,637 MO : 310 321 381 388 403 360 336 PA : 5,002 5,591 6,110 6,527 5,088 5,954 4,918 : Oth Sts 1/ : 12,803 12,944 15,720 15,358 15,025 15,930 14,008 : US : 35,242 36,367 41,172 42,285 40,726 41,439 34,275 :----------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :----------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------ : AR : 813 908 819 816 727 9,750 FL : 990 1,156 1,084 909 885 12,586 GA : 2,019 1,811 2,044 1,748 1,652 23,051 IN : 6,259 7,288 7,180 6,278 5,363 83,089 IA : 4,225 4,901 4,473 4,393 4,989 57,739 KS : 370 267 194 347 267 3,675 MN : 1,422 1,716 1,828 1,310 1,156 20,746 MO : 336 315 306 296 306 4,058 PA : 4,612 5,329 6,490 4,205 4,757 64,583 : Oth Sts 1/ : 14,472 15,596 14,626 12,500 13,462 172,444 : US : 35,518 39,287 39,044 32,802 33,564 451,721 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : 496 628 833 848 1,240 817 920 FL : 1,074 1,004 1,014 966 1,045 971 1,010 GA : 2,164 1,879 2,079 1,708 1,884 1,916 1,587 IN : 7,040 6,045 5,297 5,810 6,124 6,376 4,813 IA : 4,468 4,643 6,214 5,350 6,783 6,206 5,593 KS : 244 268 202 417 375 132 326 MN : 1,769 1,656 2,012 1,801 1,799 2,101 1,652 MO : 310 321 381 388 403 360 336 PA : 4,943 4,609 6,300 5,148 5,455 4,907 4,772 : Oth Sts 1/ : 11,670 13,603 14,542 14,213 16,074 13,479 12,228 : US 2000 : 34,178 34,656 38,874 36,649 41,182 37,265 33,237 : US 1999 : 35,242 36,367 41,172 42,285 40,726 41,439 34,275 : 2000 as % : of 1999 : 97 95 94 87 101 90 97 :----------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :----------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------ : AR : 1,067 882 890 940 738 10,299 FL : 983 796 1,012 951 1,030 11,856 GA : 1,955 2,220 1,916 1,841 2,133 23,282 IN : 4,771 6,792 6,624 5,320 6,167 71,179 IA : 5,106 4,415 5,168 4,471 4,578 62,995 KS : 405 247 312 0 173 3,101 MN : 1,468 1,540 1,342 1,636 1,368 20,144 MO : 336 315 306 296 306 4,058 PA : 5,688 5,700 5,668 5,493 5,418 64,101 : Oth Sts 1/ : 12,545 13,409 12,839 11,342 12,779 158,723 : US 2000 : 34,324 36,316 36,077 32,290 34,690 429,738 : US 1999 : 35,518 39,287 39,044 32,802 33,564 451,721 : 2000 as % : of 1999 : 97 92 92 98 103 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,830 6,907 7,024 6,949 E North Central : 8,186 8,017 8,945 9,088 W North Central : 5,374 7,215 7,055 7,373 South Atlantic : 5,182 4,515 4,053 4,724 South Central : 3,808 3,985 3,939 3,705 West : 3,423 3,650 5,148 5,411 : US : 31,803 34,289 36,164 37,250 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,691 7,113 5,117 4,963 E North Central : 8,906 9,415 7,626 7,943 W North Central : 7,157 7,451 6,117 4,700 South Atlantic : 4,746 4,153 3,408 2,938 South Central : 3,815 4,284 4,336 4,394 West : 4,769 4,754 4,393 4,295 : US : 35,084 37,170 30,997 29,233 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,253 6,793 5,530 5,083 E North Central : 9,033 9,210 8,624 7,474 W North Central : 5,966 6,405 5,815 5,646 South Atlantic : 5,199 3,103 3,141 2,782 South Central : 4,683 4,529 3,724 4,673 West : 4,108 5,273 4,177 4,759 : US : 35,242 35,313 31,011 30,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,792 5,724 6,406 5,957 E North Central : 7,588 8,427 7,957 7,360 W North Central : 5,736 6,523 7,562 7,635 South Atlantic : 3,352 4,122 3,304 3,122 South Central : 3,028 3,146 4,505 4,435 West : 4,700 4,770 5,460 4,486 : US : 30,196 32,712 35,194 32,995 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,213 5,591 5,129 5,954 E North Central : 7,744 7,867 6,781 5,988 W North Central : 8,287 7,624 7,047 6,703 South Atlantic : 4,111 3,236 2,977 3,402 South Central : 5,473 4,110 4,190 3,819 West : 4,734 4,637 4,213 4,271 : US : 36,562 33,065 30,337 30,137 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,174 5,537 5,787 5,863 E North Central : 8,518 6,548 6,601 6,323 W North Central : 6,034 6,815 5,827 6,301 South Atlantic : 4,526 3,327 3,123 3,475 South Central : 4,634 3,771 3,744 4,537 West : 4,495 4,799 3,952 4,720 : US : 34,381 30,797 29,034 31,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :2000 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 1999 : 2000 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 1999: 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 31,588 31,203 99 4,816 10,134 9,733 3,374 3,146 Feb : 31,152 30,827 99 4,806 10,119 9,378 3,468 3,056 Mar : 32,638 31,084 95 4,764 10,452 9,375 3,356 3,137 Apr : 33,588 32,769 98 4,817 10,041 10,173 3,781 3,957 May : 33,396 31,779 95 4,634 10,185 10,075 3,336 3,549 Jun : 32,701 33,206 102 4,802 10,978 10,235 3,284 3,907 Jul : 33,782 33,970 101 4,755 10,996 9,831 3,577 4,811 Aug : 31,947 31,055 97 4,831 10,089 9,519 3,351 3,265 Sep : 28,687 30,287 106 4,664 10,325 9,164 3,219 2,915 Oct : 28,178 29,460 105 4,874 9,469 9,594 3,107 2,416 Nov : 29,189 29,317 100 4,698 10,424 8,876 3,066 2,253 Dec : 30,555 30,638 100 4,805 10,651 9,312 3,193 2,677 : : Poults Placed 1/ :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 24,590 24,676 100 3,383 8,265 7,778 2,812 2,438 Feb : 23,722 24,197 102 3,438 8,126 7,480 2,805 2,348 Mar : 25,917 25,741 99 3,497 8,718 8,172 2,820 2,534 Apr : 26,817 25,094 94 3,282 7,880 8,082 2,925 2,925 May : 26,085 25,816 99 3,421 8,233 8,491 2,857 2,814 Jun : 25,621 26,880 105 3,509 9,056 8,569 2,848 2,898 Jul : 26,755 26,822 100 3,306 8,775 8,212 2,871 3,658 Aug : 24,755 24,731 100 3,442 7,921 8,222 2,692 2,454 Sep : 21,794 23,016 106 3,224 7,958 7,159 2,546 2,129 Oct : 22,313 23,672 106 3,451 7,757 7,983 2,586 1,895 Nov : 23,379 23,357 100 3,302 8,234 7,488 2,527 1,806 Dec : 24,358 23,297 96 3,261 8,084 7,290 2,576 2,086 : Total :296,106 297,299 100 40,516 99,007 94,926 32,865 29,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Excludes exported poults. Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 2000 and 2001 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Incubator Geographic : Hatcheries : Egg Capacity Region :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Number ----- -------- 1,000 -------- : : Chicken Hatcheries : North Atlantic : 29 25 25,201 24,803 E North Central : 26 26 26,158 26,063 W North Central : 35 40 46,190 47,779 South Atlantic : 96 93 295,468 305,230 South Central : 110 116 418,096 416,737 West : 27 23 41,940 41,683 : US : 323 323 853,053 862,295 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkey Hatcheries : E North Central : 9 10 5,980 5,495 W North Central : 22 22 14,740 16,953 N & S Atlantic : 26 23 16,300 15,845 South Central : 8 4 4,881 3,978 West : 7 7 6,001 6,199 : US : 72 66 47,902 48,470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hatchery capacity is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacity is included. Regional Listing: North Atlantic: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Index Page Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched During the Month, by 15 Selected States and United States, 1999-2000 . . . 2 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed : 15 Selected States, Weeks Ending October 2, 1999 to December 30, 2000. . . . 8 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month, by Region and United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . 6 Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks: United States Placements and Total Worldwide Placements, 1999-2001. .20 Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched During the Month, Selected States and United States, 1999-2000. . . . . .22 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month, by Region and United States, 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . .24 Egg-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks: United States Placements, 1999-2001. . . . . . . . . . .21 Hatchery Numbers and Egg Capacity by Region and United States: January 1, 2000 and 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly 1999-2000 . . . . .26 Released April 19, 2001, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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