United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 1-1-1 (02) Hatchery Production 2001 Summary April 2002 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during 2001 totaled 9.01 billion, an increase of 2 percent from 2000. This record level continues the trend of annual increases begun in 1975. Leading breeders had intended placements of 81.5 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2001, a decrease of 1 percent from 2000. 15-State Broiler Placements Placements of broiler chicks in the 15-State weekly program totaled 7.65 billion during the 52 week period ending December 30, 2001. This total was 2 percent larger than the comparable period a year earlier. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 5 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during 2001 totaled 452 millon, up 5 percent from 2000. Leading breeders had intended placements of 3.05 million egg-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2001, down 4 percent from 2000. Poults Placed Turkey hatcheries placed 302 million poults in the United States during 2001. These placements were up slightly from 2000. Hatchery Capacity The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 2002 was 875 million eggs, up 3 percent from a year earlier. The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 47.9 million on January 1, 2002, down 1 percent from January 1, 2001. Four Additional States in Weekly Program Beginning April 7, 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. 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/ : 94,551 94,104 97,587 93,308 99,903 95,010 91,236 : US 2000 : 753,931 706,216 761,764 749,106 777,624 750,528 742,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) 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 9,190 7,988 8,827 112,501 GA : 107,302 104,162 107,385 101,053 110,629 1,306,835 MD : 30,567 27,235 31,340 30,877 32,268 366,113 MS : 66,305 63,315 63,535 56,813 65,837 772,482 NC : 63,793 59,801 64,084 61,423 67,559 771,687 PA : 13,077 11,576 12,683 11,053 13,044 151,135 SC : 16,617 15,939 16,751 15,881 17,062 199,223 TX : 49,099 50,630 51,171 47,982 53,567 615,229 VA : 23,716 22,416 22,232 21,324 22,665 279,586 CA, TN, WV : 38,587 36,894 35,416 36,014 40,295 469,777 : 15 Sts 1/ : 645,293 617,739 630,666 594,175 655,962 7,720,128 : Oth Sts 2/ : 98,686 87,205 90,583 90,820 93,064 1,126,057 : US 2000 : 743,979 704,944 721,249 684,995 749,026 8,846,185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 101,763 90,901 104,763 102,831 106,183 105,410 106,523 AR : 103,479 96,511 110,286 106,071 110,752 109,818 110,285 DE : 14,579 13,043 14,237 12,711 13,290 12,634 12,271 FL : 8,909 8,206 9,493 9,204 8,735 8,590 8,684 GA : 110,320 99,836 114,365 111,382 116,643 113,664 113,844 MD : 32,293 29,960 35,474 34,096 35,170 34,490 35,081 MS : 66,348 59,420 69,140 67,298 68,527 67,890 69,024 NC : 67,999 59,960 68,948 66,411 68,448 66,109 64,974 PA : 12,567 11,665 13,158 12,893 13,429 12,937 13,604 SC : 16,942 15,107 17,101 16,959 17,523 16,715 17,244 TX : 53,070 47,612 54,366 53,153 56,586 54,589 53,816 VA : 23,557 21,666 24,654 24,565 25,217 24,419 24,570 CA, TN, WV : 39,907 36,677 41,997 40,264 41,040 40,588 40,955 : 15 Sts 1/ : 651,733 590,564 677,982 657,838 681,543 667,853 670,875 : Oth Sts 2/ : 93,360 90,259 95,778 97,617 104,161 98,681 98,574 : US 2001 : 745,093 680,823 773,760 755,455 785,704 766,534 769,449 : US 2000 : 753,931 706,216 761,764 749,106 777,624 750,528 742,823 : 2001 as % : of 2000 : 99 96 102 101 101 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 15 Selected States and United States, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 108,188 103,072 103,991 95,685 107,548 1,236,858 AR : 109,905 106,160 108,109 100,879 111,607 1,283,862 DE : 12,383 12,239 12,258 12,223 12,719 154,587 FL : 8,599 8,139 8,295 8,126 8,612 103,592 GA : 112,894 109,741 112,239 103,317 113,555 1,331,800 MD : 35,128 33,081 33,827 32,966 31,445 403,011 MS : 68,791 66,022 66,040 60,837 68,571 797,908 NC : 66,404 61,872 64,358 62,592 67,404 785,479 PA : 13,430 12,784 13,301 11,865 13,549 155,182 SC : 16,912 16,666 16,958 15,794 16,491 200,412 TX : 51,994 51,934 53,056 48,497 54,206 632,879 VA : 24,270 23,240 22,544 21,204 24,258 284,164 CA, TN, WV : 41,533 38,031 37,582 37,277 39,711 475,562 : 15 Sts 1/ : 670,431 642,981 652,558 611,262 669,676 7,845,296 : Oth Sts 2/ : 101,119 95,374 94,937 91,345 100,055 1,161,260 : US 2001 : 771,550 738,355 747,495 702,607 769,731 9,006,556 : US 2000 : 743,979 704,944 721,249 684,995 749,026 8,846,185 : 2001 as % : of 2000 : 104 105 104 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,962 11,424 11,047 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 : 325,270 327,580 327,798 329,586 West : 23,779 23,667 23,742 25,978 : US : 625,341 624,806 628,931 637,729 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,656 11,587 11,107 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 : 334,347 335,539 321,980 324,040 West : 25,577 25,228 24,302 23,319 : US : 642,084 641,235 615,826 616,190 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 10,461 11,058 9,796 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 : 226,233 221,353 218,664 235,693 South Central : 325,357 309,901 296,401 323,485 West : 23,726 20,265 22,604 23,962 : US : 613,246 588,091 572,617 622,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,438 11,732 11,939 12,057 E North Central : 7,201 7,363 6,987 7,155 W North Central : 18,726 20,453 21,237 20,546 South Atlantic : 235,498 233,816 241,159 241,207 South Central : 322,464 324,673 329,640 326,439 West : 23,609 24,475 24,868 25,615 : US : 618,936 622,512 635,830 633,019 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,010 12,217 12,388 12,629 E North Central : 7,545 7,713 7,634 7,430 W North Central : 22,970 21,899 19,737 20,566 South Atlantic : 241,204 242,662 235,852 236,564 South Central : 336,774 343,289 333,826 335,849 West : 24,151 25,276 24,387 24,915 : US : 644,654 653,056 633,824 637,953 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,360 12,135 11,045 12,260 E North Central : 7,538 7,356 4,800 7,383 W North Central : 21,127 19,167 19,992 21,095 South Atlantic : 236,948 230,332 222,643 238,721 South Central : 336,985 326,008 307,127 338,400 West : 22,921 20,144 21,982 22,744 : US : 637,879 615,142 587,589 640,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,928 27,224 24,995 25,497 25,859 28,515 AR : 28,699 29,019 28,080 25,299 27,417 29,319 DE : 3,975 3,821 3,617 3,574 3,931 4,041 FL : 2,689 2,337 2,500 2,237 2,310 2,340 GA : 30,300 29,177 29,152 27,608 28,027 31,128 MD : 8,606 8,871 8,666 8,779 9,502 8,452 MS : 17,729 16,662 15,091 15,202 16,403 16,523 NC : 18,001 17,227 16,477 17,362 18,330 18,663 PA : 3,811 3,137 3,135 3,092 3,115 3,539 SC : 4,953 4,462 4,668 4,702 4,493 4,862 TX : 14,441 14,131 13,036 11,819 13,997 14,161 VA : 5,997 6,070 6,155 5,679 5,422 6,335 CA, TN & WV : 9,962 9,654 9,629 10,525 10,678 11,185 : Total : 177,091 171,792 165,201 161,375 169,484 179,063 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,340 18,712 19,789 19,737 19,364 17,517 AR : 23,237 21,771 21,467 21,637 23,433 22,272 DE : 4,969 5,500 5,111 4,955 4,683 4,518 FL : 2,237 2,320 2,445 2,383 1,952 2,232 GA : 24,306 22,852 24,504 24,644 23,283 23,943 MD : 4,803 5,150 5,438 5,621 6,004 5,617 MS : 13,424 14,632 14,761 14,982 13,939 12,450 NC : 13,569 13,663 14,530 13,547 13,551 13,056 PA : 2,646 2,535 2,668 2,790 2,443 2,298 SC : 3,642 3,506 4,229 4,431 3,626 3,500 TX : 10,348 10,458 11,195 11,530 10,980 10,449 VA : 4,474 5,054 5,675 4,676 4,824 5,164 CA, TN & WV : 9,580 9,602 9,462 9,870 9,487 8,922 : Total : 136,575 135,755 141,274 140,803 137,569 131,938 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 7, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,708 28,260 27,977 27,028 28,142 27,795 AR : 29,150 29,980 29,753 29,442 29,661 29,348 DE : 4,066 4,007 4,214 3,963 3,936 4,098 FL : 2,461 2,509 2,516 2,464 2,469 2,447 GA : 29,937 30,808 31,209 30,882 30,797 30,590 MD : 9,099 9,194 9,173 9,028 9,007 9,358 MS : 17,533 18,016 17,966 18,070 18,092 18,188 NC : 19,187 19,197 19,117 17,828 18,899 19,019 PA : 3,518 3,452 3,886 3,554 3,599 3,708 SC : 4,749 4,980 4,752 4,627 4,867 4,749 TX : 14,454 14,516 14,513 14,444 14,434 14,479 VA : 6,244 6,205 6,049 5,694 6,449 6,263 CA, TN & WV : 11,223 11,291 11,066 10,997 10,934 11,252 : Total : 179,329 182,415 182,191 178,021 181,286 181,294 : Chicks Placed : AL : 17,327 18,219 20,083 19,593 20,548 20,696 AR : 20,387 21,485 24,348 23,311 23,429 23,323 DE : 5,152 4,954 5,924 4,512 4,616 5,006 FL : 2,098 1,795 2,133 2,076 2,142 2,118 GA : 22,323 22,521 24,593 23,829 24,944 24,983 MD : 5,262 6,394 4,826 6,197 6,043 6,086 MS : 13,121 14,004 13,833 14,912 15,244 14,994 NC : 13,509 14,240 14,881 14,067 14,404 14,629 PA : 2,478 2,424 2,666 2,790 2,615 2,729 SC : 3,824 4,129 3,800 4,853 4,199 3,960 TX : 9,424 11,016 11,150 11,387 11,555 11,364 VA : 4,654 4,466 5,003 5,484 5,536 5,146 CA, TN & WV : 10,040 10,156 11,103 10,901 9,970 10,185 : Total : 129,599 135,803 144,343 143,912 145,245 145,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 7, 2000 Thru December 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : State :-----------------------------: Thirteen Week Total : Dec 30, 2000 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,790 382,668 AR : 27,110 399,903 DE : 3,962 54,953 FL : 2,433 34,454 GA : 30,491 420,698 MD : 9,341 125,185 MS : 17,875 240,797 NC : 19,029 256,170 PA : 3,201 48,402 SC : 4,667 66,442 TX : 14,528 197,087 VA : 6,369 85,193 CA, TN & WV : 11,043 149,504 : Total : 177,839 2,461,456 : Chicks Placed : AL : 18,659 269,569 AR : 21,670 315,307 DE : 5,520 69,839 FL : 2,485 30,479 GA : 24,312 333,450 MD : 4,964 77,045 MS : 15,167 199,498 NC : 13,522 194,328 PA : 2,471 36,308 SC : 3,957 56,064 TX : 11,650 153,450 VA : 5,058 70,588 CA, TN & WV : 10,409 138,817 : Total : 139,844 1,944,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,614 28,318 27,547 27,306 27,513 28,053 AR : 29,608 28,905 29,167 29,413 29,702 29,752 DE : 4,103 4,021 4,118 3,875 3,974 3,976 FL : 2,554 2,585 2,499 2,486 2,489 2,724 GA : 30,777 31,007 30,628 30,646 30,381 30,726 MD : 9,101 9,356 9,642 9,202 8,841 9,121 MS : 18,136 18,144 18,100 17,938 17,833 18,097 NC : 18,520 18,793 18,440 17,676 18,268 19,063 PA : 3,517 3,522 3,589 3,758 3,835 3,158 SC : 4,840 4,737 4,832 4,661 4,934 4,748 TX : 14,444 14,292 14,407 14,455 13,976 14,601 VA : 6,385 6,409 6,481 6,591 6,385 6,558 CA, TN & WV : 11,010 11,302 11,610 11,180 11,387 11,379 : Total : 180,609 181,391 181,060 179,187 179,518 181,956 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,128 20,064 19,583 19,571 20,040 19,858 AR : 21,912 23,349 22,327 23,986 23,678 22,552 DE : 4,940 5,333 4,912 5,795 5,339 5,904 FL : 2,373 2,402 2,340 2,236 2,269 2,183 GA : 24,045 24,246 24,685 24,277 24,282 24,695 MD : 5,939 5,552 6,019 5,278 6,059 5,428 MS : 15,240 15,339 14,870 15,193 15,290 15,261 NC : 14,636 14,887 14,719 13,979 14,911 14,021 PA : 2,596 2,707 2,561 2,772 2,703 2,516 SC : 3,793 3,836 4,058 4,229 4,160 4,067 TX : 11,268 11,218 11,351 11,182 11,086 11,206 VA : 5,204 5,254 5,273 5,322 4,758 5,291 CA, TN & WV : 11,134 10,503 10,825 10,742 11,188 10,945 : Total : 143,208 144,690 143,523 144,562 145,763 143,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,147 28,652 28,937 29,162 28,782 28,835 AR : 29,581 29,820 30,460 30,536 30,162 29,987 DE : 4,306 4,322 3,555 3,669 3,574 3,682 FL : 2,719 2,664 2,540 2,544 2,679 2,695 GA : 31,081 31,451 32,368 31,691 31,873 31,851 MD : 9,545 9,751 9,903 9,699 9,850 9,328 MS : 18,379 18,760 19,018 19,004 18,821 19,018 NC : 18,793 18,883 19,176 18,753 19,110 18,918 PA : 3,534 3,834 3,706 3,933 3,794 3,508 SC : 4,798 4,930 4,919 4,846 4,983 5,051 TX : 14,565 14,694 14,735 14,756 14,729 14,875 VA : 6,516 6,616 6,649 6,647 6,717 6,883 CA, TN & WV : 11,543 11,748 11,579 11,496 11,483 11,342 : Total : 183,507 186,125 187,545 186,736 186,557 185,973 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,603 19,377 20,194 20,389 20,023 20,300 AR : 22,573 23,261 22,580 23,297 24,353 25,105 DE : 5,045 4,490 5,267 5,202 5,659 5,136 FL : 2,049 2,434 2,353 2,394 2,400 2,364 GA : 24,688 24,900 24,265 24,929 26,381 26,590 MD : 5,887 5,975 6,093 5,990 6,550 6,129 MS : 14,843 14,874 15,174 15,388 15,151 15,954 NC : 13,837 14,252 14,537 14,968 15,125 14,748 PA : 2,716 2,882 2,402 2,689 2,744 2,799 SC : 4,017 3,760 4,044 3,702 3,754 4,245 TX : 11,232 10,863 11,438 11,551 11,653 11,742 VA : 5,526 5,654 5,592 5,859 5,373 5,659 CA, TN & WV : 10,359 10,429 11,147 11,474 11,256 11,446 : Total : 142,375 143,151 145,086 147,832 150,422 152,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,046 29,445 29,401 28,823 28,954 28,801 AR : 28,886 30,602 30,029 30,087 30,253 30,017 DE : 3,670 3,454 3,737 3,777 3,573 3,588 FL : 2,678 2,539 2,402 2,384 2,381 2,376 GA : 31,519 32,377 32,644 31,853 32,544 32,008 MD : 9,586 9,714 9,639 9,744 9,431 9,733 MS : 18,670 18,929 18,846 18,389 18,069 18,744 NC : 18,697 18,854 18,576 18,610 18,849 18,637 PA : 3,801 3,842 3,732 3,692 3,749 3,861 SC : 4,911 4,889 5,012 5,021 4,983 4,968 TX : 14,707 15,299 15,226 15,222 15,276 15,272 VA : 6,686 6,734 6,698 6,693 6,605 6,812 CA, TN & WV : 11,609 11,570 11,370 11,538 10,959 11,484 : 15 State Total : 184,466 188,248 187,312 185,833 185,626 186,301 : KY 1/ : 6,772 6,044 6,719 6,260 6,272 OK 1/ : 6,374 6,438 6,236 6,333 6,109 LA & MO 1/ : 9,065 9,357 9,259 9,380 9,444 : 19 State Total 1/ : 210,459 209,151 208,047 207,599 208,126 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,263 21,331 20,762 20,959 20,908 21,168 AR : 24,931 23,484 23,908 23,120 24,291 24,824 DE : 5,687 6,051 4,978 5,571 5,049 4,602 FL : 2,230 2,186 2,468 2,394 2,418 2,411 GA : 26,278 25,747 25,752 25,543 25,133 26,053 MD : 5,788 5,627 6,414 5,290 6,115 6,561 MS : 15,662 15,491 15,615 15,331 15,671 15,690 NC : 14,938 14,698 14,657 14,690 14,942 14,047 PA : 2,834 2,678 2,556 2,751 2,785 2,738 SC : 3,797 4,201 4,584 3,939 4,464 3,878 TX : 11,576 11,513 11,635 11,509 12,017 11,929 VA : 5,287 5,448 5,321 6,051 5,704 6,161 CA, TN & WV : 11,388 11,089 11,484 10,783 11,376 11,097 : 15 State Total : 151,659 149,544 150,134 147,931 150,873 151,159 : KY 1/ : 4,316 4,216 5,030 5,218 4,699 OK 1/ : 4,784 4,630 4,567 5,312 4,299 LA & MO 1/ : 8,027 9,005 9,143 8,898 9,075 : 19 State Total 1/ : 166,671 167,985 166,671 170,301 169,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,608 29,754 29,880 29,875 29,512 29,659 AR : 30,173 30,645 30,896 30,900 30,740 30,578 DE : 3,680 3,652 3,680 3,543 3,454 3,589 FL : 2,400 2,399 2,392 2,431 2,437 2,433 GA : 32,541 32,289 32,581 32,460 32,530 32,395 MD : 9,921 9,833 9,679 9,702 9,798 9,570 MS : 19,089 19,140 19,205 19,107 19,065 19,016 NC : 18,940 18,820 18,797 18,858 18,759 18,016 PA : 3,848 3,804 3,695 3,740 3,833 3,925 SC : 5,087 5,023 4,974 4,963 4,983 5,008 TX : 15,263 15,280 15,275 14,788 14,783 14,836 VA : 6,663 6,802 6,632 6,784 6,626 6,803 CA, TN & WV : 11,586 11,583 11,364 11,690 11,669 11,501 : 15 State Total : 188,799 189,024 189,050 188,841 188,189 187,329 : KY : 6,304 6,015 6,612 6,538 6,061 6,544 OK : 6,180 6,358 6,257 6,192 6,315 6,358 LA & MO : 9,444 9,300 9,463 8,725 8,952 8,843 : 19 State Total : 210,727 210,697 211,382 210,296 209,517 209,074 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,135 20,786 20,753 21,321 21,291 21,188 AR : 25,067 24,954 24,590 24,144 24,301 26,284 DE : 5,410 4,709 4,410 5,549 6,200 5,356 FL : 2,362 2,390 2,195 2,484 2,451 2,486 GA : 25,792 26,186 25,579 26,688 25,409 25,944 MD : 6,080 6,598 6,769 6,154 5,438 6,020 MS : 14,837 15,145 15,754 15,861 15,918 15,950 NC : 14,875 15,145 14,888 15,376 14,479 14,495 PA : 2,680 2,658 2,775 2,713 2,769 2,642 SC : 4,411 3,967 4,216 3,653 4,296 4,475 TX : 11,929 12,167 12,117 12,204 12,068 12,124 VA : 5,250 5,031 5,554 5,152 5,722 5,353 CA, TN & WV : 11,563 11,051 10,769 10,609 11,887 11,958 : 15 State Total : 150,391 150,787 150,369 151,908 152,229 154,275 : KY : 5,395 4,929 5,059 5,280 4,788 5,264 OK : 4,672 4,780 4,408 4,629 4,897 4,293 LA & MO : 8,951 8,491 8,760 9,547 9,669 9,472 : 19 State Total : 169,409 168,987 168,596 171,364 171,583 173,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,619 29,323 28,243 29,688 29,662 29,199 AR : 30,126 30,055 29,204 30,644 30,430 30,218 DE : 3,450 3,137 3,474 3,470 3,458 3,384 FL : 2,246 2,297 2,424 2,251 2,413 2,302 GA : 30,685 32,080 30,830 31,902 31,435 30,883 MD : 9,774 9,563 9,740 9,718 9,712 9,589 MS : 18,500 18,500 18,792 18,830 18,933 18,223 NC : 18,571 17,547 17,968 17,828 18,765 18,288 PA : 3,881 3,711 3,790 4,044 3,944 4,018 SC : 4,702 4,966 5,004 4,903 4,992 4,899 TX : 14,838 13,178 14,785 14,366 14,338 13,908 VA : 6,506 6,480 6,504 6,519 6,566 6,550 CA, TN & WV : 11,478 11,077 11,169 11,614 12,328 11,401 : 15 State Total : 183,376 181,914 181,927 185,777 186,976 182,862 : KY : 6,298 6,233 6,195 6,477 6,173 6,520 OK : 6,105 5,917 5,879 6,076 6,228 6,256 LA & MO : 8,241 8,563 8,615 8,731 8,793 8,662 : 19 State Total : 204,020 202,627 202,616 207,061 208,170 204,300 : Chicks Placed : AL : 22,038 21,403 21,513 20,431 21,129 20,944 AR : 24,688 24,966 25,365 22,873 25,588 23,475 DE : 5,848 5,002 4,707 4,971 4,903 5,495 FL : 2,199 2,417 2,527 2,276 2,327 2,279 GA : 26,728 25,844 26,303 24,637 25,921 24,527 MD : 5,537 5,696 6,268 6,029 6,027 5,745 MS : 15,800 15,713 15,477 15,449 15,381 15,639 NC : 14,848 15,069 13,787 14,203 14,090 14,152 PA : 2,595 2,727 2,691 2,639 2,588 2,748 SC : 3,860 4,139 3,863 4,251 3,983 3,993 TX : 11,858 11,798 11,846 11,879 10,384 11,772 VA : 5,539 6,072 5,949 5,432 4,731 5,347 CA, TN & WV : 10,220 10,891 11,059 11,183 10,608 10,485 : 15 State Total : 151,758 151,737 151,355 146,253 147,660 146,601 : KY : 5,313 4,927 5,247 4,986 5,119 4,966 OK : 4,987 5,099 4,086 5,563 4,174 3,971 LA & MO : 8,431 8,264 9,113 8,595 7,165 9,067 : 19 State Total : 170,489 170,027 169,801 165,397 164,118 164,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,547 29,899 29,615 29,517 29,252 27,544 AR : 29,819 30,204 29,880 30,519 29,887 29,469 DE : 3,417 3,518 3,482 3,515 3,551 3,545 FL : 2,230 2,353 2,398 2,240 2,232 2,162 GA : 31,701 31,673 31,832 31,850 31,971 31,238 MD : 9,653 9,703 9,464 9,759 9,653 9,192 MS : 19,077 18,981 18,964 18,976 18,604 17,731 NC : 18,938 17,664 18,531 18,329 17,385 16,724 PA : 3,575 3,548 3,987 3,776 3,754 3,470 SC : 4,842 4,835 4,984 5,067 4,949 4,983 TX : 14,161 13,693 14,135 14,566 14,769 14,208 VA : 6,575 6,322 6,565 6,504 6,387 6,466 CA, TN & WV : 11,575 11,051 11,402 11,179 10,988 10,293 : 15 State Total : 185,110 183,444 185,239 185,797 183,382 177,025 : KY : 6,477 6,475 6,607 6,624 6,339 6,340 OK : 6,321 5,908 6,295 6,014 5,994 6,317 LA & MO : 9,022 8,811 9,102 8,911 8,907 8,411 : 19 State Total : 206,930 204,638 207,243 207,346 204,622 198,093 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,384 21,317 20,700 21,426 21,633 21,776 AR : 24,691 24,142 23,905 25,069 24,256 22,787 DE : 4,772 5,811 5,825 5,497 4,971 5,118 FL : 2,067 2,649 2,519 2,377 2,446 2,299 GA : 25,887 25,052 24,896 25,461 25,338 25,742 MD : 6,113 5,507 5,234 5,548 5,774 5,585 MS : 15,597 15,582 15,005 15,835 15,308 15,716 NC : 14,233 14,410 14,178 14,723 14,020 14,236 PA : 2,733 2,780 2,757 2,742 2,661 2,741 SC : 3,840 4,583 3,998 3,855 4,019 3,943 TX : 11,398 11,270 10,902 11,042 10,683 11,259 VA : 5,561 5,316 5,074 5,349 5,564 5,699 CA, TN & WV : 10,976 11,648 11,745 10,314 10,192 10,386 : 15 State Total : 149,252 150,067 146,738 149,238 146,865 147,287 : KY : 5,191 4,976 5,298 5,266 5,254 5,309 OK : 4,385 4,066 4,892 4,310 4,975 4,958 LA & MO : 8,590 9,087 8,132 8,572 8,326 9,536 : 19 State Total : 167,418 168,196 165,060 167,386 165,420 167,090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,588 27,106 29,091 29,344 27,146 26,646 AR : 29,654 29,726 28,546 30,179 29,619 28,743 DE : 3,085 3,482 3,580 3,515 3,448 3,362 FL : 2,235 2,327 2,243 2,239 2,221 2,188 GA : 31,433 30,136 30,551 32,460 31,181 28,964 MD : 8,366 9,743 9,910 9,461 9,455 9,505 MS : 17,294 18,555 18,174 18,339 17,190 16,118 NC : 16,433 18,491 18,451 17,657 17,242 16,838 PA : 3,947 3,714 3,749 3,724 3,502 3,578 SC : 4,807 4,719 4,890 4,886 4,838 4,654 TX : 13,205 13,761 14,523 14,861 14,201 12,830 VA : 5,182 6,320 6,202 6,406 6,247 6,085 CA, TN & WV : 9,645 10,516 10,679 11,010 10,349 10,335 : 15 State Total : 173,874 178,596 180,589 184,081 176,639 169,846 : KY : 5,781 6,492 5,742 6,403 5,531 5,637 OK : 6,006 6,384 6,174 6,088 6,137 5,909 LA & MO : 9,025 8,393 9,231 8,783 8,612 8,392 : 19 State Total : 194,686 199,865 201,736 205,355 196,919 189,784 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,343 21,014 20,185 20,322 21,081 21,974 AR : 24,293 22,941 23,268 22,290 24,248 23,536 DE : 5,476 5,131 5,113 4,282 4,679 5,320 FL : 2,113 2,440 2,134 2,205 2,065 2,204 GA : 25,485 25,916 25,584 25,696 24,118 24,931 MD : 5,231 6,106 5,696 5,284 5,771 5,970 MS : 15,628 15,382 14,560 13,674 15,446 15,120 NC : 14,392 13,617 13,391 13,179 15,208 14,720 PA : 2,810 2,661 2,629 2,631 2,727 2,740 SC : 3,823 4,155 3,849 3,915 3,760 3,635 TX : 11,596 11,910 11,425 10,613 10,965 11,619 VA : 5,996 5,235 5,005 4,197 5,057 5,121 CA, TN & WV : 11,007 10,253 9,377 9,693 9,433 9,113 : 15 State Total : 149,193 146,761 142,216 137,981 144,558 146,003 : KY : 5,246 5,099 4,992 4,465 5,325 4,627 OK : 4,518 5,840 4,215 5,242 4,850 4,531 LA & MO : 8,580 8,419 9,175 8,666 7,788 8,313 : 19 State Total : 167,537 166,119 160,598 156,354 162,521 163,474 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 25,580 27,145 28,552 29,254 28,887 29,262 AR : 26,510 27,837 30,372 30,589 30,582 31,179 DE : 3,408 3,671 3,609 3,443 3,477 3,617 FL : 2,311 2,350 2,290 2,254 2,358 2,306 GA : 28,571 29,428 31,215 31,504 30,651 32,615 MD : 8,958 9,694 9,955 9,176 9,794 10,958 MS : 16,345 18,089 17,235 18,290 18,060 18,784 NC : 18,221 18,209 19,026 18,538 18,785 19,231 PA : 3,396 3,233 3,747 3,840 3,822 3,876 SC : 4,109 4,696 4,689 4,689 4,642 4,710 TX : 12,181 14,171 14,419 14,163 14,586 14,832 VA : 5,416 6,052 6,669 6,611 6,503 6,559 CA, TN & WV : 10,808 10,554 11,392 11,124 11,155 11,081 : 15 State Total : 165,814 175,129 183,170 183,475 183,302 189,010 : KY : 6,238 6,275 5,703 6,225 6,411 6,723 OK : 5,553 5,729 6,468 6,435 6,413 6,375 LA & MO : 9,066 9,166 9,410 9,577 9,270 9,821 : 19 State Total : 186,671 196,299 204,751 205,712 205,396 211,929 : Chicks Placed : AL : 22,430 20,977 20,256 18,995 20,473 21,412 AR : 24,413 23,027 22,127 21,833 21,689 23,459 DE : 4,886 4,690 4,782 5,837 5,134 5,697 FL : 2,047 2,309 2,096 2,218 2,516 2,143 GA : 25,926 25,031 23,215 22,978 23,282 25,119 MD : 5,664 5,367 5,848 4,529 5,692 5,972 MS : 14,801 14,345 13,333 13,886 15,292 14,461 NC : 13,791 13,673 13,210 13,661 14,375 14,853 PA : 2,752 2,641 2,496 2,563 2,438 2,763 SC : 4,464 3,701 3,679 3,266 3,755 4,229 TX : 11,838 11,281 10,136 9,523 11,157 11,452 VA : 5,280 5,785 4,897 4,838 4,741 4,931 CA, TN & WV : 9,118 8,821 9,241 9,086 9,533 9,790 : 15 State Total : 147,410 141,648 135,316 133,213 140,077 146,281 : KY : 5,067 4,315 4,496 4,924 4,987 4,551 OK : 4,769 4,546 4,819 4,074 4,293 5,677 LA & MO : 8,645 9,424 9,040 8,667 9,224 8,758 : 19 State Total : 165,891 159,933 153,671 150,878 158,581 165,267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2001 Thru December 29, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : 52 Week Total State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : 2001 2/ : 2000 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,398 29,345 29,133 29,358 1,495,567 1,468,677 AR : 30,081 30,701 30,830 30,596 1,557,098 1,542,646 DE : 3,560 3,398 3,665 3,489 187,782 214,049 FL : 2,405 2,382 2,384 2,503 124,974 140,076 GA : 31,324 31,488 31,682 30,758 1,634,262 1,602,450 MD : 8,358 9,496 9,768 9,467 497,273 446,470 MS : 18,658 19,024 18,997 18,981 959,761 924,242 NC : 18,194 18,628 19,270 19,322 957,880 943,901 PA : 3,789 3,942 3,869 3,640 194,076 184,172 SC : 4,690 4,482 4,922 4,728 252,378 250,015 TX : 14,933 14,935 15,040 15,387 754,729 735,474 VA : 6,537 6,635 6,634 6,631 338,008 328,494 CA, TN & WV : 10,921 10,635 10,850 11,057 582,648 570,889 : 15 State Total : 182,848 185,091 187,044 185,917 9,536,436 9,351,555 : KY : 6,446 6,326 6,139 5,821 OK : 6,357 6,362 6,526 6,481 LA & MO : 8,814 9,288 9,127 8,973 : 19 State Total : 204,465 207,067 208,836 207,192 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,853 22,331 21,526 22,437 1,085,298 1,079,019 AR : 24,937 24,756 26,129 23,849 1,241,471 1,235,202 DE : 4,780 5,298 5,496 4,753 270,868 260,116 FL : 2,523 1,927 2,482 2,274 120,350 120,361 GA : 25,596 24,144 26,134 26,002 1,313,580 1,274,575 MD : 5,899 5,761 6,998 5,383 303,987 296,927 MS : 15,427 15,193 15,654 15,274 793,480 774,279 NC : 14,597 15,113 15,124 14,245 750,948 737,558 PA : 2,746 2,872 2,652 2,645 139,834 138,901 SC : 3,756 3,816 3,751 4,225 207,652 207,846 TX : 11,241 11,569 11,795 11,831 594,620 577,847 VA : 5,076 5,004 5,089 5,104 277,788 273,451 CA, TN & WV : 9,869 9,667 9,090 9,319 548,619 518,928 : 15 State Total : 148,300 147,451 151,920 147,341 7,648,495 7,495,010 : KY : 5,709 5,162 5,311 5,193 OK : 5,225 4,487 4,495 5,082 LA & MO : 8,148 8,979 8,540 8,418 : 19 State Total : 167,382 166,079 170,266 166,034 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data collection and weekly estimates began with week ending April 7, 2001 for KY, OK, LA, & MO. 2/ Includes weeks ending Jan 6, 2001, through Dec 29, 2001. Data not available for KY, OK, LA, & MO. 3/ Includes weeks ending Jan 8, 2000, through Jan 30, 2000. Data not available for KY, OK, LA, & MO. 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 :--------------------------: 2000 :----------------------------------- : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 7,059 6,861 6,685 97 64,139 63,304 60,750 Feb : 6,882 7,001 6,748 96 64,344 62,493 60,382 Mar : 7,284 7,310 6,752 92 64,697 62,797 60,771 Apr : 7,038 6,764 6,398 95 64,663 62,267 60,989 May : 7,736 7,435 7,117 96 64,725 62,100 61,008 Jun : 7,041 6,829 6,822 100 64,827 62,204 61,521 Jul : 7,088 6,310 6,326 100 64,542 61,323 61,346 Aug : 7,665 7,288 7,494 103 64,365 61,244 Sep : 6,870 6,469 6,647 103 63,630 60,557 Oct : 7,121 6,694 6,704 100 63,899 60,480 Nov : 6,984 7,105 7,261 102 63,575 60,568 Dec : 6,999 6,429 6,577 102 63,345 60,397 : Annual : Total : 85,767 82,495 81,531 99 : 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 8,325 95 Apr : 8,572 8,522 7,915 93 May : 9,463 8,917 8,647 97 Jun : 8,333 8,201 8,220 100 Jul : 8,342 7,621 7,687 101 Aug : 8,983 8,657 9,133 105 Sep : 8,044 8,042 8,047 100 Oct : 8,223 8,260 7,848 95 Nov : 8,220 8,702 9,017 104 Dec : 8,305 7,614 8,119 107 : Annual : Total :102,500 99,705 98,848 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 166 212 236 111 3,012 3,129 3,158 Feb : 267 251 214 85 2,945 3,191 3,205 Mar : 257 286 284 99 3,078 3,090 3,239 Apr : 287 309 311 101 2,981 3,096 3,225 May : 283 343 315 92 2,903 3,057 3,134 Jun : 187 235 261 111 2,948 3,103 3,087 Jul : 231 293 340 116 2,940 3,173 3,048 Aug : 318 217 251 116 2,986 3,197 Sep : 227 233 219 94 2,970 3,160 Oct : 280 241 150 62 2,999 3,158 Nov : 262 308 261 85 3,021 3,160 Dec : 175 245 206 84 3,081 3,132 : Total : 2,940 3,173 3,048 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 MN : 1,769 1,656 2,012 1,801 1,799 2,101 1,652 PA : 4,943 4,609 6,300 5,148 5,455 4,907 4,772 : Oth Sts 1/ : 12,227 14,195 15,128 15,022 16,855 13,974 12,893 : US : 34,181 34,659 38,877 36,653 41,185 37,268 33,240 :----------------------------------------------------------: : 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 MN : 1,468 1,540 1,342 1,636 1,368 20,144 PA : 5,688 5,700 5,668 5,493 5,418 64,101 : Oth Sts 1/ : 13,290 13,980 13,460 11,786 13,746 166,556 : US : 34,328 36,325 36,080 32,438 35,178 430,412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : 764 986 739 817 1,048 736 804 FL : 800 1,135 1,002 831 1,046 786 894 GA : 2,276 1,955 2,284 2,213 2,221 2,209 2,266 IN : 7,643 6,973 7,338 7,041 6,741 6,768 6,101 IA : 4,578 5,180 5,034 5,890 6,278 5,713 5,218 MN : 1,506 1,902 1,375 1,519 1,680 1,991 1,780 PA : 5,613 5,467 5,457 5,349 5,684 6,206 5,227 : Oth Sts 1/ : 13,526 14,218 17,764 19,108 17,938 16,397 16,350 : US 2001 : 36,706 37,816 40,993 42,768 42,636 40,806 38,640 : US 2000 : 34,181 34,659 38,877 36,653 41,185 37,268 33,240 : 2001 as % : of 2000 : 107 109 105 117 104 109 116 :----------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :----------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------ : AR : 855 755 828 605 651 9,588 FL : 891 970 780 681 998 10,814 GA : 1,523 2,158 2,123 1,997 2,269 25,494 IN : 4,016 4,079 4,169 4,394 4,153 69,416 IA : 5,808 6,004 5,577 4,769 4,414 64,463 MN : 1,468 1,438 1,488 1,758 1,095 19,000 PA : 5,351 5,135 5,259 4,121 4,565 63,434 : Oth Sts 1/ : 15,066 16,377 15,592 13,756 13,512 189,604 : US 2001 : 34,978 36,916 35,816 32,081 31,657 451,813 : US 2000 : 34,328 36,325 36,080 32,438 35,178 430,412 : 2001 as % : of 2000 : 102 102 99 99 90 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,795 5,727 6,409 5,961 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 : 30,199 32,715 35,197 32,999 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,216 5,594 5,132 5,958 E North Central : 7,744 7,867 6,783 5,986 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 : 36,565 33,068 30,342 30,139 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,177 5,540 5,791 5,867 E North Central : 8,518 6,548 6,601 7,295 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 : 34,384 30,800 29,038 32,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,767 5,611 5,235 5,604 E North Central : 8,345 8,165 8,609 9,324 W North Central : 6,878 7,340 6,763 6,886 South Atlantic : 3,646 4,536 3,983 3,402 South Central : 5,232 5,300 6,028 5,553 West : 4,364 4,041 6,228 5,899 : US : 34,232 34,993 36,846 36,668 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,002 6,612 5,535 5,324 E North Central : 9,342 8,670 8,585 5,525 W North Central : 6,988 7,751 7,610 6,646 South Atlantic : 3,543 3,846 3,940 3,943 South Central : 5,472 4,877 4,582 5,455 West : 5,207 5,890 5,384 3,102 : US : 36,554 37,646 35,636 29,995 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,139 4,896 4,493 5,287 E North Central : 5,419 5,996 6,314 6,003 W North Central : 6,611 6,984 6,082 5,975 South Atlantic : 5,356 4,367 3,966 3,680 South Central : 5,484 4,987 3,606 3,946 West : 5,099 4,638 3,919 4,608 : US : 33,108 31,868 28,380 29,499 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :2001 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 2000 : 2001 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 2000: 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 31,203 31,668 101 4,836 10,377 10,193 3,064 3,198 Feb : 30,827 32,009 104 4,934 10,945 9,775 3,060 3,295 Mar : 31,084 31,805 102 4,931 10,721 9,816 3,008 3,329 Apr : 32,769 32,883 100 5,136 11,197 9,739 3,283 3,528 May : 31,779 32,672 103 4,998 11,608 9,826 3,119 3,121 Jun : 33,206 34,066 103 5,076 11,604 10,444 3,283 3,659 Jul : 33,970 33,116 97 4,822 10,856 10,077 2,872 4,489 Aug : 31,055 31,772 102 4,818 10,741 10,256 3,041 2,916 Sep : 30,287 30,009 99 4,787 9,796 9,699 3,002 2,725 Oct : 29,460 29,903 102 4,954 10,717 9,343 3,026 1,863 Nov : 29,317 30,600 104 4,942 10,730 9,897 3,118 1,913 Dec : 30,638 29,852 97 4,653 10,445 9,150 3,245 2,359 : : Poults Placed 1/ :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 24,676 25,612 104 3,501 8,775 8,281 2,494 2,561 Feb : 24,197 23,775 98 3,559 8,275 7,156 2,323 2,462 Mar : 25,741 26,148 102 3,736 9,080 8,195 2,446 2,691 Apr : 25,094 25,858 103 3,736 8,759 8,041 2,665 2,657 May : 25,816 26,682 103 3,837 9,330 8,552 2,566 2,397 Jun : 26,880 26,121 97 3,542 8,878 8,309 2,693 2,699 Jul : 26,822 27,064 101 3,599 8,956 8,743 2,427 3,339 Aug : 24,731 25,032 101 3,605 8,527 8,370 2,429 2,101 Sep : 23,016 22,414 97 3,178 7,471 7,508 2,374 1,883 Oct : 23,672 24,128 102 3,769 8,300 8,168 2,491 1,400 Nov : 23,357 24,226 104 3,839 8,619 7,732 2,518 1,518 Dec : 23,297 24,499 105 3,646 8,671 7,649 2,695 1,838 : Total :297,299 301,559 101 43,547 103,641 96,704 30,121 27,546 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001 and 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Incubator Geographic : Hatcheries : Egg Capacity Region :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Number ----- -------- 1,000 -------- : : Chicken Hatcheries : North Atlantic : 25 24 24,803 26,986 E North Central : 26 25 26,063 25,399 W North Central : 40 39 47,779 47,572 South Atlantic : 93 94 305,230 305,888 South Central : 116 117 416,737 426,358 West : 23 23 41,683 42,479 : US : 323 322 862,295 874,682 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkey Hatcheries : E North Central : 10 10 5,495 5,673 W North Central : 22 22 16,953 17,004 N & S Atlantic : 23 22 15,545 15,601 South Central : 4 4 3,978 3,277 West : 7 7 6,299 6,324 : US : 66 65 48,270 47,879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 capacities are 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, 2000-2001 . . . 2 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 15 Selected States, Weeks Ending October 7, 2000 to December 29, 2001. . . . 8 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States, Weeks Ending April 7, 2001 to December 29, 2001. . . . .13 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month, by Region and United States, 2000-2001 . . . . . . . . 6 Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks: United States Placements and Total Worldwide Placements, 1999-200120 Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched During the Month, Selected States and United States, 2000-2001. . . . . .22 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month, by Region and United States, 2000-2001 . . . . . . . . .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, 2001 and 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly 2000-2001 . . . . . 26 Released April 18, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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