| BROILER-TYPE CHICKS: Number of chicks placed weekly, principal broiler producing States, 1997-2001 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Week ending |
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| DECEMBER... | |||||||||
| 7 | 135,086 | 6 | 137,434 | 5 | 142,423 | 4 | 142,435 | 1 | 144,343 |
| 14 | 134,770 | 13 | 137,579 | 12 | 142,348 | 11 | 143,055 | 8 | 143,912 |
| 21 | 136,815 | 20 | 141,689 | 19 | 143,734 | 18 | 144,616 | 15 | 145,245 |
| 28 | 135,818 | 27 | 137,912 | 26 | 139,293 | 25 | 144,290 | 22 | 145,219 |
| 29 | 139,844 | ||||||||
| JANUARY... | |||||||||
| 4 | 136,501 | 3 | 137,162 | 2 | 142,088 | 1 | 143,914 | 6 | 143,208 |
| 11 | 136,896 | 10 | 136,867 | 9 | 144,825 | 8 | 144,997 | 13 | 144,690 |
| 18 | 137,984 | 17 | 136,228 | 16 | 142,147 | 15 | 145,203 | 20 | 143,523 |
| 25 | 137,756 | 24 | 138,737 | 23 | 143,083 | 22 | 145,743 | 27 | 144,562 |
| 31 | 137,126 | 30 | 141,238 | 29 | 146,743 | ||||
| FEBRUARY... | |||||||||
| 1 | 137,303 | 7 | 138,058 | 6 | 139,851 | 5 | 145,109 | 3 | 145,763 |
| 8 | 134,174 | 14 | 137,100 | 13 | 139,825 | 12 | 146,506 | 10 | 143,927 |
| 15 | 136,737 | 21 | 134,854 | 20 | 141,986 | 19 | 143,475 | 17 | 142,375 |
| 22 | 136,685 | 28 | 137,848 | 27 | 142,929 | 26 | 142,825 | 24 | 143,151 |
| MARCH... | |||||||||
| 1 | 140,012 | 7 | 140,778 | 6 | 144,263 | 4 | 142,083 | 3 | 145,086 |
| 8 | 139,025 | 14 | 139,493 | 13 | 146,286 | 11 | 143,304 | 10 | 147,832 |
| 15 | 140,735 | 21 | 142,518 | 20 | 146,346 | 18 | 148,620 | 17 | 150,422 |
| 22 | 141,807 | 28 | 142,002 | 27 | 146,495 | 25 | 148,575 | 24 | 152,217 |
| 29 | 141,814 | 31 | 151,659 | ||||||
| APRIL... | |||||||||
| 5 | 140,989 | 4 | 141,004 | 3 | 146,525 | 1 | 149,714 | 7 | 149,544 |
| 12 | 140,129 | 11 | 140,750 | 10 | 143,079 | 8 | 147,609 | 14 | 150,134 |
| 19 | 137,516 | 18 | 140,207 | 17 | 145,781 | 15 | 148,314 | 21 | 147,931 |
| 26 | 140,313 | 25 | 142,649 | 24 | 144,702 | 22 | 148,919 | 28 | 150,873 |
| 29 | 151,362 | ||||||||
| MAY... | |||||||||
| 3 | 141,102 | 2 | 143,390 | 1 | 147,173 | 6 | 150,793 | 5 | 151,159 |
| 10 | 140,325 | 9 | 141,386 | 8 | 146,083 | 13 | 150,139 | 12 | 150,391 |
| 17 | 140,850 | 16 | 142,303 | 15 | 147,285 | 20 | 149,857 | 19 | 150,787 |
| 24 | 139,848 | 23 | 142,389 | 22 | 146,675 | 27 | 148,402 | 26 | 150,369 |
| 31 | 141,209 | 30 | 142,724 | 29 | 146,474 | ||||
| Continued | |||||||||
| BROILER-TYPE CHICKS: Number of chicks placed weekly, principal broiler producing States, 1997-2001 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Week ending |
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Week ending |
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| JUNE... | |||||||||
| 7 | 142,511 | 6 | 142,644 | 5 | 147,860 | 3 | 149,543 | 2 | 151,908 |
| 14 | 142,374 | 13 | 142,699 | 12 | 146,905 | 10 | 148,957 | 9 | 152,229 |
| 21 | 141,506 | 20 | 143,180 | 19 | 148,570 | 17 | 148,434 | 16 | 154,275 |
| 28 | 142,448 | 27 | 143,578 | 26 | 147,965 | 24 | 150,449 | 23 | 151,758 |
| 30 | 151,737 | ||||||||
| JULY... | |||||||||
| 5 | 140,860 | 4 | 143,351 | 3 | 147,213 | 1 | 149,938 | 7 | 151,355 |
| 12 | 140,991 | 11 | 142,108 | 10 | 146,774 | 8 | 147,115 | 14 | 146,253 |
| 19 | 135,981 | 18 | 140,233 | 17 | 145,196 | 15 | 144,530 | 21 | 147,660 |
| 26 | 138,060 | 25 | 135,983 | 24 | 143,251 | 22 | 140,783 | 28 | 146,601 |
| 31 | 142,036 | 29 | 140,937 | ||||||
| AUGUST... | |||||||||
| 2 | 138,459 | 1 | 138,463 | 7 | 144,959 | 5 | 142,149 | 4 | 149,252 |
| 9 | 140,210 | 8 | 139,031 | 14 | 144,750 | 12 | 142,260 | 11 | 150,067 |
| 16 | 137,718 | 15 | 139,885 | 21 | 142,535 | 19 | 142,154 | 18 | 146,738 |
| 23 | 136,937 | 22 | 137,633 | 28 | 140,641 | 26 | 144,596 | 25 | 149,238 |
| 30 | 137,157 | 29 | 138,416 | ||||||
| SEPTEMBER... | |||||||||
| 6 | 137,974 | 5 | 138,388 | 4 | 140,234 | 2 | 141,877 | 1 | 146,865 |
| 13 | 137,890 | 12 | 139,912 | 11 | 140,439 | 9 | 144,511 | 8 | 147,287 |
| 20 | 137,962 | 19 | 138,700 | 18 | 140,982 | 16 | 142,827 | 15 | 149,193 |
| 27 | 136,917 | 26 | 136,415 | 25 | 140,037 | 23 | 140,916 | 22 | 146,761 |
| 30 | 136,863 | 29 | 142,216 | ||||||
| OCTOBER.. | |||||||||
| 4 | 129,607 | 3 | 132,254 | 2 | 132,436 | 7 | 136,575 | 6 | 137,981 |
| 11 | 131,158 | 10 | 130,823 | 9 | 133,105 | 14 | 135,755 | 13 | 144,558 |
| 18 | 130,236 | 17 | 131,170 | 16 | 132,538 | 21 | 141,274 | 20 | 146,003 |
| 25 | 139,492 | 24 | 137,966 | 23 | 138,831 | 28 | 140,803 | 27 | 147,410 |
| 31 | 135,617 | 30 | 133,415 | ||||||
| NOVEMBER... | |||||||||
| 1 | 132,375 | 7 | 132,547 | 6 | 130,495 | 4 | 137,569 | 3 | 141,648 |
| 8 | 126,248 | 14 | 129,733 | 13 | 130,420 | 11 | 131,938 | 10 | 135,316 |
| 15 | 125,414 | 21 | 135,657 | 20 | 134,968 | 18 | 129,599 | 17 | 133,213 |
| 22 | 130,005 | 28 | 136,741 | 27 | 138,778 | 25 | 135,803 | 24 | 140,077 |
| 29 | 135,719 | ||||||||