Pou 2-2 (5-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 15, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 11, 2002. This was up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 11, 2002. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through May 11, 2002 were 3.22 billion, down 5 percent from the same period a year earlier. The 15 State total is being discontinued on May 15, 2002. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 22, 2002. Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 6 : Apr 13 : Apr 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,691 29,377 29,297 29,268 29,711 29,988 AR : 30,730 30,962 30,175 30,698 29,253 30,436 DE : 3,556 3,545 3,501 3,583 3,624 3,625 FL : 2,375 2,409 2,363 2,390 2,400 2,418 GA : 32,327 31,948 32,277 30,935 31,474 32,938 KY : 6,798 6,957 6,507 6,292 7,045 6,524 MD : 9,979 9,710 9,962 9,803 10,060 10,057 MS : 19,079 19,024 18,645 18,097 19,020 19,115 NC : 19,685 19,325 20,269 19,585 19,591 19,956 OK : 6,449 6,339 6,592 6,478 6,411 6,063 PA : 4,001 3,851 3,933 3,856 3,878 3,599 SC : 4,709 4,781 4,668 4,751 4,549 4,785 TX : *15,569 15,463 15,461 15,544 15,504 15,513 VA : 6,492 6,504 6,451 6,503 6,588 6,450 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 21,050 21,137 20,652 20,537 20,274 20,863 : 19 State Total :*212,490 211,332 210,753 208,320 209,382 212,330 : Previous Year Total : 210,459 209,151 208,047 207,599 208,126 208,089 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 100 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 6 : Apr 13 : Apr 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,763 22,191 22,148 22,014 22,067 22,425 AR : 24,056 24,951 23,786 24,331 24,356 23,986 DE : 5,708 4,734 4,886 5,072 5,287 6,108 FL : 2,321 2,303 2,591 2,428 2,377 2,160 GA : 26,128 25,930 25,517 26,800 26,605 26,443 KY : 5,149 5,214 5,182 5,639 5,713 5,431 MD : 5,815 5,944 6,477 6,225 6,176 5,406 MS : 15,542 15,423 16,057 16,111 16,001 15,569 NC : 14,771 15,423 15,161 15,260 15,213 15,705 OK : 5,377 4,778 4,642 5,489 3,444 5,395 PA : 2,693 2,627 2,591 2,856 2,715 2,756 SC : 3,623 4,143 4,377 3,865 3,828 3,766 TX : *12,109 12,215 12,235 12,323 12,205 12,167 VA : 6,211 5,376 5,180 5,249 5,186 5,211 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,712 18,332 18,319 18,928 21,609 18,588 : 19 State Total :*168,978 169,584 169,149 172,590 172,782 171,116 : Previous Year Total : 166,671 167,985 166,671 170,301 169,232 167,920 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 102 102 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------