Pou 2-2 (5-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 22, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 18, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 18, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through May 18, 2002 were 3.39 billion. The 15 State total was discontinued on May 15, 2002. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 29, 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 13 : Apr 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,547 *29,390 *29,409 *29,713 29,988 30,140 AR : 30,962 30,175 30,698 29,253 30,436 31,108 DE : 3,545 3,501 3,583 3,624 3,625 3,736 FL : 2,409 2,363 2,390 2,400 2,418 2,403 GA : *31,861 32,277 *31,935 *31,519 32,938 32,835 KY : *6,762 *6,625 *6,376 *7,074 *6,539 6,698 MD : 9,710 9,962 9,803 10,060 *10,054 10,053 MS : 19,024 18,645 *18,157 19,020 19,115 19,212 NC : 19,325 *20,170 *19,594 19,591 19,956 19,865 OK : 6,339 6,592 6,478 6,411 6,063 6,745 PA : 3,851 3,933 3,856 *3,890 *3,609 3,813 SC : 4,781 4,668 4,751 4,549 4,785 4,805 TX : *15,441 *15,439 *15,522 *15,482 15,513 15,393 VA : 6,504 6,451 6,503 6,588 6,450 6,561 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 21,137 *20,658 20,537 *20,442 *20,804 20,743 : 19 State Total :*211,198 *210,849 *209,592 *209,616 *212,293 214,110 : Previous Year Total : 209,151 208,047 207,599 208,126 210,727 210,697 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 13 : Apr 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,191 22,148 22,014 *22,398 22,425 22,595 AR : 24,951 23,786 24,331 24,356 23,986 24,545 DE : 4,734 4,886 5,072 5,287 *6,096 4,473 FL : 2,303 2,591 2,428 2,377 2,160 2,302 GA : *25,771 25,517 26,800 *26,065 *26,533 25,826 KY : 5,214 5,182 *5,628 *5,513 *5,493 5,326 MD : 5,944 6,477 6,225 6,176 *5,399 6,407 MS : 15,423 16,057 16,111 *16,013 15,569 15,169 NC : 15,423 15,161 15,260 15,213 *15,708 15,565 OK : 4,778 4,642 5,489 3,444 5,395 4,500 PA : 2,627 2,591 2,856 *2,773 *2,777 2,768 SC : 4,143 4,377 3,865 3,828 3,766 3,800 TX : *12,223 *12,243 *12,330 *12,188 12,167 12,202 VA : 5,376 5,180 5,249 5,186 5,211 5,585 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,332 18,319 18,928 *21,577 *18,595 20,183 : 19 State Total :*169,433 *169,157 *172,586 *172,394 *171,280 171,246 : Previous Year Total : 167,985 166,671 170,301 169,232 169,409 168,987 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised