Pou 2-2 (5-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 29, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 25, 2002. This was up 1 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 25, 2002. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through May 25, 2002 were 3.56 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 June 5, 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 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,390 29,409 *29,791 29,988 30,140 29,963 AR : 30,175 30,698 29,253 30,436 31,108 31,029 DE : 3,501 3,583 3,624 3,625 3,736 3,741 FL : 2,363 2,390 2,400 2,418 2,403 2,383 GA : 32,277 31,935 *31,548 32,938 *32,823 32,656 KY : 6,625 6,376 7,074 6,539 6,698 7,001 MD : 9,962 9,803 10,060 10,054 10,053 10,030 MS : 18,645 18,157 19,020 19,115 19,212 19,161 NC : 20,170 19,594 *19,611 19,956 19,865 19,419 OK : 6,592 6,478 6,411 6,063 6,745 6,769 PA : 3,933 *3,934 *3,784 *3,480 *3,871 3,949 SC : 4,668 4,751 4,549 4,785 4,805 4,791 TX : 15,439 15,522 15,482 15,513 15,393 15,281 VA : 6,451 6,503 6,588 6,450 6,561 6,588 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 20,658 *20,547 20,442 20,804 20,743 20,702 : 19 State Total : 210,849 *209,680 *209,637 *212,164 *214,156 213,463 : Previous Year Total : 208,047 207,599 208,126 210,727 210,697 211,382 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,148 22,014 22,398 22,425 *22,408 22,923 AR : 23,786 24,331 24,356 23,986 24,545 23,247 DE : 4,886 5,072 5,287 6,096 4,473 5,587 FL : 2,591 2,428 2,377 2,160 2,302 2,307 GA : 25,517 26,800 *26,204 26,533 *25,800 25,076 KY : 5,182 5,628 5,513 5,493 5,326 5,810 MD : 6,477 6,225 6,176 5,399 6,407 5,845 MS : 16,057 16,111 16,013 15,569 15,169 16,034 NC : 15,161 15,260 15,213 15,708 15,565 15,574 OK : 4,642 5,489 3,444 5,395 4,500 5,210 PA : 2,591 2,856 *2,734 *2,720 *2,702 2,727 SC : 4,377 3,865 3,828 3,766 3,800 3,899 TX : 12,243 12,330 12,188 12,167 12,202 12,275 VA : 5,180 5,249 5,186 5,211 5,585 5,541 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,319 18,928 21,577 18,595 *20,188 19,351 : 19 State Total : 169,157 172,586 *172,494 *171,223 *170,972 171,406 : Previous Year Total : 166,671 170,301 169,232 169,409 168,987 168,596 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised