Pou 2-2 (6-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 5, 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 June 1, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 1, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through June 1, 2002 were 3.74 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 12, 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 27 : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,409 29,791 *29,328 30,140 29,963 29,510 AR : 30,698 29,253 30,436 31,108 *31,069 30,531 DE : 3,583 3,624 3,625 3,736 3,741 3,666 FL : 2,390 2,400 2,418 2,403 2,383 2,362 GA : *31,892 31,548 *32,923 32,823 *32,644 32,689 KY : 6,376 7,074 6,539 6,698 7,001 6,930 MD : 9,803 10,060 10,054 10,053 10,030 10,052 MS : 18,157 19,020 19,115 19,212 19,161 19,280 NC : 19,594 19,611 *19,238 19,865 19,419 19,859 OK : 6,478 6,411 6,063 6,745 6,769 6,687 PA : 3,934 3,784 3,480 3,871 *3,990 3,970 SC : 4,751 4,549 4,785 4,805 *4,836 4,871 TX : 15,522 15,482 15,513 15,393 15,281 15,332 VA : 6,503 6,588 6,450 6,561 6,588 6,467 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *20,757 *20,539 *20,955 *20,808 *20,906 20,745 : 19 State Total :*209,847 *209,734 *210,922 *214,221 *213,781 212,951 : Previous Year Total : 207,599 208,126 210,727 210,697 211,382 210,296 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 102 101 101 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,014 22,398 22,425 22,408 22,923 22,280 AR : 24,331 24,356 23,986 24,545 *23,262 24,514 DE : 5,072 5,287 6,096 4,473 *5,577 5,847 FL : 2,428 2,377 2,160 2,302 2,307 2,349 GA : *26,690 26,204 26,533 *25,853 *25,272 26,821 KY : 5,628 5,513 5,493 5,326 5,810 5,367 MD : 6,225 6,176 5,399 6,407 *6,018 5,368 MS : 16,111 16,013 15,569 15,169 16,034 15,554 NC : 15,260 15,213 15,708 15,565 *15,370 15,453 OK : 5,489 3,444 5,395 4,500 5,210 4,815 PA : 2,856 2,734 2,720 2,702 *2,699 2,496 SC : 3,865 3,828 3,766 3,800 *4,104 3,636 TX : 12,330 12,188 12,167 12,202 12,275 12,290 VA : 5,249 5,186 5,211 5,585 *5,378 5,963 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,928 *21,917 *18,713 *20,475 *19,466 20,032 : 19 State Total :*172,476 *172,834 *171,341 *171,312 *171,705 172,785 : Previous Year Total : 170,301 169,232 169,409 168,987 168,596 171,364 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 101 102 101 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised