Pou 2-2 (6-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 12, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 8, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 8, 2002. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through June 8, 2002 were 3.91 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 19, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,791 29,328 *29,469 29,963 29,510 29,497 AR : 29,253 30,436 31,108 31,069 30,531 30,870 DE : 3,624 3,625 3,736 3,741 3,666 3,400 FL : 2,400 2,418 2,403 2,383 2,362 2,371 GA : 31,548 32,923 32,823 32,644 *32,688 32,725 KY : 7,074 6,539 6,698 7,001 *6,931 6,910 MD : 10,060 10,054 10,053 10,030 10,052 9,930 MS : 19,020 19,115 19,212 19,161 19,280 19,320 NC : 19,611 19,238 *19,799 19,419 19,859 19,980 OK : 6,411 6,063 6,745 6,769 6,687 6,836 PA : 3,784 3,480 3,871 *3,991 *3,983 3,927 SC : 4,549 4,785 4,805 4,836 4,871 4,723 TX : *15,484 *15,516 *15,384 *15,273 *15,323 15,290 VA : 6,588 6,450 6,561 6,588 6,467 6,363 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 20,539 *21,085 20,808 20,906 *20,673 20,559 : 19 State Total :*209,736 *211,055 *213,475 *213,774 *212,883 212,701 : Previous Year Total : 208,126 210,727 210,697 211,382 210,296 209,517 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,398 22,425 22,408 22,923 22,280 22,467 AR : 24,356 23,986 24,545 23,262 24,514 25,846 DE : 5,287 6,096 4,473 5,577 5,847 5,677 FL : 2,377 2,160 2,302 2,307 2,349 2,315 GA : 26,204 26,533 25,853 25,272 *26,893 26,543 KY : 5,513 5,493 5,326 5,810 *5,319 5,539 MD : 6,176 5,399 6,407 6,018 5,368 5,901 MS : 16,013 15,569 15,169 16,034 15,554 16,183 NC : 15,213 15,708 15,565 15,370 15,453 15,912 OK : 3,444 5,395 4,500 5,210 4,815 4,821 PA : 2,734 2,720 2,702 *2,740 *2,527 2,733 SC : 3,828 3,766 3,800 4,104 3,636 3,486 TX : *12,189 *12,169 *12,204 *12,277 *12,292 12,122 VA : 5,186 5,211 5,585 5,378 5,963 5,716 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 21,917 18,713 20,475 19,466 *20,022 19,249 : 19 State Total :*172,835 *171,343 *171,314 *171,748 *172,832 174,510 : Previous Year Total : 169,232 169,409 168,987 168,596 171,364 171,583 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised