Pou 2-2 (6-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 19, 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 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 15, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 15, 2002. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through June 15, 2002 were 4.08 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 26, 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 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,328 29,469 *30,051 29,510 29,497 29,532 AR : 30,436 31,108 31,069 30,531 30,870 30,655 DE : 3,625 3,736 3,741 *3,402 3,400 3,623 FL : 2,418 2,403 2,383 2,362 2,371 2,364 GA : 32,923 32,823 32,644 32,688 32,725 32,672 KY : 6,539 6,698 7,001 6,931 6,910 6,885 MD : 10,054 10,053 10,030 *10,023 *9,898 9,962 MS : 19,115 19,212 19,161 19,280 19,320 19,130 NC : 19,238 19,799 *19,224 19,859 19,980 18,881 OK : 6,063 6,745 6,769 6,687 6,836 6,763 PA : 3,480 3,871 3,991 3,983 *3,998 4,053 SC : 4,785 4,805 4,836 4,871 4,723 4,758 TX : 15,516 15,384 15,273 15,323 15,290 15,250 VA : 6,450 6,561 6,588 6,467 6,363 6,395 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 21,085 20,808 *21,031 20,673 *20,689 20,743 : 19 State Total : 211,055 213,475 *213,792 *212,590 *212,870 211,666 : Previous Year Total : 210,727 210,697 211,382 210,296 209,517 209,074 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,425 22,408 22,923 22,280 22,467 22,234 AR : 23,986 24,545 23,262 24,514 25,846 24,814 DE : 6,096 4,473 5,577 *5,648 *5,705 5,362 FL : 2,160 2,302 *2,334 2,349 2,315 2,458 GA : 26,533 25,853 25,272 26,893 26,543 25,948 KY : 5,493 5,326 5,810 5,319 5,539 5,679 MD : 5,399 6,407 6,018 *5,428 *5,861 6,315 MS : 15,569 15,169 16,034 15,554 16,183 16,113 NC : 15,708 15,565 15,370 15,453 15,912 15,243 OK : 5,395 4,500 5,210 4,815 4,821 4,870 PA : 2,720 2,702 2,740 2,527 *2,693 2,796 SC : 3,766 3,800 4,104 3,636 *3,498 4,607 TX : 12,169 12,204 12,277 12,292 12,122 12,148 VA : 5,211 5,585 5,378 *6,036 *5,764 5,332 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,713 *20,469 *19,473 20,022 *19,196 19,608 : 19 State Total : 171,343 *171,308 *171,782 *172,766 *174,465 173,527 : Previous Year Total : 169,409 168,987 168,596 171,364 171,583 173,304 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised