Pou 2-2 (6-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 26, 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 22, 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 22, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through June 22, 2002 were 4.26 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 3, 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 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,469 30,051 29,510 29,497 29,532 28,913 AR : 31,108 31,069 30,531 30,870 *30,448 30,594 DE : 3,736 3,741 *3,666 *3,402 3,623 3,422 FL : 2,403 2,383 2,362 2,371 2,364 2,367 GA : 32,823 32,644 32,688 *32,724 32,672 31,874 KY : *6,675 *6,974 *7,033 *6,973 *6,939 6,239 MD : 10,053 10,030 10,023 9,898 9,962 9,967 MS : 19,212 19,161 19,280 19,320 19,130 18,844 NC : 19,799 19,224 *19,313 19,980 18,881 18,896 OK : 6,745 6,769 6,687 6,836 6,763 6,906 PA : 3,871 3,991 3,983 3,998 *4,041 4,023 SC : 4,805 4,836 4,871 4,723 4,758 4,786 TX : 15,384 15,273 15,323 15,290 15,250 14,662 VA : 6,561 6,588 6,467 6,363 6,395 6,371 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 20,808 21,031 20,673 20,689 20,743 20,231 : 19 State Total :*213,452 *213,765 *212,410 *212,934 *211,501 208,095 : Previous Year Total : 210,697 211,382 210,296 209,517 209,074 204,020 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,408 22,923 22,280 22,467 *22,064 22,081 AR : 24,545 23,262 24,514 25,846 *24,784 23,822 DE : 4,473 5,577 *5,705 *5,648 5,362 5,293 FL : 2,302 2,334 2,349 2,315 2,458 2,491 GA : 25,853 25,272 26,893 *26,542 *25,748 26,368 KY : 5,326 5,810 *5,292 *5,479 *5,631 5,965 MD : 6,407 6,018 5,428 5,861 6,315 6,406 MS : 15,169 16,034 15,554 16,183 16,113 16,150 NC : 15,565 15,370 15,453 15,912 15,243 15,558 OK : 4,500 5,210 4,815 4,821 4,870 4,571 PA : 2,702 2,740 2,527 2,693 *2,756 2,782 SC : 3,800 4,104 3,636 3,498 4,607 3,741 TX : 12,204 12,277 12,292 12,122 12,148 12,283 VA : 5,585 5,378 6,036 5,764 *5,316 5,319 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 20,469 19,473 20,022 19,196 *19,440 19,972 : 19 State Total : 171,308 171,782 *172,796 *174,347 *172,855 172,802 : Previous Year Total : 168,987 168,596 171,364 171,583 173,304 170,489 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 102 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised