Pou 2-2 (7-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 3, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 29, 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 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 29, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through June 29, 2002 were 4.43 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 10, 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 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,051 29,510 29,497 29,532 28,913 28,535 AR : 31,069 30,531 30,870 30,448 30,594 29,971 DE : 3,741 3,666 3,402 3,623 3,422 3,416 FL : 2,383 2,362 2,371 2,364 2,367 2,367 GA : 32,644 32,688 32,724 32,672 *31,898 32,399 KY : 6,974 *6,951 *6,534 6,939 *6,255 6,332 MD : 10,030 10,023 9,898 9,962 *10,082 9,385 MS : 19,161 19,280 19,320 19,130 18,844 18,550 NC : 19,224 19,313 *19,921 18,881 18,896 18,361 OK : 6,769 6,687 6,836 6,763 6,906 6,698 PA : 3,991 3,983 3,998 4,041 *3,885 3,891 SC : 4,836 4,871 4,723 4,758 4,786 4,714 TX : 15,273 15,323 15,290 15,250 14,662 14,496 VA : 6,588 6,467 6,363 6,395 6,371 6,086 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 21,031 20,673 20,689 20,743 *20,143 20,075 : 19 State Total : 213,765 *212,328 *212,436 211,501 *208,024 205,276 : Previous Year Total : 211,382 210,296 209,517 209,074 204,020 202,627 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,923 22,280 22,467 22,064 22,081 22,541 AR : 23,262 24,514 25,846 24,784 23,822 25,107 DE : 5,577 5,705 5,648 5,362 *5,259 4,988 FL : 2,334 2,349 2,315 2,458 2,491 2,383 GA : 25,272 26,893 26,542 25,748 *26,134 26,345 KY : 5,810 5,292 5,479 5,631 *5,876 5,373 MD : 6,018 5,428 5,861 6,315 *6,721 6,771 MS : 16,034 15,554 16,183 16,113 16,150 16,108 NC : 15,370 15,453 15,912 15,243 15,558 15,555 OK : 5,210 4,815 4,821 4,870 4,571 4,525 PA : 2,740 2,527 2,693 2,756 *2,737 2,805 SC : 4,104 3,636 3,498 4,607 3,741 4,028 TX : 12,277 12,292 12,122 12,148 12,283 12,200 VA : 5,378 6,036 5,764 5,316 *5,078 4,863 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,473 20,022 19,196 19,440 *20,025 18,834 : 19 State Total : 171,782 172,796 174,347 172,855 *172,527 172,426 : Previous Year Total : 168,596 171,364 171,583 173,304 170,489 170,027 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised