Pou 2-2 (7-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 10, 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 July 6, 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 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 6, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through July 6, 2002 were 4.60 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 17, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : Jul 6 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,510 29,497 *29,149 28,913 28,535 29,240 AR : 30,531 30,870 30,448 30,594 29,971 29,741 DE : 3,666 3,402 3,623 3,422 3,416 3,478 FL : 2,362 2,371 2,364 2,367 2,367 2,358 GA : 32,688 32,724 32,672 31,898 *32,415 31,738 KY : 6,951 6,534 6,939 6,255 6,332 6,673 MD : 10,023 9,898 9,962 10,082 9,385 9,849 MS : 19,280 19,320 19,130 18,844 18,550 18,740 NC : 19,313 19,921 *18,234 18,896 18,361 18,397 OK : 6,687 6,836 6,763 6,906 6,698 6,505 PA : 3,983 3,998 4,041 3,885 *3,902 3,990 SC : 4,871 4,723 4,758 4,786 4,714 4,649 TX : *15,322 *15,289 *15,247 *14,658 *14,492 15,148 VA : 6,467 6,363 6,395 6,371 6,086 6,499 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *20,633 *20,568 *20,693 *20,093 *19,962 20,495 : 19 State Total :*212,287 *212,314 *210,418 *207,970 *205,186 207,500 : Previous Year Total : 210,296 209,517 209,074 204,020 202,627 202,616 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 1 : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : Jul 6 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,280 22,467 22,064 22,081 22,541 21,896 AR : 24,514 25,846 24,784 23,822 *25,209 24,268 DE : 5,705 5,648 5,362 5,259 4,988 5,351 FL : 2,349 2,315 2,458 2,491 2,383 2,417 GA : 26,893 26,542 25,748 26,134 *25,978 26,659 KY : 5,292 5,479 5,631 5,876 5,373 5,586 MD : 5,428 5,861 6,315 6,721 6,771 6,357 MS : 15,554 16,183 16,113 16,150 16,108 15,968 NC : 15,453 15,912 15,243 15,558 15,555 14,672 OK : 4,815 4,821 4,870 4,571 4,525 4,857 PA : 2,527 2,693 2,756 2,737 *2,760 2,861 SC : 3,636 3,498 4,607 3,741 4,028 3,957 TX : 12,292 *12,121 *12,147 *12,282 *12,199 12,195 VA : 6,036 5,764 5,316 5,078 4,863 5,366 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 20,022 *19,109 *19,339 *19,989 *18,858 19,802 : 19 State Total : 172,796 *174,259 *172,753 *172,490 *172,139 172,212 : Previous Year Total : 171,364 171,583 173,304 170,489 170,027 169,801 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 100 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised