Pou 2-2 (7-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 17, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 13, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 13, 2002. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through July 13, 2002 were 4.77 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 24, 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 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,497 29,149 *28,185 *28,533 29,240 29,087 AR : 30,870 30,448 30,594 29,971 29,741 30,593 DE : 3,402 3,623 3,422 3,416 3,478 3,520 FL : 2,371 2,364 2,367 2,367 2,358 2,361 GA : 32,724 32,672 *32,172 32,415 *31,739 32,588 KY : 6,534 6,939 6,255 6,332 6,673 6,788 MD : 9,898 9,962 10,082 9,385 9,849 9,925 MS : 19,320 19,130 18,844 18,550 18,740 19,181 NC : 19,921 18,234 *18,542 18,361 18,397 18,269 OK : 6,836 6,763 6,906 6,698 6,505 6,621 PA : 3,998 4,041 3,885 *3,591 *3,784 3,840 SC : 4,723 4,758 4,786 4,714 4,649 4,895 TX : 15,289 15,247 14,658 14,492 15,148 14,680 VA : 6,363 6,395 6,371 6,086 6,499 6,391 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *20,570 *20,689 20,093 19,962 *20,190 20,314 : 19 State Total :*212,316 *210,414 *207,162 *204,873 *206,990 209,053 : Previous Year Total : 209,517 209,074 204,020 202,627 202,616 207,061 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 8 : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,467 22,064 *22,103 *22,739 21,896 21,055 AR : 25,846 24,784 23,822 25,209 24,268 23,811 DE : 5,648 5,362 5,259 4,988 5,351 5,832 FL : 2,315 2,458 2,491 *2,201 2,417 2,233 GA : 26,542 25,748 26,134 25,978 *26,612 26,111 KY : 5,479 5,631 5,876 5,373 5,586 4,837 MD : 5,861 6,315 6,721 6,771 6,357 5,650 MS : 16,183 16,113 16,150 16,108 15,968 15,779 NC : 15,912 15,243 15,558 15,555 14,672 15,138 OK : 4,821 4,870 4,571 4,525 4,857 4,707 PA : 2,693 2,756 2,737 *2,711 *2,801 2,837 SC : 3,498 4,607 3,741 4,028 3,957 3,767 TX : 12,121 12,147 12,282 12,199 12,195 11,722 VA : 5,764 5,316 5,078 4,863 5,366 5,038 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *19,106 *19,340 *19,996 *18,862 *19,760 19,778 : 19 State Total :*174,256 *172,754 *172,519 *172,110 *172,063 168,295 : Previous Year Total : 171,583 173,304 170,489 170,027 169,801 165,397 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised