Pou 2-2 (7-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 24, 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 20, 2002. This was down slightly 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 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 20, 2002. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through July 20, 2002 were 4.93 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 31, 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 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : Jul 20 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,149 28,185 *28,493 *29,241 *29,240 28,829 AR : 30,448 30,594 29,971 29,741 30,593 30,596 DE : 3,623 3,422 3,416 3,478 3,520 3,542 FL : 2,364 2,367 2,367 2,358 2,361 2,364 GA : 32,672 32,172 32,415 31,739 32,588 31,925 KY : 6,939 6,255 6,332 6,673 6,788 6,785 MD : 9,962 10,082 9,385 9,849 9,925 9,867 MS : 19,130 18,844 18,550 18,740 19,181 18,788 NC : 18,234 18,542 *17,754 18,397 18,269 18,485 OK : 6,763 6,906 6,698 6,505 6,621 6,546 PA : 4,041 3,885 3,591 3,784 *3,866 3,841 SC : 4,758 4,786 4,714 4,649 4,895 4,716 TX : 15,247 14,658 14,492 15,148 14,680 14,618 VA : 6,395 6,371 6,086 6,499 6,391 6,300 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 20,689 *20,092 19,962 *20,011 *20,089 20,591 : 19 State Total : 210,414 *207,161 *204,226 *206,812 *209,007 207,793 : Previous Year Total : 209,074 204,020 202,627 202,616 207,061 208,170 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 102 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 15 : Jun 22 : Jun 29 : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : Jul 20 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,064 22,103 22,739 *21,904 *21,316 21,767 AR : 24,784 23,822 25,209 24,268 23,811 24,396 DE : 5,362 5,259 4,988 5,351 5,832 5,266 FL : 2,458 2,491 2,201 2,417 2,233 2,331 GA : 25,748 26,134 *25,962 26,612 *26,183 25,030 KY : 5,631 5,876 5,373 5,586 4,837 5,234 MD : 6,315 6,721 6,771 6,357 5,650 5,130 MS : 16,113 16,150 16,108 15,968 15,779 15,252 NC : 15,243 15,558 15,555 14,672 15,138 14,188 OK : 4,870 4,571 4,525 4,857 4,707 4,337 PA : 2,756 2,737 2,711 2,801 *2,875 2,668 SC : 4,607 3,741 4,028 3,957 3,767 4,087 TX : 12,147 12,282 12,199 12,195 11,722 11,498 VA : 5,316 5,078 4,863 5,366 *4,958 5,054 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,340 19,996 18,862 19,760 *19,535 18,619 : 19 State Total : 172,754 172,519 *172,094 *172,071 *168,343 164,857 : Previous Year Total : 173,304 170,489 170,027 169,801 165,397 164,118 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised