Pou 2-2 (8-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 7, 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 August 3, 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 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 3, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through August 3, 2002 were 5.27 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 14, 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 29 : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,493 29,241 *29,615 *29,835 *29,594 29,743 AR : 29,971 *29,561 *30,567 30,596 *30,422 30,322 DE : 3,416 3,478 3,520 3,542 3,578 3,589 FL : 2,367 2,358 2,361 2,364 2,362 2,369 GA : 32,415 31,739 32,588 31,925 *32,223 32,416 KY : 6,332 *6,551 6,788 6,781 *6,573 6,587 MD : 9,385 9,849 9,925 9,879 9,808 10,003 MS : 18,550 18,740 19,181 18,788 18,877 19,118 NC : 17,754 18,848 *18,537 18,485 18,232 18,485 OK : 6,698 6,505 6,621 6,546 6,817 6,698 PA : 3,591 3,784 3,779 4,032 *3,681 3,798 SC : 4,714 4,649 4,895 4,716 4,751 4,841 TX : 14,492 15,148 14,680 14,618 14,679 14,754 VA : 6,086 6,288 *6,119 6,300 6,111 6,184 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *19,993 *20,155 *19,800 20,343 *19,514 20,323 : 19 State Total :*204,257 *206,894 *208,976 *208,750 *207,222 209,230 : Previous Year Total : 202,627 202,616 207,061 208,170 204,300 206,930 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 29 : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,739 21,904 *21,088 *21,823 *21,793 22,383 AR : 25,209 24,268 23,811 24,396 *24,202 24,227 DE : 4,988 5,351 5,832 5,442 5,681 5,150 FL : 2,201 2,417 2,233 2,331 2,406 2,384 GA : 25,965 26,612 26,183 26,274 *25,522 26,573 KY : 5,373 5,586 4,837 5,237 *5,340 5,472 MD : 6,771 6,357 5,650 *4,961 5,516 5,421 MS : 16,108 15,968 15,779 15,252 15,401 16,017 NC : *15,558 14,672 15,138 14,188 *15,056 14,785 OK : 4,525 4,857 4,707 4,337 3,985 4,936 PA : 2,711 2,801 2,824 2,674 *2,767 2,733 SC : 4,028 3,957 3,767 4,087 3,633 3,506 TX : 12,199 12,195 11,722 11,498 11,996 11,727 VA : 4,863 5,366 4,958 5,089 5,126 5,846 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,862 19,760 19,535 18,405 *19,052 18,562 : 19 State Total :*172,100 172,071 *168,064 *165,994 *167,476 169,722 : Previous Year Total : 170,027 169,801 165,397 164,118 164,605 167,418 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised