Pou 2-2 (8-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 14, 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 10, 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 82 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 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 10, 2002. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through August 10, 2002 were 5.44 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 21, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,241 29,615 *29,849 29,594 *29,741 29,724 AR : 29,561 30,567 *30,449 30,422 30,322 29,434 DE : 3,478 3,520 3,542 3,578 *3,611 3,684 FL : 2,358 2,361 *2,294 2,362 *2,318 2,008 GA : 31,739 32,588 31,925 32,223 *32,390 31,629 KY : 6,551 6,788 6,781 6,573 *6,707 6,680 MD : 9,849 9,925 9,879 9,808 10,003 9,889 MS : 18,740 19,181 18,788 18,877 19,118 18,591 NC : 18,848 18,537 *19,034 18,232 18,485 18,602 OK : 6,505 6,621 6,546 6,817 6,698 6,848 PA : 3,784 3,779 4,032 3,681 *3,717 3,682 SC : 4,649 4,895 4,716 4,751 *4,839 4,917 TX : *15,151 *14,683 *14,626 *14,687 *14,761 14,234 VA : 6,288 6,119 6,300 *6,054 *6,305 6,276 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *20,083 *19,728 20,343 *19,507 *20,410 19,794 : 19 State Total :*206,825 *208,907 *209,104 *207,166 *209,425 205,992 : Previous Year Total : 202,616 207,061 208,170 204,300 206,930 204,638 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 100 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 6 : Jul 13 : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,904 21,088 21,823 21,793 *22,469 22,225 AR : 24,268 23,811 24,396 24,202 24,227 23,510 DE : 5,351 5,832 5,442 5,681 *5,248 4,883 FL : 2,417 2,233 2,331 2,406 *2,334 2,312 GA : 26,612 26,183 26,274 *25,558 *26,372 25,679 KY : 5,586 4,837 5,237 5,340 *5,460 5,516 MD : 6,357 5,650 4,961 5,516 *5,326 6,251 MS : 15,968 15,779 15,252 15,401 *16,020 15,670 NC : 14,672 15,138 14,188 15,056 *14,934 14,364 OK : 4,857 4,707 4,337 3,985 4,936 4,942 PA : 2,801 2,824 2,674 2,767 *2,798 2,834 SC : 3,957 3,767 4,087 3,633 *3,400 4,005 TX : *12,197 *11,725 *11,500 *11,998 *11,729 11,657 VA : 5,366 4,958 5,089 5,126 5,846 5,671 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *20,047 *19,785 *18,532 *18,977 *18,568 18,683 : 19 State Total :*172,360 *168,317 *166,123 *167,439 *169,667 168,202 : Previous Year Total : 169,801 165,397 164,118 164,605 167,418 168,196 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 102 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised