Pou 2-2 (8-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 21, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 17, 2002. This was down 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 17, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through August 17, 2002 were 5.61 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 28, 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 13 : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,615 29,849 *29,784 29,741 29,724 29,606 AR : 30,567 30,449 30,422 30,322 29,434 29,169 DE : 3,520 3,542 3,578 3,611 3,684 3,543 FL : 2,361 2,294 *2,282 2,318 2,008 2,280 GA : 32,588 31,925 32,223 32,390 *31,339 31,137 KY : 6,788 *6,823 6,573 6,707 *6,776 6,655 MD : 9,925 9,879 9,808 10,003 9,889 9,927 MS : 19,181 18,788 *19,058 19,118 18,591 18,865 NC : 18,537 19,034 *18,460 18,485 18,602 18,198 OK : 6,621 6,546 6,817 6,698 6,848 6,707 PA : 3,779 4,032 3,681 3,717 *3,676 3,808 SC : 4,895 4,716 4,751 4,839 4,917 4,979 TX : 14,683 14,626 14,687 14,761 14,234 14,551 VA : 6,119 6,300 6,054 6,305 6,276 6,145 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,728 20,343 *19,704 20,410 *19,620 19,929 : 19 State Total : 208,907 *209,146 *207,882 209,425 *205,618 205,499 : Previous Year Total : 207,061 208,170 204,300 206,930 204,638 207,243 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 102 101 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 13 : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,088 21,823 21,793 22,469 22,225 22,570 AR : 23,811 24,396 24,202 24,227 23,510 24,158 DE : 5,832 5,442 5,681 5,248 4,883 5,265 FL : 2,233 2,331 2,406 2,334 2,312 2,111 GA : 26,183 26,274 25,558 26,372 *25,797 25,857 KY : 4,837 5,237 5,340 5,460 *5,510 5,287 MD : 5,650 4,961 5,516 5,326 6,251 5,956 MS : 15,779 15,252 15,401 16,020 15,670 15,854 NC : 15,138 14,188 15,056 14,934 *14,366 14,629 OK : 4,707 4,337 3,985 4,936 *5,014 3,941 PA : 2,824 2,674 2,767 *2,775 *2,801 2,648 SC : 3,767 4,087 3,633 3,400 4,005 4,286 TX : 11,725 11,500 11,998 11,729 11,657 11,632 VA : 4,958 5,089 5,126 5,846 5,671 4,889 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,785 18,532 18,977 18,568 *18,580 18,346 : 19 State Total : 168,317 166,123 167,439 *169,644 *168,252 167,429 : Previous Year Total : 165,397 164,118 164,605 167,418 168,196 165,060 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised