Pou 2-2 (8-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 28, 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 24, 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 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 24, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through August 24, 2002 were 5.78 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 4, 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 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,849 29,784 *29,659 29,724 29,606 29,028 AR : 30,449 30,422 30,322 29,434 *29,108 29,869 DE : 3,542 3,578 3,611 3,684 3,543 3,451 FL : 2,294 2,282 2,318 2,008 2,280 2,250 GA : 31,925 32,223 32,390 31,339 31,137 31,518 KY : 6,823 *6,639 *6,649 6,776 *6,663 6,834 MD : 9,879 9,808 10,003 9,889 9,927 9,862 MS : 18,788 19,058 19,118 18,591 18,865 18,706 NC : 19,034 18,460 *18,636 18,602 18,198 17,969 OK : 6,546 6,817 6,698 6,848 6,707 6,697 PA : 4,032 3,681 3,717 3,676 *3,748 3,754 SC : 4,716 4,751 4,839 4,917 4,979 5,070 TX : 14,626 14,687 14,761 14,234 14,551 13,528 VA : 6,300 6,054 6,305 6,276 6,145 6,300 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *20,345 *19,706 *20,418 19,620 19,929 19,783 : 19 State Total :*209,148 *207,950 *209,444 205,618 *205,386 204,619 : Previous Year Total : 208,170 204,300 206,930 204,638 207,243 207,346 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 101 100 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,823 21,793 22,469 22,225 22,570 22,617 AR : 24,396 24,202 24,227 23,510 24,158 23,964 DE : 5,442 5,681 5,248 4,883 *5,696 4,806 FL : 2,331 2,406 2,334 2,312 2,111 2,136 GA : 26,274 25,558 26,372 *25,785 *25,858 25,635 KY : 5,237 5,340 5,460 5,510 *5,347 5,323 MD : 4,961 5,516 5,326 6,251 *5,749 6,291 MS : 15,252 15,401 16,020 15,670 15,854 15,989 NC : 14,188 15,056 14,934 14,366 14,629 15,099 OK : 4,337 3,985 4,936 5,014 3,941 4,751 PA : 2,674 2,767 2,775 2,801 *2,695 2,729 SC : 4,087 3,633 3,400 4,005 4,286 3,786 TX : 11,500 11,998 11,729 11,657 11,632 11,729 VA : 5,089 5,126 5,846 5,671 *4,722 5,419 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,532 18,977 *18,559 *18,569 *18,343 18,023 : 19 State Total : 166,123 167,439 *169,635 *168,229 *167,591 168,297 : Previous Year Total : 164,118 164,605 167,418 168,196 165,060 167,386 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 100 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised