Pou 2-2 (9-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 4, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 31, 2002. This was up slightly 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 31, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through August 31, 2002 were 5.94 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 11, 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 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,784 29,659 *28,944 29,606 29,028 29,353 AR : 30,422 30,322 *29,454 29,108 29,869 29,734 DE : 3,578 3,611 3,684 3,543 3,451 3,421 FL : 2,282 2,318 *2,058 2,280 2,250 2,101 GA : 32,223 32,390 *32,029 31,137 31,518 31,553 KY : 6,639 6,649 *6,693 6,663 *6,861 6,509 MD : 9,808 10,003 9,889 9,927 9,862 10,049 MS : 19,058 19,118 *19,075 18,865 18,706 18,516 NC : 18,460 18,636 *18,224 18,198 17,969 17,740 OK : 6,817 6,698 6,848 6,707 6,697 6,663 PA : 3,681 3,717 3,676 *3,753 *3,759 3,731 SC : 4,751 4,839 4,917 4,979 5,070 4,864 TX : 14,687 14,761 14,234 14,551 13,528 14,347 VA : 6,054 6,305 6,276 6,145 6,300 6,354 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,706 20,418 19,620 19,929 19,783 19,726 : 19 State Total : 207,950 209,444 *205,621 *205,391 *204,651 204,661 : Previous Year Total : 204,300 206,930 204,638 207,243 207,346 204,622 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 100 99 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,793 22,469 22,225 22,570 22,617 21,576 AR : 24,202 24,227 23,510 24,158 23,964 23,921 DE : 5,681 5,248 4,883 5,696 4,806 5,308 FL : 2,406 2,334 2,312 2,111 2,136 2,126 GA : 25,558 26,372 25,785 *25,824 *25,541 25,827 KY : 5,340 5,460 5,510 5,347 *5,361 5,431 MD : 5,516 5,326 6,251 5,749 6,291 6,114 MS : 15,401 16,020 *15,657 15,854 15,989 15,956 NC : 15,056 14,934 14,366 14,629 15,099 14,679 OK : 3,985 4,936 5,014 3,941 4,751 4,143 PA : 2,767 2,775 2,801 *2,680 *2,774 2,704 SC : 3,633 3,400 4,005 4,286 3,786 4,118 TX : 11,998 11,729 11,657 11,632 11,729 11,146 VA : 5,126 5,846 5,671 4,722 5,419 4,959 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,977 18,559 18,569 18,343 18,023 18,764 : 19 State Total : 167,439 169,635 *168,216 *167,542 *168,286 166,772 : Previous Year Total : 164,605 167,418 168,196 165,060 167,386 165,420 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 100 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised