Pou 2-2 (9-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 11, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 7, 2002. This was up 3 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 September 7, 2002. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through September 7, 2002 were 6.11 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 18, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,659 28,944 *29,380 29,028 29,353 28,871 AR : 30,322 29,454 *29,877 29,869 29,734 29,592 DE : 3,611 3,684 3,543 3,451 3,421 3,480 FL : 2,318 2,058 2,280 2,250 2,101 2,166 GA : 32,390 32,029 31,137 31,518 31,553 32,029 KY : 6,649 *6,637 6,663 6,861 *6,493 6,290 MD : 10,003 9,889 9,927 9,862 10,049 8,952 MS : 19,118 19,075 18,865 18,706 18,516 18,560 NC : 18,636 18,224 *18,373 17,969 17,740 18,074 OK : 6,698 6,848 6,707 6,697 6,663 6,685 PA : 3,717 3,676 3,753 3,759 *3,656 3,722 SC : 4,839 4,917 4,979 5,070 4,864 4,925 TX : *14,763 *14,236 *14,554 *13,531 *14,350 15,198 VA : 6,305 6,276 6,145 6,300 6,354 6,342 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *20,345 *19,545 19,929 19,783 *19,384 19,227 : 19 State Total :*209,373 *205,492 *206,112 *204,654 *204,231 204,113 : Previous Year Total : 206,930 204,638 207,243 207,346 204,622 198,093 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 99 99 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,469 22,225 22,570 22,617 21,576 22,466 AR : 24,227 23,510 24,158 23,964 *23,913 23,546 DE : 5,248 4,883 5,696 4,806 *5,511 5,394 FL : 2,334 2,312 2,111 2,136 2,126 2,222 GA : 26,372 25,785 25,824 25,541 25,827 25,660 KY : 5,460 5,510 5,347 5,361 *5,384 5,459 MD : 5,326 6,251 5,749 6,291 *6,255 6,270 MS : 16,020 15,657 15,854 15,989 15,956 15,940 NC : 14,934 14,366 14,629 15,099 14,679 14,700 OK : 4,936 5,014 3,941 4,751 4,143 4,742 PA : 2,775 2,801 2,680 2,774 *2,739 2,770 SC : 3,400 4,005 4,286 3,786 4,118 3,827 TX : 11,729 *11,658 *11,633 *11,731 *11,155 11,426 VA : 5,846 5,671 4,722 5,419 *4,613 4,611 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,559 *18,508 *18,284 *17,965 *18,754 18,959 : 19 State Total : 169,635 *168,156 *167,484 *168,230 *166,749 167,992 : Previous Year Total : 167,418 168,196 165,060 167,386 165,420 167,090 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised