Pou 2-2 (9-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 18, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 194 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 14, 2002. This was down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 14, 2002. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through September 14, 2002 were 6.28 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 25, 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 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,944 29,380 *28,908 29,353 28,871 28,010 AR : 29,454 29,877 29,869 29,734 29,592 28,216 DE : 3,684 3,543 3,451 3,421 3,480 3,356 FL : 2,058 2,280 2,250 2,101 2,166 2,166 GA : 32,029 31,137 31,518 31,553 32,029 30,053 KY : 6,637 6,663 6,861 6,493 6,290 6,385 MD : 9,889 9,927 9,862 10,049 8,952 9,062 MS : 19,075 18,865 18,706 18,516 18,560 17,683 NC : 18,224 18,373 *18,188 17,740 18,074 17,001 OK : 6,848 6,707 6,697 6,663 6,685 6,652 PA : 3,676 3,753 3,759 *3,655 3,722 3,540 SC : 4,917 4,979 5,070 4,864 4,925 4,937 TX : 14,236 14,554 13,531 14,350 15,198 14,687 VA : 6,276 6,145 6,300 6,354 *6,227 5,809 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,545 *19,933 *19,964 *19,590 *19,545 16,887 : 19 State Total : 205,492 *206,116 *204,934 *204,436 *204,316 194,444 : Previous Year Total : 204,638 207,243 207,346 204,622 198,093 194,686 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 100 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,225 22,570 22,617 21,576 *22,701 21,866 AR : 23,510 24,158 23,964 23,913 23,546 24,824 DE : 4,883 5,696 4,806 5,511 5,394 5,000 FL : 2,312 2,111 2,136 2,126 2,222 1,938 GA : 25,785 25,824 25,541 25,827 *25,074 25,860 KY : 5,510 5,347 5,361 5,384 5,459 5,563 MD : 6,251 5,749 6,291 6,255 6,270 6,078 MS : 15,657 15,854 15,989 15,956 15,940 15,372 NC : 14,366 14,629 15,099 14,679 14,700 14,308 OK : 5,014 3,941 4,751 4,143 4,742 4,136 PA : 2,801 2,680 2,774 *2,746 2,770 2,759 SC : 4,005 4,286 3,786 4,118 3,827 4,111 TX : 11,658 11,633 11,731 11,155 11,426 10,575 VA : 5,671 4,722 5,419 4,613 4,611 5,422 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,508 18,284 *17,574 *18,614 *18,601 18,717 : 19 State Total : 168,156 167,484 *167,839 *166,616 *167,283 166,529 : Previous Year Total : 168,196 165,060 167,386 165,420 167,090 167,537 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 101 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised