Pou 2-2 (9-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 25, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 191 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 21, 2002. This was down 5 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 21, 2002. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through September 21, 2002 were 6.44 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 2, 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 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,380 28,908 *29,019 28,871 28,010 28,121 AR : 29,877 29,869 29,734 29,592 28,216 29,050 DE : 3,543 3,451 3,421 3,480 *3,351 3,256 FL : 2,280 2,250 2,101 2,166 2,166 2,192 GA : 31,137 31,518 31,553 32,029 *29,350 30,228 KY : 6,663 *6,813 6,493 6,290 *6,382 5,918 MD : 9,927 9,862 10,049 8,952 *9,061 8,711 MS : 18,865 18,706 18,516 18,560 17,683 17,540 NC : 18,373 18,188 *17,939 18,074 17,001 15,966 OK : 6,707 6,697 6,663 6,685 6,652 5,975 PA : 3,753 3,759 3,655 *3,723 *3,548 3,514 SC : 4,979 5,070 4,864 4,925 4,937 4,833 TX : 14,554 13,531 14,350 15,198 14,687 13,236 VA : 6,145 *6,227 6,354 *6,342 5,809 4,987 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,933 *19,960 *19,572 *19,525 *16,799 17,148 : 19 State Total : 206,116 *204,809 *204,283 *204,412 *193,652 190,675 : Previous Year Total : 207,243 207,346 204,622 198,093 194,686 199,865 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 103 99 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 17 : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,570 22,617 21,576 22,701 21,866 21,523 AR : 24,158 23,964 23,913 23,546 24,824 24,206 DE : 5,696 4,806 5,511 5,394 *4,889 5,599 FL : 2,111 2,136 2,126 2,222 1,938 2,228 GA : 25,824 25,541 *25,775 *25,113 *25,937 25,688 KY : 5,347 5,361 5,384 5,459 *5,508 5,269 MD : 5,749 6,291 6,255 6,270 *6,187 5,780 MS : 15,854 15,989 15,956 15,940 15,372 15,340 NC : 14,629 15,099 14,679 14,700 14,308 14,240 OK : 3,941 4,751 4,143 4,742 4,136 4,623 PA : 2,680 2,774 2,746 *2,780 *2,796 2,742 SC : 4,286 3,786 4,118 3,827 4,111 4,096 TX : 11,633 11,731 11,155 11,426 10,575 11,177 VA : 4,722 5,419 4,613 4,611 5,422 4,938 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,284 17,574 18,614 18,601 *18,643 17,993 : 19 State Total : 167,484 167,839 *166,564 *167,332 *166,512 165,442 : Previous Year Total : 165,060 167,386 165,420 167,090 167,537 166,119 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 101 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised