Pou 2-2 (10-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 2, 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 192 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 28, 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 Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 28, 2002. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through September 28, 2002 were 6.61 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 9, 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 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,908 29,019 *28,907 28,010 *28,031 27,425 AR : 29,869 29,734 29,592 *28,201 29,050 28,177 DE : 3,451 3,421 3,480 3,351 *3,091 3,198 FL : 2,250 2,101 2,166 2,166 2,192 2,254 GA : 31,518 31,553 32,029 29,350 30,228 29,102 KY : 6,813 6,493 *6,243 *6,346 *5,921 6,844 MD : 9,862 10,049 8,952 9,061 8,711 8,742 MS : 18,706 18,516 18,560 17,683 17,540 17,244 NC : 18,188 17,939 18,074 17,001 15,966 17,018 OK : 6,697 6,663 6,685 6,652 5,975 4,013 PA : 3,759 3,655 3,723 3,548 *3,357 3,391 SC : 5,070 4,864 4,925 4,937 4,833 4,678 TX : 13,531 14,350 15,198 14,687 13,236 15,078 VA : 6,227 6,354 6,342 5,809 4,987 6,225 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,960 *19,590 *19,545 *16,833 17,148 18,656 : 19 State Total : 204,809 *204,301 *204,421 *193,635 *190,266 192,045 : Previous Year Total : 207,346 204,622 198,093 194,686 199,865 201,736 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 103 99 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 24 : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,617 21,576 22,701 21,866 *21,530 21,738 AR : 23,964 23,913 *23,531 *24,809 *24,224 23,894 DE : 4,806 5,511 5,394 4,889 *5,601 4,801 FL : 2,136 2,126 2,222 1,938 2,228 2,110 GA : *25,384 *25,694 *25,094 *26,190 25,688 26,424 KY : 5,361 5,384 5,459 *5,518 *5,260 5,039 MD : 6,291 6,255 6,270 6,187 *5,765 5,425 MS : 15,989 15,956 15,940 15,372 15,340 15,348 NC : 15,099 14,679 14,700 14,308 14,240 14,070 OK : 4,751 4,143 4,742 4,136 4,623 3,846 PA : 2,774 2,746 2,780 2,796 *2,782 2,798 SC : 3,786 4,118 3,827 4,111 4,096 3,498 TX : 11,731 11,155 11,426 10,575 11,177 11,886 VA : 5,419 4,613 4,611 5,422 4,938 5,204 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,574 18,614 18,601 18,643 17,993 19,169 : 19 State Total :*167,682 *166,483 *167,298 *166,760 *165,485 165,250 : Previous Year Total : 167,386 165,420 167,090 167,537 166,119 160,598 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 100 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised