Pou 2-2 (10-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 9, 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 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 193 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 5, 2002. This was down 6 percent 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 157 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 5, 2002. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through October 5, 2002 were 6.76 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 16, 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 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,019 28,907 *27,661 28,031 27,425 27,660 AR : 29,734 29,592 28,201 29,050 28,177 27,733 DE : 3,421 3,480 3,351 3,091 3,198 3,408 FL : 2,101 2,166 2,166 2,192 2,254 2,168 GA : 31,553 32,029 *29,124 30,228 29,102 29,882 KY : 6,493 6,243 *6,217 5,921 6,844 6,318 MD : 10,049 8,952 9,061 8,711 *9,242 8,898 MS : *18,244 *18,251 *17,502 17,540 17,244 17,390 NC : 17,939 18,074 *16,240 15,966 17,018 16,611 OK : 6,663 6,685 6,652 5,975 4,013 4,631 PA : 3,655 3,723 *3,550 *3,358 *3,505 3,746 SC : 4,864 4,925 4,937 4,833 4,678 4,885 TX : *14,345 *15,194 *14,677 *13,225 *15,067 14,410 VA : 6,354 6,342 5,809 4,987 *6,104 5,751 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *19,541 *19,473 16,833 *17,036 *18,756 19,079 : 19 State Total :*203,975 *204,036 *191,981 *190,144 *192,627 192,570 : Previous Year Total : 204,622 198,093 194,686 199,865 201,736 205,355 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 103 99 95 95 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,576 22,701 21,866 21,530 21,738 20,473 AR : 23,913 23,531 24,809 24,224 23,894 22,026 DE : 5,511 5,394 4,889 5,601 *4,541 5,255 FL : 2,126 2,222 1,938 2,228 2,110 2,278 GA : 25,694 25,094 *26,231 *25,503 *26,252 23,702 KY : 5,384 5,459 5,518 5,260 5,039 5,052 MD : 6,255 6,270 6,187 5,765 *5,502 4,934 MS : 15,956 15,940 15,372 15,340 15,348 14,622 NC : 14,679 14,700 14,308 14,240 14,070 13,357 OK : 4,143 4,742 4,136 4,623 3,846 5,470 PA : 2,746 2,780 *2,810 *2,796 *2,779 2,636 SC : 4,118 3,827 4,111 4,096 3,498 3,670 TX : 11,155 *11,423 *10,572 *11,173 *11,883 11,822 VA : 4,613 4,611 5,422 4,938 5,204 4,937 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,614 *18,542 *18,585 *17,910 *18,866 16,543 : 19 State Total : 166,483 *167,236 *166,754 *165,227 *164,570 156,777 : Previous Year Total : 165,420 167,090 167,537 166,119 160,598 156,354 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 99 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised