Pou 2-2 (10-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 16, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 193 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 12, 2002. This was down 2 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 Down 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 154 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 12, 2002. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through October 12, 2002 were 6.92 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 23, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,907 27,661 *27,859 27,425 27,660 27,320 AR : 29,592 28,201 29,050 28,177 *27,703 28,585 DE : 3,480 3,351 3,091 3,198 3,408 3,293 FL : 2,166 2,166 2,192 2,254 2,168 2,130 GA : 32,029 *28,968 *30,155 29,102 29,882 29,779 KY : 6,243 6,217 *5,693 6,844 6,318 5,936 MD : 8,952 9,061 8,711 9,242 8,898 9,510 MS : 18,251 17,502 *17,661 17,244 17,390 17,522 NC : 18,074 16,240 *16,025 17,018 16,611 17,243 OK : 6,685 6,652 5,975 4,013 4,631 5,498 PA : 3,723 3,550 3,358 3,505 3,746 3,359 SC : 4,925 4,937 4,833 4,678 4,885 4,480 TX : 15,194 14,677 13,225 15,067 14,410 13,910 VA : 6,342 5,809 4,987 6,104 5,751 5,729 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,473 16,833 17,036 18,756 *18,962 18,654 : 19 State Total : 204,036 *191,825 *189,851 192,627 *192,423 192,948 : Previous Year Total : 198,093 194,686 199,865 201,736 205,355 196,919 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 99 95 95 94 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,701 21,866 21,530 21,738 20,473 20,950 AR : 23,531 24,809 24,224 23,894 22,026 23,237 DE : 5,394 4,889 5,601 4,541 5,255 4,794 FL : 2,222 1,938 2,228 2,110 2,278 1,939 GA : 25,094 26,231 25,503 26,252 *23,634 24,806 KY : 5,459 5,518 5,260 5,039 5,052 4,571 MD : 6,270 6,187 5,765 5,502 4,934 4,678 MS : 15,940 15,372 15,340 15,348 14,622 14,841 NC : 14,700 14,308 14,240 14,070 13,357 12,503 OK : 4,742 4,136 4,623 3,846 5,470 4,049 PA : 2,780 2,810 2,796 2,779 2,636 2,500 SC : 3,827 4,111 4,096 3,498 3,670 3,636 TX : 11,423 10,572 11,173 11,883 11,822 10,330 VA : 4,611 5,422 4,938 5,204 4,937 4,701 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,542 18,585 17,910 18,866 *16,990 16,718 : 19 State Total : 167,236 166,754 165,227 164,570 *157,156 154,253 : Previous Year Total : 167,090 167,537 166,119 160,598 156,354 162,521 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 102 101 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised