Pou 2-2 (10-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 23, 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 186 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 19, 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 155 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 19, 2002. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through October 19, 2002 were 7.07 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 30, 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 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,661 27,859 *27,062 27,660 27,320 26,294 AR : 28,201 29,050 28,177 27,703 28,585 27,187 DE : 3,351 3,091 3,198 3,408 3,293 3,292 FL : 2,166 2,192 *2,304 2,168 2,130 2,324 GA : 28,968 *30,080 *28,679 29,882 *29,916 28,020 KY : 6,217 5,693 *6,462 6,318 *5,808 5,148 MD : 9,061 8,711 9,242 8,898 9,510 9,438 MS : 17,502 17,661 *17,305 17,390 17,522 16,503 NC : 16,240 16,025 *17,460 16,611 17,243 16,933 OK : 6,652 5,975 4,013 4,631 5,498 6,249 PA : 3,550 3,358 *3,519 *3,709 *3,490 3,418 SC : 4,937 4,833 4,678 4,885 4,480 4,641 TX : 14,677 13,225 15,067 14,410 13,910 13,046 VA : 5,809 4,987 6,104 5,751 5,729 5,689 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 16,833 17,036 *18,556 *18,762 *18,452 17,660 : 19 State Total : 191,825 *189,776 *191,826 *192,186 *192,886 185,842 : Previous Year Total : 194,686 199,865 201,736 205,355 196,919 189,784 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 95 95 94 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,866 21,530 21,738 20,473 *21,008 21,211 AR : *24,959 *24,374 *24,044 *21,555 *23,404 21,930 DE : 4,889 5,601 4,541 5,255 *4,781 4,600 FL : 1,938 2,228 2,110 2,278 1,939 2,027 GA : 26,231 *25,494 *26,275 *23,625 *24,663 23,021 KY : 5,518 5,260 5,039 5,052 *4,556 5,360 MD : 6,187 5,765 5,502 4,934 *4,717 5,687 MS : 15,372 15,340 15,348 14,622 14,841 14,650 NC : 14,308 14,240 14,070 13,357 12,503 13,753 OK : 4,136 4,623 3,846 5,470 4,049 3,584 PA : 2,810 2,796 *2,791 *2,621 *2,518 2,539 SC : 4,111 4,096 3,498 3,670 3,636 3,575 TX : 10,572 11,173 11,883 11,822 10,330 11,894 VA : 5,422 4,938 5,204 4,937 4,701 5,401 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,585 17,910 18,866 16,990 *16,239 16,138 : 19 State Total :*166,904 *165,368 *164,755 *156,661 *153,885 155,370 : Previous Year Total : 167,537 166,119 160,598 156,354 162,521 163,474 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 103 100 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised