Pou 2-2 (10-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 30, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 181 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 26, 2002. This was down 3 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 157 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 26, 2002. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through October 26, 2002 were 7.23 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 6, 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 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,859 27,062 27,660 27,320 26,294 26,230 AR : 29,050 28,177 *27,810 *28,385 27,187 25,951 DE : 3,091 3,198 3,408 3,293 3,292 3,089 FL : 2,192 2,304 *2,318 2,130 2,324 2,250 GA : 30,080 28,679 *29,445 29,916 28,020 27,535 KY : 5,693 6,462 *6,189 5,808 5,148 5,499 MD : 8,711 9,242 8,898 9,510 *9,317 8,868 MS : 17,661 17,305 *17,194 17,522 16,503 15,867 NC : 16,025 17,460 *17,501 17,243 16,933 16,886 OK : 5,975 4,013 *5,159 *6,026 6,249 5,335 PA : 3,358 3,519 3,709 *3,414 *3,286 3,198 SC : 4,833 4,678 4,885 4,480 4,641 4,206 TX : 13,225 15,067 14,410 13,910 13,046 12,467 VA : 4,987 6,104 5,751 5,729 5,689 5,593 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,036 18,556 18,762 18,452 *17,824 18,220 : 19 State Total : 189,776 191,826 *193,099 *193,138 *185,753 181,194 : Previous Year Total : 199,865 201,736 205,355 196,919 189,784 186,671 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 94 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,530 21,738 20,473 21,008 21,211 21,060 AR : 24,374 24,044 21,555 23,404 21,930 22,466 DE : 5,601 4,541 5,255 4,781 *4,521 4,637 FL : 2,228 2,110 *2,328 1,939 2,027 2,017 GA : 25,494 26,275 23,625 24,663 23,021 24,014 KY : 5,260 5,039 5,052 4,556 5,360 5,075 MD : 5,765 5,502 4,934 4,717 *5,750 5,861 MS : 15,340 15,348 14,622 14,841 14,650 14,447 NC : 14,240 14,070 13,357 12,503 13,753 14,065 OK : 4,623 3,846 5,470 *4,050 3,584 3,135 PA : 2,796 2,791 2,621 *2,515 *2,525 2,643 SC : 4,096 3,498 3,670 3,636 3,575 4,145 TX : 11,173 11,883 11,822 10,330 11,894 11,386 VA : 4,938 5,204 4,937 4,701 5,401 4,487 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,910 18,866 16,990 16,239 *16,161 17,221 : 19 State Total : 165,368 164,755 *156,711 *153,883 *155,363 156,659 : Previous Year Total : 166,119 160,598 156,354 162,521 163,474 165,891 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 103 100 95 95 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised