Pou 2-2 (11-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 6, 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 191 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 2, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 155 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 2, 2002. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through November 2, 2002 were 7.38 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 13, 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 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,062 27,660 *27,187 26,294 26,230 26,808 AR : 28,177 27,810 28,385 27,187 25,951 27,411 DE : 3,198 3,408 3,293 3,292 3,089 3,678 FL : 2,304 2,318 2,130 2,324 2,250 2,296 GA : 28,679 29,445 *29,817 28,020 *27,372 28,721 KY : 6,462 6,189 *5,542 5,148 *5,546 6,006 MD : 9,242 8,898 9,510 9,317 8,868 9,132 MS : 17,305 17,194 *17,126 16,503 15,867 16,098 NC : 17,460 17,501 *16,651 16,933 16,886 17,969 OK : 4,013 5,159 6,026 6,249 5,335 5,645 PA : 3,519 3,709 3,414 *3,284 3,198 3,390 SC : 4,678 4,885 4,480 4,641 4,206 4,622 TX : 15,067 14,410 *14,010 13,046 12,467 15,097 VA : 6,104 5,751 5,729 5,689 5,593 5,532 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,556 18,762 18,452 17,824 18,220 18,603 : 19 State Total : 191,826 193,099 *191,752 *185,751 *181,078 191,008 : Previous Year Total : 201,736 205,355 196,919 189,784 186,671 196,299 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 97 98 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 28 : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,738 20,473 21,008 21,211 21,060 20,531 AR : 24,044 21,555 23,404 21,930 22,466 22,239 DE : 4,541 5,255 4,781 4,521 4,637 5,252 FL : 2,110 2,328 1,939 2,027 2,017 2,071 GA : 26,275 23,625 24,663 23,021 *23,892 23,910 KY : 5,039 5,052 4,556 5,360 *5,076 4,508 MD : 5,502 4,934 4,717 5,750 5,861 5,644 MS : 15,348 14,622 14,841 14,650 14,447 14,405 NC : 14,070 13,357 12,503 13,753 14,065 13,424 OK : 3,846 5,470 4,050 3,584 3,135 4,378 PA : 2,791 2,621 2,515 *2,473 2,643 2,407 SC : 3,498 3,670 3,636 3,575 4,145 3,579 TX : 11,883 11,822 10,330 11,894 11,386 11,093 VA : 5,204 4,937 4,701 5,401 4,487 4,618 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,866 16,990 16,239 16,161 *17,123 16,743 : 19 State Total : 164,755 156,711 153,883 *155,311 *156,440 154,802 : Previous Year Total : 160,598 156,354 162,521 163,474 165,891 159,933 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 100 95 95 94 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised