Pou 2-2 (11-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 13, 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 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 9, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 9, 2002. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through November 9, 2002 were 7.53 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 20, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,660 27,187 *26,229 26,230 26,808 27,799 AR : 27,810 28,385 27,187 25,951 *27,248 28,284 DE : 3,408 3,293 3,292 3,089 3,678 3,480 FL : 2,318 2,130 2,324 2,250 2,296 2,137 GA : 29,445 29,817 *28,396 *27,399 *28,687 30,267 KY : 6,189 5,542 5,148 5,546 *5,989 6,005 MD : 8,898 9,510 9,317 8,868 *9,429 9,917 MS : 17,194 17,126 *16,594 15,867 16,098 17,708 NC : 17,501 16,651 *16,295 16,886 *18,096 17,754 OK : 5,159 6,026 6,249 5,335 5,645 6,508 PA : 3,709 3,414 3,284 *3,324 3,390 3,394 SC : 4,885 4,480 4,641 4,206 4,622 4,660 TX : 14,410 14,010 13,046 12,467 *14,487 15,243 VA : 5,751 *6,041 5,689 5,593 5,532 6,013 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *18,689 *18,491 *17,653 18,220 18,603 19,594 : 19 State Total :*193,026 *192,103 *185,344 *181,231 *190,608 198,763 : Previous Year Total : 205,355 196,919 189,784 186,671 196,299 204,751 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 98 98 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,473 21,008 21,211 21,060 20,531 19,883 AR : 21,555 23,404 21,930 22,466 *22,202 22,150 DE : 5,255 4,781 4,521 4,637 *5,549 5,279 FL : 2,328 1,939 2,027 2,017 2,071 1,989 GA : 23,625 24,663 *23,051 *23,955 *23,888 23,614 KY : 5,052 4,556 5,360 5,076 *4,511 4,229 MD : 4,934 4,717 5,750 5,861 *5,165 5,156 MS : 14,622 14,841 14,650 14,447 14,405 13,844 NC : 13,357 12,503 13,753 14,065 13,424 12,777 OK : 5,470 4,050 3,584 3,135 4,378 4,142 PA : 2,621 2,515 2,473 *2,712 2,407 2,317 SC : 3,670 3,636 3,575 4,145 3,579 3,807 TX : 11,822 10,330 11,894 11,386 11,093 10,418 VA : 4,937 4,701 5,401 4,487 *5,019 4,717 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *16,932 *16,180 *16,120 *17,065 16,743 16,737 : 19 State Total :*156,653 *153,824 *155,300 *156,514 *154,965 151,059 : Previous Year Total : 156,354 162,521 163,474 165,891 159,933 153,671 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 95 95 94 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised