Pou 2-2 (11-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 20, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 198 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 16, 2002. This was down 4 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 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 16, 2002. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through November 16, 2002 were 7.68 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 27, 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 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,187 26,229 *25,481 26,808 27,799 27,523 AR : 28,385 27,187 25,951 27,248 28,284 29,119 DE : 3,293 3,292 3,089 3,678 3,480 3,397 FL : 2,130 2,324 *2,305 2,296 2,137 2,250 GA : 29,817 28,396 27,399 28,687 30,267 30,194 KY : 5,542 5,148 *5,650 5,989 *6,223 6,591 MD : 9,510 9,317 8,868 9,429 9,917 9,238 MS : 17,126 16,594 *16,215 16,098 17,708 17,822 NC : 16,651 16,295 *17,120 18,096 17,754 17,386 OK : 6,026 6,249 5,335 5,645 6,508 6,391 PA : 3,414 3,284 3,324 *3,447 *3,337 3,416 SC : 4,480 4,641 4,206 4,622 *4,659 4,709 TX : 14,010 13,046 12,467 14,487 15,243 14,762 VA : 6,041 5,689 5,593 5,532 6,013 6,105 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,491 17,653 *18,204 *18,524 *19,181 19,178 : 19 State Total : 192,103 185,344 *181,207 *190,586 *198,510 198,081 : Previous Year Total : 196,919 189,784 186,671 196,299 204,751 205,712 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 97 97 97 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,008 21,211 21,060 20,531 19,883 19,494 AR : 23,404 21,930 22,466 22,202 22,150 20,334 DE : 4,781 4,521 4,637 5,549 5,279 4,245 FL : 1,939 2,027 2,017 2,071 1,989 2,270 GA : 24,663 23,051 23,955 *24,000 *23,524 21,700 KY : 4,556 5,360 5,076 4,511 *4,213 4,505 MD : 4,717 5,750 5,861 5,165 5,156 5,965 MS : 14,841 14,650 14,447 14,405 13,844 13,673 NC : 12,503 13,753 14,065 13,424 12,777 13,951 OK : 4,050 3,584 3,135 4,378 4,142 3,895 PA : 2,515 2,473 2,712 *2,454 *2,287 2,455 SC : 3,636 3,575 4,145 3,579 *3,795 3,510 TX : 10,330 11,894 11,386 11,093 10,418 10,040 VA : 4,701 5,401 4,487 5,019 4,717 4,297 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 16,180 16,120 *17,097 *16,765 *17,394 16,990 : 19 State Total : 153,824 155,300 *156,546 *155,146 *151,568 147,324 : Previous Year Total : 162,521 163,474 165,891 159,933 153,671 150,878 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 94 97 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised