Pou 2-2 (11-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 27, 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 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 23, 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 23, 2002. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through November 23, 2002 were 7.84 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 4, 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 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,229 25,481 *25,946 27,799 27,523 27,694 AR : 27,187 25,951 27,248 28,284 29,119 29,627 DE : 3,292 3,089 3,678 3,480 3,397 3,376 FL : 2,324 2,305 2,296 2,137 2,250 2,260 GA : 28,396 27,399 *28,366 30,267 *30,137 29,690 KY : 5,148 5,650 5,989 6,223 *6,578 6,381 MD : 9,317 8,868 9,429 9,917 9,238 9,263 MS : 16,594 16,215 *16,370 17,708 17,822 17,771 NC : 16,295 17,120 *18,187 17,754 17,386 18,182 OK : 6,249 5,335 5,645 6,508 6,391 6,407 PA : 3,284 3,324 3,447 3,337 3,416 3,642 SC : 4,641 4,206 4,622 4,659 4,709 4,415 TX : 13,046 12,467 14,487 15,243 14,762 15,227 VA : 5,689 5,593 5,532 6,013 6,105 6,224 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,653 18,204 18,524 *19,067 *19,203 19,354 : 19 State Total : 185,344 181,207 *189,766 *198,396 *198,036 199,513 : Previous Year Total : 189,784 186,671 196,299 204,751 205,712 205,396 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 97 97 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,211 21,060 20,531 19,883 19,494 19,790 AR : 21,930 22,466 22,202 22,150 20,334 22,792 DE : 4,521 4,637 5,549 5,279 4,245 4,917 FL : 2,027 2,017 2,071 1,989 2,270 2,348 GA : 23,051 23,955 24,000 23,524 *21,534 22,781 KY : 5,360 5,076 4,511 4,213 4,505 4,812 MD : 5,750 5,861 5,165 5,156 5,965 6,169 MS : 14,650 14,447 14,405 13,844 13,673 13,872 NC : 13,753 14,065 13,424 12,777 13,951 14,207 OK : 3,584 3,135 4,378 4,142 3,895 3,269 PA : 2,473 2,712 2,454 2,287 2,455 2,580 SC : 3,575 4,145 3,579 3,795 3,510 3,684 TX : 11,894 11,386 11,093 10,418 10,040 11,624 VA : 5,401 4,487 5,019 4,717 4,297 4,444 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 16,120 17,097 16,765 *17,347 *17,366 17,269 : 19 State Total : 155,300 156,546 155,146 *151,521 *147,534 154,558 : Previous Year Total : 163,474 165,891 159,933 153,671 150,878 158,581 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 97 99 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised