Pou 2-2 (12-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 4, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 30, 2002. This was down 5 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 82 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 161 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 30, 2002. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through November 30, 2002 were 8.00 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 11, 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 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,481 25,946 27,799 27,523 *27,664 28,164 AR : 25,951 27,248 28,284 29,119 *29,624 29,362 DE : 3,089 3,678 3,480 3,397 3,376 3,600 FL : 2,305 2,296 *2,187 2,250 2,260 2,258 GA : 27,399 28,366 30,267 30,137 29,690 29,919 KY : 5,650 *6,139 *6,350 6,578 *6,514 6,271 MD : 8,868 9,429 9,917 9,238 *9,249 9,890 MS : 16,215 16,370 *17,859 17,822 17,771 18,691 NC : 17,120 18,187 *17,721 17,386 18,182 17,795 OK : 5,335 5,645 6,508 6,391 6,407 6,320 PA : 3,324 3,447 3,337 *3,146 *3,697 3,489 SC : 4,206 4,622 4,659 4,709 4,415 4,632 TX : 12,467 14,487 *15,343 14,762 15,227 14,944 VA : 5,593 5,532 6,013 6,105 6,224 6,211 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *18,215 *18,522 *19,038 *19,235 *19,419 19,297 : 19 State Total :*181,218 *189,914 *198,762 *197,798 *199,719 200,843 : Previous Year Total : 186,671 196,299 204,751 205,712 205,396 211,929 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 97 96 97 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,060 20,531 19,883 19,494 *19,786 20,386 AR : 22,466 22,202 22,150 20,334 *22,968 21,996 DE : 4,637 5,549 5,279 4,245 *4,909 4,810 FL : 2,017 2,071 1,989 2,270 2,348 2,467 GA : 23,955 24,000 23,524 21,534 22,781 24,254 KY : 5,076 4,511 *4,430 4,505 *4,887 5,096 MD : 5,861 5,165 5,156 5,965 *6,160 6,131 MS : 14,447 14,405 13,844 13,673 13,872 15,265 NC : 14,065 13,424 12,777 13,951 *14,230 14,092 OK : 3,135 4,378 4,142 3,895 3,269 5,144 PA : 2,712 2,454 2,287 *2,391 *2,591 2,527 SC : 4,145 3,579 3,795 3,510 3,684 3,870 TX : 11,386 11,093 10,418 10,040 11,624 12,242 VA : 4,487 5,019 4,717 4,297 4,444 5,288 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *17,101 *16,768 *17,356 *17,382 *17,463 17,472 : 19 State Total :*156,550 *155,149 *151,747 *147,486 *155,016 161,040 : Previous Year Total : 165,891 159,933 153,671 150,878 158,581 165,267 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 97 99 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised