Pou 2-2 (12-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 11, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 7, 2002. This was down 2 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 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 7, 2002. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through December 7, 2002 were 8.16 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 18, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,946 27,799 *27,749 27,664 28,164 27,958 AR : 27,248 28,284 *29,457 29,624 29,362 29,336 DE : 3,678 3,480 3,397 3,376 3,600 3,415 FL : 2,296 2,187 *2,330 2,260 2,258 1,582 GA : *28,304 *29,807 *30,628 *29,770 *29,946 30,627 KY : 6,139 *6,178 *6,739 6,514 *6,066 6,636 MD : 9,429 9,917 9,238 9,249 9,890 9,947 MS : 16,370 17,859 17,822 17,771 18,691 18,505 NC : 18,187 17,721 *17,379 18,182 17,795 18,174 OK : 5,645 *6,367 6,391 6,407 6,320 6,386 PA : 3,447 3,337 3,146 3,697 3,489 3,501 SC : 4,622 4,659 4,709 4,415 4,632 4,526 TX : *14,486 *15,342 *14,759 *15,225 *14,941 14,875 VA : 5,532 6,013 6,105 6,224 6,211 5,984 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *18,477 *18,994 19,235 19,419 *19,777 19,275 : 19 State Total :*189,806 *197,944 *199,084 *199,797 *201,142 200,727 : Previous Year Total : 196,299 204,751 205,712 205,396 211,929 204,465 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 97 97 95 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 2 : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,531 19,883 19,494 19,786 20,386 20,953 AR : 22,202 22,150 *20,431 22,968 21,996 23,291 DE : 5,549 5,279 4,245 4,909 4,810 5,314 FL : 2,071 1,989 2,270 2,348 2,467 2,091 GA : 24,000 23,524 21,534 *22,866 *24,229 25,115 KY : 4,511 4,430 4,505 4,887 *5,020 5,443 MD : 5,165 5,156 5,965 6,160 6,131 5,312 MS : 14,405 13,844 13,673 13,872 15,265 15,125 NC : 13,424 12,777 13,951 14,230 *14,122 13,595 OK : 4,378 4,142 3,895 3,269 5,144 4,525 PA : 2,454 2,287 2,391 2,591 2,527 2,366 SC : 3,579 3,795 3,510 3,684 3,870 3,440 TX : *11,096 *10,417 10,040 *11,623 *12,241 11,711 VA : 5,019 4,717 4,297 4,444 5,288 4,861 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *16,725 *17,301 *17,327 *17,422 *18,253 18,823 : 19 State Total :*155,109 *151,691 *147,528 *155,059 *161,749 161,965 : Previous Year Total : 159,933 153,671 150,878 158,581 165,267 167,382 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 98 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised