Pou 2-2 (12-02) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 18, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 14, 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 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 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 14, 2002. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through December 14, 2002 were 8.32 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,799 27,749 *27,667 28,164 27,958 27,883 AR : 28,284 29,457 29,624 29,362 29,336 30,240 DE : 3,480 3,397 3,376 3,600 3,415 3,389 FL : 2,187 2,330 *2,320 2,258 1,582 1,592 GA : 29,807 30,628 *29,897 29,946 30,627 30,540 KY : 6,178 6,739 *6,528 6,066 6,636 6,741 MD : 9,917 9,238 9,249 9,890 *9,933 9,925 MS : 17,859 17,822 *18,013 18,691 18,505 18,826 NC : 17,721 17,379 *18,455 17,795 *18,207 18,605 OK : 6,367 6,391 6,407 6,320 6,386 6,243 PA : 3,337 3,146 *3,709 *3,738 *3,599 3,643 SC : 4,659 4,709 4,415 4,632 4,526 4,676 TX : 15,342 14,759 15,225 14,941 14,875 15,131 VA : 6,013 6,105 6,224 6,211 5,984 6,230 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,994 19,235 19,419 19,777 19,275 20,179 : 19 State Total : 197,944 199,084 *200,528 *201,391 *200,844 203,843 : Previous Year Total : 204,751 205,712 205,396 211,929 204,465 207,067 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 98 95 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 9 : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,883 19,494 19,786 20,386 20,953 21,362 AR : 22,150 20,431 22,968 21,996 23,291 24,762 DE : 5,279 4,245 4,909 4,810 *5,392 5,115 FL : 1,989 2,270 2,348 2,467 2,091 1,696 GA : 23,524 21,534 22,866 *24,294 25,115 24,719 KY : 4,430 4,505 4,887 5,020 5,443 5,378 MD : 5,156 5,965 6,160 6,131 *5,221 5,475 MS : 13,844 13,673 13,872 15,265 15,125 15,285 NC : 12,777 13,951 14,230 14,122 *13,614 14,344 OK : 4,142 3,895 3,269 5,144 4,525 3,957 PA : 2,287 2,391 *2,585 *2,588 *2,299 2,566 SC : 3,795 3,510 3,684 3,870 3,440 3,225 TX : 10,417 10,040 11,623 12,241 11,711 12,084 VA : 4,717 4,297 4,444 5,288 4,861 5,221 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,301 17,327 17,422 18,253 18,823 17,556 : 19 State Total : 151,691 147,528 *155,053 *161,875 *161,904 162,745 : Previous Year Total : 153,671 150,878 158,581 165,267 167,382 166,079 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 98 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised