Pou 2-2 (1-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 2, 2003, 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 28, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 28, 2002. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2001 through December 28, 2002 were 8.65 billion. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 8, 2003. 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 23 : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,667 28,164 27,958 27,883 27,883 27,892 AR : 29,624 29,362 29,336 30,240 30,054 29,685 DE : 3,376 3,600 3,415 3,389 3,399 3,484 FL : 2,320 2,258 *1,727 1,592 *1,572 1,564 GA : 29,897 30,424 *30,418 30,581 *29,982 30,744 KY : 6,528 6,174 *6,557 *6,711 *6,460 6,196 MD : 9,249 9,890 9,933 9,925 9,834 9,750 MS : 18,013 18,691 *18,596 18,826 18,627 18,897 NC : 18,455 18,279 *17,594 18,605 18,219 17,743 OK : 6,407 6,320 6,386 6,243 6,363 6,027 PA : 3,709 3,738 *3,633 *3,733 3,677 3,605 SC : 4,415 4,632 4,526 4,676 *4,868 4,863 TX : 15,225 14,941 14,875 15,131 14,756 14,887 VA : 6,224 6,211 5,984 6,230 6,226 6,233 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *19,401 *19,771 19,275 *20,058 *19,039 19,540 : 19 State Total :*200,510 *202,455 *200,213 *203,823 *200,959 201,110 : Previous Year Total : 205,396 211,929 204,465 207,067 208,836 207,192 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 96 98 98 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,786 20,386 20,953 21,362 21,620 21,683 AR : 22,968 21,996 23,291 24,762 *23,254 23,721 DE : 4,909 4,810 5,392 5,115 *5,313 4,512 FL : 2,348 2,467 2,091 1,696 *1,754 1,607 GA : 22,866 24,294 25,182 *24,590 *24,746 24,493 KY : 4,887 5,020 5,443 *5,390 *5,119 5,316 MD : 6,160 6,131 5,221 5,475 *5,805 6,495 MS : 13,872 15,265 15,125 15,285 15,907 15,161 NC : 14,230 14,122 13,614 14,344 *14,273 13,978 OK : 3,269 5,144 4,525 3,957 4,647 4,388 PA : 2,585 2,588 *2,388 *2,625 2,558 2,465 SC : 3,684 3,870 3,440 3,225 *3,831 3,939 TX : 11,623 12,241 11,711 12,084 11,822 11,730 VA : 4,444 5,288 4,861 5,221 *5,890 5,281 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,422 18,253 18,823 *17,570 *18,045 18,005 : 19 State Total : 155,053 161,875 *162,060 *162,701 *164,584 162,774 : Previous Year Total : 158,581 165,267 167,382 166,079 170,266 166,034 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 97 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised