Pou 2-2 (1-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 8, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 4, 2003. This was down 1 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 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 4, 2003. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 2001. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 15, 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 30 : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,164 27,958 *28,075 27,883 27,892 28,561 AR : 29,362 29,336 30,240 30,054 29,685 31,253 DE : 3,600 3,415 3,389 3,399 *3,450 3,602 FL : 2,258 1,727 1,592 1,572 1,564 1,562 GA : 30,424 30,418 *30,546 29,982 *30,767 30,896 KY : *6,306 *6,524 *6,550 *6,360 *6,096 6,172 MD : 9,890 9,933 9,925 9,834 *9,768 9,670 MS : 18,691 18,596 *18,857 18,627 18,897 18,823 NC : 18,279 17,594 *18,488 18,219 17,743 18,590 OK : 6,320 6,386 6,243 6,363 6,027 6,364 PA : 3,738 3,633 3,733 *3,666 *3,592 3,528 SC : 4,632 4,526 4,676 4,868 4,863 4,729 TX : *14,940 *14,873 *15,134 *14,759 *14,890 14,559 VA : 6,211 5,984 6,230 6,226 *6,294 6,355 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,771 19,275 20,058 19,039 *19,296 19,725 : 19 State Total :*202,586 *200,178 *203,736 *200,851 *200,824 204,389 : Previous Year Total : 211,929 204,465 207,067 208,836 207,192 206,952 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 98 98 96 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,386 20,953 21,362 21,620 21,683 21,079 AR : 21,996 23,291 24,762 23,254 23,721 24,244 DE : 4,810 5,392 5,115 5,313 *4,454 4,908 FL : 2,467 2,091 1,696 1,754 1,607 1,557 GA : 24,294 25,182 *24,818 *24,836 *24,543 24,579 KY : 5,020 5,443 5,390 *5,186 *5,314 5,466 MD : 6,131 5,221 5,475 5,805 *6,383 6,078 MS : 15,265 15,125 15,285 15,907 15,161 15,540 NC : 14,122 13,614 14,344 14,273 13,978 14,491 OK : 5,144 4,525 3,957 4,647 4,388 4,491 PA : 2,588 2,388 2,625 *2,548 *2,482 2,581 SC : 3,870 3,440 3,225 3,831 3,939 4,105 TX : 12,241 *11,710 *12,083 *11,821 *11,729 11,914 VA : 5,288 4,861 5,221 *5,901 *5,444 5,337 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,253 18,823 17,570 18,045 *17,691 18,251 : 19 State Total : 161,875 *162,059 *162,928 *164,741 *162,517 164,621 : Previous Year Total : 165,267 167,382 166,079 170,266 166,034 169,020 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 97 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised