Pou 2-2 (1-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 15, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 11, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 11, 2003. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through January 11, 2003 were 327 million, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 22, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : Jan 11 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,958 28,075 *27,405 *27,841 *28,789 27,934 AR : 29,336 30,240 30,054 29,685 31,253 30,267 DE : 3,415 3,389 3,399 3,450 3,602 3,379 FL : 1,727 1,592 1,572 1,564 1,562 1,572 GA : 30,418 30,546 *29,920 30,767 30,896 30,657 KY : 6,524 6,550 *6,563 6,096 6,172 6,517 MD : 9,933 9,925 9,834 9,768 9,670 9,965 MS : 18,596 18,857 18,627 18,897 18,823 18,815 NC : 17,594 18,488 *17,772 17,743 18,590 18,287 OK : 6,386 6,243 6,363 6,027 6,364 6,420 PA : 3,633 3,733 3,666 *3,609 3,528 3,628 SC : 4,526 4,676 4,868 4,863 4,729 4,756 TX : 14,873 15,134 14,759 14,890 14,559 14,709 VA : 5,984 6,230 6,226 6,294 6,355 6,357 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *19,215 *19,935 19,039 *19,178 *19,589 19,656 : 19 State Total :*200,118 *203,613 *200,067 *200,672 *204,481 202,919 : Previous Year Total : 204,465 207,067 208,836 207,192 206,952 204,606 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 96 97 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : Jan 11 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,953 21,362 21,620 *21,517 *21,322 21,069 AR : 23,291 24,762 23,254 23,721 24,244 24,081 DE : 5,392 5,115 5,313 4,454 4,908 5,354 FL : 2,091 1,696 1,754 1,607 1,557 1,502 GA : 25,182 24,818 24,836 24,543 24,579 24,299 KY : 5,443 5,390 5,186 5,314 5,466 5,392 MD : 5,221 5,475 5,805 6,383 6,078 5,535 MS : 15,125 15,285 15,907 15,161 15,540 15,462 NC : 13,614 14,344 14,273 13,978 14,491 14,309 OK : 4,525 3,957 4,647 4,388 4,491 4,218 PA : 2,388 2,625 2,548 *2,525 2,581 2,621 SC : 3,440 3,225 3,831 3,939 4,105 3,589 TX : 11,710 12,083 11,821 11,729 11,914 11,636 VA : 4,861 5,221 5,901 5,444 5,337 5,161 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *18,764 *17,540 *18,005 *17,321 *18,213 17,859 : 19 State Total :*162,000 *162,898 *164,701 *162,024 *164,826 162,087 : Previous Year Total : 167,382 166,079 170,266 166,034 169,020 168,883 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 98 98 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised