Pou 2-2 (1-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 22, 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 18, 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 83 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 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 18, 2003. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week in 2001. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through January 18, 2003 were 490 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 29, 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 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : Jan 11 : Jan 18 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,075 27,405 *27,442 28,789 27,934 27,516 AR : 30,240 30,054 *29,870 31,253 30,267 31,023 DE : 3,389 3,399 3,450 3,602 3,379 3,582 FL : 1,592 1,572 1,564 1,562 1,572 1,555 GA : 30,546 29,920 *30,888 *30,877 *30,668 30,888 KY : *6,188 6,563 *6,081 *6,123 6,517 6,537 MD : 9,925 9,834 9,768 9,670 *9,964 9,676 MS : *19,057 *18,827 *19,097 *19,023 *19,015 18,829 NC : 18,488 17,772 *18,122 18,590 18,287 18,697 OK : 6,243 6,363 6,027 6,364 6,420 6,408 PA : 3,733 3,666 3,609 *3,600 *3,337 3,519 SC : 4,676 4,868 4,863 4,729 4,756 4,792 TX : 15,134 14,759 14,890 14,559 14,709 14,485 VA : 6,230 6,226 6,294 6,355 6,357 6,387 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,935 *19,028 19,178 19,589 *19,370 19,614 : 19 State Total :*203,451 *200,256 *201,143 *204,685 *202,552 203,508 : Previous Year Total : 207,067 208,836 207,192 206,952 204,606 205,220 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 96 97 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 14 : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : Jan 11 : Jan 18 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,362 21,620 21,517 21,322 21,069 20,995 AR : 24,762 23,254 23,721 24,244 24,081 24,397 DE : 5,115 5,313 4,454 4,908 *5,324 5,458 FL : 1,696 1,754 1,607 1,557 1,502 1,555 GA : 24,818 24,836 24,543 *24,577 *24,309 25,170 KY : 5,390 5,186 5,314 *5,180 5,392 4,981 MD : 5,475 5,805 6,383 6,078 *5,566 5,513 MS : 15,285 15,907 15,161 15,540 *15,285 15,873 NC : 14,344 14,273 13,978 14,491 14,309 14,091 OK : 3,957 4,647 4,388 4,491 4,218 4,066 PA : 2,625 2,548 2,525 *2,574 *2,519 2,630 SC : 3,225 3,831 3,939 4,105 3,589 4,341 TX : 12,083 11,821 11,729 11,914 11,636 11,769 VA : 5,221 5,901 5,444 5,337 5,161 5,154 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 17,540 18,005 17,321 *18,094 *18,324 17,731 : 19 State Total : 162,898 164,701 162,024 *164,412 *162,284 163,724 : Previous Year Total : 166,079 170,266 166,034 169,020 168,883 168,359 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 97 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised