Pou 2-2 (1-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 29, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 25, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 25, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through January 25, 2003 were 657 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 February 5, 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 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : Jan 11 : Jan 18 : Jan 25 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,405 27,442 *28,817 27,934 27,516 27,573 AR : 30,054 29,870 *30,873 30,267 31,023 31,087 DE : 3,399 3,450 3,602 3,379 3,582 3,418 FL : 1,572 1,564 1,562 1,572 1,555 1,581 GA : 29,920 30,888 *30,669 30,668 30,888 31,330 KY : 6,563 *6,219 6,123 6,517 *6,336 6,331 MD : 9,834 9,768 9,670 9,964 *9,669 9,865 MS : 18,827 19,097 19,023 19,015 18,829 19,241 NC : 17,772 18,122 *18,535 18,287 18,697 18,099 OK : 6,363 6,027 6,364 6,420 6,408 6,596 PA : 3,666 3,609 3,600 *3,272 *3,578 3,487 SC : 4,868 4,863 4,729 4,756 4,792 4,823 TX : 14,759 14,890 14,559 14,709 14,485 14,785 VA : 6,226 6,294 6,355 6,357 6,387 6,629 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 19,028 *19,188 19,589 19,370 *19,346 19,927 : 19 State Total : 200,256 *201,291 *204,070 *202,487 *203,091 204,772 : Previous Year Total : 208,836 207,192 206,952 204,606 205,220 206,876 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 21 : Dec 28 : Jan 4 : Jan 11 : Jan 18 : Jan 25 : 2002 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,620 21,517 21,322 21,069 20,995 21,608 AR : 23,254 23,721 24,244 24,081 24,397 23,950 DE : 5,313 4,454 4,908 5,324 *5,317 4,549 FL : 1,754 1,607 1,557 1,502 1,555 1,578 GA : 24,836 24,543 24,577 24,309 *25,109 25,097 KY : 5,186 5,314 5,180 5,392 *5,092 5,134 MD : 5,805 6,383 6,078 5,566 *5,583 6,565 MS : 15,907 15,161 15,540 15,285 15,873 15,937 NC : 14,273 13,978 14,491 14,309 14,091 14,136 OK : 4,647 4,388 4,491 4,218 4,066 4,289 PA : 2,548 2,525 2,574 *2,516 *2,589 2,574 SC : 3,831 3,939 4,105 3,589 4,341 4,100 TX : 11,821 11,729 11,914 11,636 11,769 12,192 VA : 5,901 5,444 5,337 5,161 *5,214 5,160 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 18,005 17,321 18,094 18,324 *17,842 19,175 : 19 State Total : 164,701 162,024 164,412 *162,281 *163,833 166,044 : Previous Year Total : 170,266 166,034 169,020 168,883 168,359 167,400 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 96 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised