Pou 2-2 (2-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 19, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 15, 2003. This was down 4 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 February 15, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through February 15, 2003 were 1.15 billion, down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 26, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 11 : Jan 18 : Jan 25 : Feb 1 : Feb 8 : Feb 15 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,096 27,578 *27,453 27,755 26,987 27,311 AR : 30,485 31,023 31,087 30,468 30,994 30,363 DE : 3,379 3,582 3,418 3,607 3,489 3,348 FL : 1,572 1,555 1,581 1,587 1,609 1,605 GA : 31,024 *30,910 *31,410 31,175 30,864 30,873 KY : 6,636 6,382 *6,475 6,516 6,429 6,188 MD : 9,964 9,669 9,883 9,935 9,897 9,494 MS : 18,815 18,829 19,241 18,885 18,501 18,912 NC : 18,632 18,320 18,099 18,167 17,938 18,492 OK : 6,420 6,408 *6,435 6,554 6,432 6,395 PA : 3,272 3,543 3,364 *3,631 *3,497 3,465 SC : 4,756 4,792 4,823 4,946 4,820 4,841 TX : 14,710 14,509 14,809 14,729 14,417 14,786 VA : 6,357 6,387 6,629 6,515 6,520 6,491 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *19,374 *19,315 19,945 19,586 *19,682 19,899 : 19 State Total :*203,492 *202,802 *204,652 *204,056 *202,076 202,463 : Previous Year Total : 204,606 205,220 206,876 208,754 208,199 210,479 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 98 97 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 11 : Jan 18 : Jan 25 : Feb 1 : Feb 8 : Feb 15 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,069 20,992 21,492 21,231 21,390 20,696 AR : 24,081 24,397 23,950 23,524 25,475 23,806 DE : 5,324 5,317 4,775 5,018 *4,698 5,539 FL : 1,502 1,555 1,689 1,754 1,393 1,739 GA : *24,218 *24,955 24,948 25,094 *25,425 25,838 KY : 5,392 5,092 5,254 5,566 5,315 5,382 MD : 5,566 5,583 6,493 6,274 *6,265 5,601 MS : 15,285 15,873 15,937 15,968 15,479 15,967 NC : 14,309 14,091 14,290 14,262 14,439 14,217 OK : 4,218 4,066 4,289 5,623 4,259 4,509 PA : 2,516 2,576 2,510 *2,523 *2,486 2,553 SC : 3,589 4,341 4,100 4,209 *3,607 3,534 TX : 11,637 11,770 12,193 12,276 11,905 12,340 VA : 5,161 5,214 5,007 5,287 *5,617 5,612 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: *18,265 *17,866 *19,138 17,856 *17,206 18,703 : 19 State Total :*162,132 *163,688 *166,065 *166,465 *164,959 166,036 : Previous Year Total : 168,883 168,359 167,400 164,318 165,373 167,095 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 99 101 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised