Pou 2-2 (4-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 23, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 19, 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 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 19, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through April 19, 2003 were 2.66 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April 30, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,325 28,537 *28,110 28,204 28,843 28,250 AR : 29,522 29,982 29,511 30,672 30,527 30,670 DE : 3,765 3,711 3,633 3,859 3,753 4,007 FL : 1,452 1,634 1,597 1,687 1,491 1,602 GA : 31,553 *31,571 *31,001 32,089 32,081 31,530 KY : 6,430 6,821 *6,368 6,775 6,500 6,529 MD : 10,053 9,509 9,516 10,050 10,069 9,924 MS : 18,882 19,110 19,116 19,229 19,231 19,023 NC : 18,253 18,876 *19,163 18,622 18,904 19,253 OK : 6,672 6,580 6,219 6,620 6,458 6,513 PA : 3,496 3,405 3,996 *4,010 *3,821 3,854 SC : 4,842 4,903 4,983 4,911 4,958 4,578 TX : 14,750 14,302 14,756 14,990 15,153 15,220 VA : 6,632 6,637 6,714 6,521 6,502 6,692 CA, MO, LA, TN, & WV: 20,331 20,882 20,693 20,821 *20,867 21,148 : 19 State Total : 204,958 *206,460 *205,376 *209,060 *209,158 208,793 : Previous Year Total : 208,493 208,998 207,957 212,708 211,681 211,242 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,484 21,568 21,078 21,442 21,439 21,366 AR : 23,738 24,173 24,592 23,750 23,255 24,054 DE : 4,570 4,988 5,270 5,258 4,973 5,266 FL : 1,668 1,566 1,632 1,608 1,892 1,638 GA : 25,065 25,718 *25,472 *25,057 *25,162 23,921 KY : 4,964 5,343 5,171 5,324 5,945 5,696 MD : 6,260 6,108 6,258 6,592 6,341 5,945 MS : 15,850 16,374 16,390 16,209 16,425 16,579 NC : 14,729 15,066 15,134 14,897 15,268 15,033 OK : 4,458 4,825 4,357 4,850 5,474 4,389 PA : 2,358 2,588 2,713 *2,655 *2,564 2,654 SC : 4,430 3,827 4,020 4,201 3,498 4,088 TX : 12,391 12,417 12,265 12,194 11,888 12,314 VA : 5,334 5,258 5,407 5,358 5,149 5,506 CA, MO, LA, TN, & WV: 19,940 19,306 19,566 18,468 *19,508 18,306 : 19 State Total : 167,239 169,125 *169,325 *167,863 *168,781 166,755 : Previous Year Total : 171,697 171,084 170,726 168,672 169,829 168,903 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 99 100 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised