Pou 2-2 (5-03) a Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 14, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 10, 2003. This was down 3 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 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 10, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through May 10, 2003 were 3.17 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Beginning May 14, 2003 Louisiana data is being published separately. Other States Total category includes California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 21, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,714 28,893 *28,096 28,719 28,660 28,450 AR : 30,672 30,527 30,670 30,900 *30,764 30,235 DE : 3,859 3,753 4,007 3,634 3,699 3,680 FL : 1,687 1,581 1,602 1,731 1,643 1,639 GA : *32,331 *32,470 *31,789 31,795 31,864 31,837 KY : 6,896 6,130 *6,350 *6,425 *6,659 5,651 LA : 3,696 3,756 3,695 3,740 3,696 3,363 MD : 10,050 10,069 9,924 9,613 *9,583 9,626 MS : 19,229 19,231 19,037 18,575 19,109 18,766 NC : 19,180 18,923 *19,321 19,275 18,815 18,937 OK : 6,620 6,458 6,513 6,511 6,498 6,015 PA : 4,010 3,929 3,653 *3,670 *3,598 3,779 SC : 4,911 4,958 4,578 4,771 4,858 5,018 TX : *14,994 *15,156 *15,224 *15,016 *15,050 15,066 VA : 6,521 6,502 6,692 6,628 6,626 6,622 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,053 *17,042 *17,710 17,278 *17,725 17,192 : 19 State Total :*210,423 *209,378 *208,861 *208,281 *208,847 205,876 : Previous Year Total : 212,708 211,681 211,242 210,178 209,812 211,162 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 100 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,442 21,439 *21,359 21,554 21,936 21,208 AR : 23,750 23,255 24,054 25,096 25,120 25,219 DE : 5,258 4,973 5,266 5,899 *5,821 5,200 FL : 1,608 1,892 1,638 1,634 1,651 1,853 GA : 25,057 25,162 24,127 *25,688 *26,357 24,206 KY : 5,324 5,945 5,717 *6,071 *5,164 5,654 LA : 3,787 3,496 3,430 3,641 4,070 3,508 MD : 6,592 6,341 5,945 5,600 *5,744 6,546 MS : 16,209 16,425 16,572 16,549 16,217 16,277 NC : 14,897 15,268 15,033 14,780 *15,077 15,184 OK : 4,850 5,474 4,389 4,424 4,181 4,394 PA : 2,655 2,565 2,679 *2,637 *2,672 2,637 SC : 4,201 3,498 4,088 4,206 *3,424 4,282 TX : *12,197 *11,890 *12,317 *12,407 *12,586 12,646 VA : 5,358 5,149 5,506 5,986 5,849 5,945 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *14,626 *15,953 *14,826 *14,719 *15,585 15,326 : 19 State Total :*167,811 *168,725 *166,946 *170,891 *171,454 170,085 : Previous Year Total : 168,672 169,829 168,903 172,792 172,635 172,081 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised