Pou 2-2 (5-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 21, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 17, 2003. This was down 2 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 17, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through May 17, 2003 were 3.34 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 28, 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 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,893 28,096 *28,370 28,660 28,450 28,809 AR : 30,527 30,670 30,900 30,764 30,235 30,748 DE : 3,753 4,007 3,634 3,699 3,680 3,672 FL : 1,581 1,602 1,731 1,643 *1,597 1,529 GA : 32,470 *31,860 *31,677 31,864 *31,950 32,674 KY : 6,130 6,350 *6,561 6,659 5,651 6,376 LA : 3,756 3,695 3,740 3,696 3,363 3,923 MD : 10,069 9,924 9,613 9,583 9,626 9,580 MS : 19,231 19,037 18,575 19,109 18,766 19,380 NC : 18,923 19,321 *19,184 18,815 18,937 18,933 OK : 6,458 6,513 6,511 6,498 6,015 6,508 PA : 3,929 3,653 3,670 *3,627 *3,687 3,419 SC : 4,958 4,578 4,771 4,858 5,018 4,979 TX : 15,156 15,224 15,016 15,050 15,066 15,080 VA : 6,502 6,692 6,628 6,626 6,622 6,621 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,052 *17,721 17,278 17,725 *17,183 16,788 : 19 State Total :*209,388 *208,943 *207,859 *208,876 *205,846 209,019 : Previous Year Total : 211,681 211,242 210,178 209,812 211,162 213,431 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 100 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,439 21,359 21,554 21,936 21,208 21,681 AR : 23,255 24,054 25,096 25,120 *25,204 24,690 DE : 4,973 5,266 5,899 5,821 *5,298 5,376 FL : 1,892 1,638 1,634 1,651 *1,859 1,899 GA : 25,162 *23,803 25,688 26,357 *24,673 24,555 KY : 5,945 5,717 6,071 5,164 5,654 5,341 LA : 3,496 3,430 3,641 4,070 3,508 3,918 MD : 6,341 5,945 5,600 5,744 *6,278 5,675 MS : 16,425 16,572 16,549 16,217 16,277 16,014 NC : 15,268 15,033 14,780 15,077 15,184 15,019 OK : 5,474 4,389 4,424 4,181 4,394 5,105 PA : 2,565 2,679 2,637 *2,691 *2,646 2,478 SC : 3,498 4,088 4,206 3,424 4,282 4,245 TX : 11,890 12,317 12,407 12,586 12,646 12,574 VA : 5,149 5,506 5,986 5,849 5,945 5,806 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,953 *14,835 *14,720 *15,594 *15,345 15,646 : 19 State Total : 168,725 *166,631 *170,892 *171,482 *170,401 170,022 : Previous Year Total : 169,829 168,903 172,792 172,635 172,081 171,004 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised