Pou 2-2 (5-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 28, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 24, 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 24, 2003. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through May 24, 2003 were 3.51 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 June 4, 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 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,096 28,370 *28,714 28,450 28,809 28,857 AR : 30,670 30,900 30,764 30,235 30,748 30,963 DE : 4,007 3,634 3,699 3,680 3,672 3,892 FL : 1,602 1,731 *1,503 1,597 1,529 1,329 GA : 31,860 31,677 *31,893 31,950 32,674 32,467 KY : 6,350 6,561 *6,932 5,651 6,376 6,401 LA : 3,695 3,740 3,696 3,363 3,923 3,953 MD : 9,924 9,613 9,583 9,626 *9,705 9,745 MS : 19,037 18,575 19,109 18,766 19,380 19,537 NC : 19,321 19,184 *18,862 18,937 18,933 18,924 OK : 6,513 6,511 6,498 6,015 6,508 6,557 PA : 3,653 3,670 3,627 3,687 *3,566 3,653 SC : 4,578 4,771 4,858 5,018 4,979 4,989 TX : 15,224 15,016 15,050 15,066 15,080 15,090 VA : 6,692 6,628 6,626 6,622 6,621 6,620 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,721 17,278 17,725 17,183 16,788 17,062 : 19 State Total : 208,943 207,859 *209,139 205,846 *209,291 210,039 : Previous Year Total : 211,242 210,178 209,812 211,162 213,431 213,027 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 97 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,359 21,554 21,936 21,208 21,681 21,918 AR : 24,054 25,096 25,120 25,204 24,690 24,987 DE : 5,266 5,899 5,821 5,298 *5,085 5,181 FL : 1,638 1,634 *1,975 1,859 1,899 1,749 GA : 23,803 25,688 26,357 24,673 24,555 25,550 KY : 5,717 6,071 5,164 5,654 5,341 5,911 LA : 3,430 3,641 4,070 3,508 3,918 3,820 MD : 5,945 5,600 5,744 6,278 *6,158 6,259 MS : 16,572 16,549 16,217 16,277 16,014 16,667 NC : 15,033 14,780 15,077 15,184 15,019 15,110 OK : 4,389 4,424 4,181 4,394 5,105 4,658 PA : 2,679 2,637 2,691 2,646 *2,618 2,676 SC : 4,088 4,206 3,424 4,282 4,245 3,852 TX : 12,317 12,407 12,586 12,646 12,574 12,563 VA : 5,506 5,986 5,849 5,945 *5,693 5,001 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,835 14,720 15,594 15,345 *15,806 15,921 : 19 State Total : 166,631 170,892 *171,806 170,401 *170,401 171,823 : Previous Year Total : 168,903 172,792 172,635 172,081 171,004 171,336 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised