Pou 2-2 (6-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 4, 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 31, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 31, 2003. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through May 31, 2003 were 3.68 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 11, 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 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,370 28,714 *28,362 28,809 *28,903 29,179 AR : 30,900 30,764 30,235 30,748 30,963 30,302 DE : 3,634 3,699 3,680 3,672 3,892 3,752 FL : 1,731 1,503 *1,397 1,529 1,329 1,325 GA : 31,677 31,893 *32,355 32,674 32,467 32,684 KY : 6,561 *7,054 *6,371 6,376 *6,032 6,611 LA : 3,740 3,696 *3,469 3,923 3,953 3,953 MD : 9,613 9,583 9,626 9,705 *9,774 9,715 MS : 18,575 19,109 18,766 19,380 *19,624 19,624 NC : 19,184 18,862 *18,921 18,933 18,924 18,759 OK : 6,511 6,498 6,015 6,508 6,557 6,452 PA : 3,670 3,627 *3,836 *3,605 3,653 3,684 SC : 4,771 4,858 5,018 4,979 4,989 4,845 TX : 15,016 15,050 15,066 15,080 15,090 15,089 VA : 6,628 6,626 6,622 6,621 6,620 6,617 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,195 *17,650 *17,096 *16,865 *17,387 17,279 : 19 State Total :*207,776 *209,186 *206,835 *209,407 *210,157 209,870 : Previous Year Total : 210,178 209,812 211,162 213,431 213,027 212,345 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 98 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,554 21,936 21,208 21,681 *21,899 21,477 AR : 25,096 25,120 25,204 24,690 24,987 23,857 DE : 5,899 5,821 5,298 5,085 *4,848 3,956 FL : 1,634 1,975 1,859 1,899 1,749 1,774 GA : 25,688 26,357 24,673 24,555 *25,549 25,519 KY : 6,071 5,164 5,654 5,341 *5,638 5,052 LA : 3,641 4,070 3,508 3,918 3,820 3,623 MD : 5,600 5,744 6,278 6,158 *6,380 6,984 MS : 16,549 16,217 16,277 16,014 *16,506 16,036 NC : 14,780 15,077 15,184 15,019 15,110 15,140 OK : 4,424 4,181 4,394 5,105 4,658 4,303 PA : 2,637 2,691 *2,677 *2,639 2,676 2,698 SC : 4,206 3,424 4,282 4,245 3,852 4,388 TX : 12,407 12,586 12,646 12,574 12,563 12,556 VA : 5,986 5,849 5,945 5,693 *5,309 5,388 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,720 15,594 *15,286 *15,769 *15,905 16,419 : 19 State Total : 170,892 171,806 *170,373 *170,385 *171,449 169,170 : Previous Year Total : 172,792 172,635 172,081 171,004 171,336 172,385 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised