Pou 2-2 (6-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 11, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 7, 2003. This was down slightly 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 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 7, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through June 7, 2003 were 3.85 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 18, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,714 28,362 *28,859 28,903 29,179 29,247 AR : 30,764 30,235 *30,945 30,963 30,302 30,797 DE : 3,699 3,680 3,672 3,892 3,752 3,761 FL : 1,503 1,397 1,529 1,329 1,325 1,329 GA : 31,893 *32,399 *32,804 32,467 32,684 32,625 KY : 7,054 6,371 *6,558 6,032 *6,534 6,546 LA : 3,696 3,469 3,923 3,953 3,953 3,953 MD : 9,583 9,626 9,705 9,774 *9,737 9,790 MS : 19,109 18,766 19,380 19,624 19,624 19,637 NC : 18,862 18,921 *19,107 18,924 18,759 19,272 OK : 6,498 6,015 6,508 6,557 6,452 6,633 PA : 3,627 3,836 3,605 *4,010 *4,029 3,839 SC : 4,858 5,018 4,979 4,989 4,845 5,006 TX : *15,045 *15,062 *15,058 *15,069 *15,068 14,920 VA : 6,626 6,622 6,621 6,620 6,617 6,617 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,650 *17,106 16,865 17,387 *17,250 17,403 : 19 State Total :*209,181 *206,885 *210,118 *210,493 *210,110 211,375 : Previous Year Total : 209,812 211,162 213,431 213,027 212,345 212,336 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 98 99 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,936 21,208 21,681 21,899 21,477 21,747 AR : 25,120 25,204 24,690 24,987 *23,863 24,744 DE : 5,821 5,298 5,085 4,848 *4,301 4,942 FL : 1,975 1,859 1,899 1,749 1,774 1,450 GA : 26,357 24,673 *24,720 *25,506 *25,507 25,942 KY : 5,164 5,654 5,341 5,638 *5,049 5,904 LA : 4,070 3,508 3,918 3,820 3,623 3,727 MD : 5,744 6,278 6,158 6,380 *7,135 6,703 MS : 16,217 16,277 16,014 16,506 16,036 16,655 NC : 15,077 15,184 15,019 15,110 15,140 14,834 OK : 4,181 4,394 5,105 4,658 4,303 5,314 PA : 2,691 2,677 2,639 2,676 *2,821 2,688 SC : 3,424 4,282 4,245 3,852 4,388 4,544 TX : 12,586 *12,642 *12,570 *12,560 *12,552 12,503 VA : 5,849 5,945 5,693 5,309 *5,165 5,055 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,594 15,286 *15,813 15,905 *16,421 14,893 : 19 State Total : 171,806 *170,369 *170,590 *171,403 *169,555 171,645 : Previous Year Total : 172,635 172,081 171,004 171,336 172,385 174,118 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 100 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised