Pou 2-2 (6-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 18, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 14, 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 14, 2003. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through June 14, 2003 were 4.03 billion, down 1 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 25, 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 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,362 28,859 *29,070 29,179 29,247 28,589 AR : 30,235 30,945 30,963 30,302 30,797 31,052 DE : 3,680 3,672 3,892 3,752 3,761 3,640 FL : 1,397 *1,429 1,329 1,325 1,329 1,329 GA : 32,399 32,804 *32,375 32,684 32,625 32,113 KY : 6,371 *6,711 *6,569 *6,584 *6,623 6,579 LA : 3,469 3,923 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,953 MD : 9,626 9,705 9,774 *9,571 *9,572 9,569 MS : 18,766 19,380 19,624 19,624 19,637 19,470 NC : 18,921 19,107 *18,967 18,759 19,272 18,615 OK : 6,015 *6,463 6,557 6,452 6,633 6,732 PA : *3,696 *3,561 *3,874 *3,997 *3,811 3,942 SC : 5,018 4,979 4,989 4,845 *4,864 4,535 TX : 15,062 15,058 15,069 15,068 14,920 14,888 VA : 6,622 6,621 6,620 6,617 6,617 6,617 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,106 *16,857 *17,395 17,250 17,403 17,277 : 19 State Total :*206,745 *210,074 *211,020 *209,962 *211,064 208,900 : Previous Year Total : 211,162 213,431 213,027 212,345 212,336 210,870 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,208 21,681 21,899 21,477 21,747 22,363 AR : 25,204 24,690 24,987 23,863 24,744 24,094 DE : 5,298 5,085 4,848 *4,316 *4,839 4,872 FL : 1,859 *1,953 *1,876 *1,836 1,450 1,535 GA : *24,902 *24,641 *25,248 *25,325 *26,154 26,592 KY : 5,654 5,341 5,638 5,049 *5,973 5,729 LA : 3,508 3,918 3,820 3,623 3,727 4,013 MD : 6,278 6,158 6,380 *7,114 *6,686 6,968 MS : 16,277 16,014 16,506 16,036 16,655 16,786 NC : 15,184 15,019 15,110 15,140 14,834 15,174 OK : *4,593 *5,276 *4,818 *4,471 *5,461 5,651 PA : 2,677 2,639 2,676 *2,729 *2,750 2,837 SC : 4,282 4,245 3,852 4,388 *4,668 3,713 TX : 12,642 12,570 12,560 12,552 12,503 12,563 VA : 5,945 5,693 5,309 5,165 5,055 5,079 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,391 *16,123 *15,927 *16,443 *14,673 15,379 : 19 State Total :*170,902 *171,046 *171,454 *169,527 *171,919 173,348 : Previous Year Total : 172,081 171,004 171,336 172,385 174,118 173,320 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised