Pou 2-2 (7-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 2, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 28, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 28, 2003. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through June 28, 2003 were 4.37 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 July 9, 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 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,070 29,026 *28,991 28,589 28,236 28,215 AR : 30,963 30,369 30,797 31,052 30,754 29,935 DE : 3,892 3,752 3,761 3,640 3,703 3,532 FL : 1,329 1,350 1,329 1,329 1,290 1,327 GA : 32,375 32,622 *32,745 32,759 32,188 32,360 KY : 6,607 6,644 6,623 6,579 *6,609 6,215 LA : 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,892 3,907 MD : 9,774 9,571 9,572 9,611 9,585 9,563 MS : 19,624 19,624 19,637 19,470 18,952 18,837 NC : 18,967 18,737 *19,180 18,615 18,911 17,293 OK : 6,557 6,452 6,633 6,732 6,696 6,451 PA : 3,874 3,997 3,761 *3,836 *3,881 3,851 SC : 4,989 4,845 4,864 4,535 4,576 4,452 TX : 15,069 15,068 14,920 14,807 14,827 13,827 VA : 6,620 6,617 6,617 6,617 6,609 6,356 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,395 *17,262 *17,386 17,277 *16,611 17,322 : 19 State Total : 211,058 *209,889 *210,769 *209,401 *207,320 203,443 : Previous Year Total : 213,027 212,345 212,336 210,870 207,561 204,462 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,899 21,477 21,747 22,363 22,257 22,095 AR : 24,987 23,863 24,744 24,094 24,892 24,326 DE : 4,848 4,316 4,839 4,722 5,579 5,556 FL : 1,876 1,836 *1,762 1,535 1,704 1,793 GA : 25,248 25,325 26,189 26,619 *26,399 26,764 KY : 5,638 5,049 5,973 5,744 *5,761 5,547 LA : 3,820 3,623 3,727 4,013 3,784 3,470 MD : 6,380 7,114 6,686 6,908 5,566 5,484 MS : 16,506 16,036 16,655 16,786 16,759 16,696 NC : 15,110 15,140 14,834 15,174 14,877 15,269 OK : 4,818 4,471 5,461 5,651 4,119 4,786 PA : 2,676 2,729 2,735 *2,752 *2,672 2,707 SC : 3,852 4,388 4,668 3,713 4,144 4,041 TX : 12,560 12,552 12,503 12,563 12,638 12,525 VA : 5,309 5,165 5,055 5,324 5,763 5,514 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,927 16,443 14,673 15,379 *15,875 15,581 : 19 State Total : 171,454 169,527 *172,251 *173,340 *172,789 172,154 : Previous Year Total : 171,336 172,385 174,118 173,320 172,818 172,481 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 99 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised