Pou 2-2 (7-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 9, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 5, 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 5, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through July 5, 2003 were 4.54 billion, down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 16, 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 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,026 28,991 *28,531 28,236 28,215 28,419 AR : 30,369 30,797 31,052 30,754 29,935 30,676 DE : 3,752 3,761 3,640 3,703 3,532 3,649 FL : 1,350 1,329 1,329 1,290 1,327 1,315 GA : *32,788 *32,909 *32,651 32,188 32,360 31,848 KY : 6,644 6,623 6,579 6,609 *6,285 6,633 LA : 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,892 3,907 3,983 MD : 9,571 9,572 9,611 9,585 9,563 9,267 MS : 19,624 19,637 19,470 18,952 18,837 18,443 NC : 18,737 19,180 18,615 18,911 17,293 17,787 OK : 6,452 6,633 6,732 6,696 *6,430 5,922 PA : 3,997 3,761 3,836 *3,870 *3,495 3,835 SC : 4,845 4,864 4,535 4,576 *4,347 4,415 TX : *15,064 *14,916 *14,797 *14,817 *13,817 14,756 VA : 6,617 6,617 6,617 6,609 6,356 6,538 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,262 17,386 17,277 16,611 *17,282 17,114 : 19 State Total :*210,051 *210,929 *209,225 *207,299 *202,981 204,600 : Previous Year Total : 212,345 212,336 210,870 207,561 204,462 206,891 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 100 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,477 21,747 22,363 22,257 22,095 21,694 AR : 23,863 24,744 24,094 24,892 *24,413 25,195 DE : 4,316 4,839 4,722 5,579 5,556 5,137 FL : 1,836 1,762 *1,566 1,704 1,793 1,732 GA : 25,325 26,189 *26,449 *26,220 *26,574 26,319 KY : 5,049 5,973 5,744 5,761 *5,776 6,033 LA : 3,623 3,727 4,013 3,784 3,470 4,145 MD : 7,114 6,686 6,908 5,566 5,484 5,691 MS : 16,036 16,655 16,786 16,759 16,696 16,388 NC : 15,140 14,834 15,174 14,877 15,269 14,443 OK : 4,471 5,461 5,651 4,119 *4,785 3,932 PA : 2,729 2,735 2,752 *2,696 *2,659 2,750 SC : 4,388 4,668 3,713 4,144 *3,968 3,727 TX : 12,552 *12,500 *12,560 *12,635 *12,522 12,424 VA : 5,165 5,055 5,324 5,763 5,514 6,219 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,443 14,673 15,379 15,875 *15,592 15,519 : 19 State Total : 169,527 *172,248 *173,198 *172,631 *172,166 171,348 : Previous Year Total : 172,385 174,118 173,320 172,818 172,481 172,394 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 100 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised