Pou 2-2 (7-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 16, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 12, 2003. This was down 2 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 12, 2003. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through July 12, 2003 were 4.71 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 23, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,991 28,531 *28,044 28,215 28,419 28,780 AR : 30,797 31,052 30,754 29,935 30,676 30,669 DE : 3,761 3,640 3,703 3,532 3,649 3,701 FL : 1,329 1,329 *1,320 1,327 1,315 1,329 GA : 32,909 *32,772 *32,191 32,360 31,848 32,401 KY : *6,716 *6,721 *6,489 *6,140 *6,597 6,679 LA : 3,953 3,953 3,892 3,907 3,983 3,953 MD : 9,572 9,611 9,585 9,563 9,267 9,482 MS : 19,637 19,470 18,952 18,837 18,443 19,375 NC : 19,180 18,615 *18,815 17,293 17,787 17,235 OK : 6,633 6,732 6,696 6,430 5,922 6,424 PA : 3,761 3,836 3,870 *3,454 *3,816 3,791 SC : 4,864 4,535 4,576 4,347 4,415 4,427 TX : 14,916 14,797 14,817 13,817 14,756 14,443 VA : 6,617 6,617 6,609 6,356 6,538 6,259 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,393 17,277 16,611 17,282 *17,110 16,250 : 19 State Total :*211,029 *209,488 *206,924 *202,795 *204,541 205,198 : Previous Year Total : 212,336 210,870 207,561 204,462 206,891 209,239 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 99 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,747 22,363 22,257 22,095 21,694 21,518 AR : 24,744 24,094 24,892 24,413 25,195 24,296 DE : 4,839 4,722 5,579 5,556 5,137 5,437 FL : 1,762 1,566 1,704 1,793 1,732 1,779 GA : *25,877 26,449 26,220 26,574 *26,129 25,542 KY : 5,973 5,744 5,761 *5,891 *6,103 5,330 LA : 3,727 4,013 3,784 3,470 4,145 3,784 MD : 6,686 6,908 5,566 5,484 5,691 5,823 MS : 16,655 16,786 16,759 16,696 16,388 15,939 NC : 14,834 15,174 14,877 15,269 14,443 15,002 OK : 5,461 5,651 4,119 4,785 3,932 4,721 PA : 2,735 2,752 2,696 *2,632 *2,699 2,740 SC : 4,668 3,713 4,144 3,968 3,727 4,331 TX : 12,500 12,560 12,635 12,522 12,424 12,328 VA : 5,055 5,324 5,763 5,514 6,219 5,336 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *14,652 *15,385 *15,854 *15,599 *15,640 15,454 : 19 State Total :*171,915 *173,204 *172,610 *172,261 *171,298 169,360 : Previous Year Total : 174,118 173,320 172,818 172,481 172,394 168,933 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised