Pou 2-2 (7-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 23, 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 19, 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 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 19, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through July 19, 2003 were 4.88 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 30, 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 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,531 28,044 *28,458 28,419 28,780 29,254 AR : 31,052 30,754 29,935 30,676 30,669 29,700 DE : 3,640 3,703 3,532 3,649 3,701 3,882 FL : 1,329 1,320 1,327 1,315 1,329 1,354 GA : *32,686 *32,102 *31,994 31,848 32,401 32,720 KY : 6,721 6,489 6,140 6,597 6,679 6,703 LA : 3,953 3,892 3,907 3,983 3,953 3,953 MD : 9,611 9,585 *9,366 9,267 9,482 9,469 MS : 19,470 18,952 18,837 18,443 19,375 19,377 NC : 18,615 18,815 *16,771 17,787 17,235 17,341 OK : 6,732 6,696 6,430 5,922 6,424 6,457 PA : 3,836 3,870 3,454 *3,818 *3,728 3,756 SC : 4,535 4,576 4,347 4,415 *4,492 4,586 TX : 14,797 14,817 13,817 14,756 14,443 14,740 VA : 6,617 6,609 6,356 6,538 6,259 6,384 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,277 *16,613 17,282 17,110 *16,464 16,670 : 19 State Total :*209,402 *206,837 *201,953 *204,543 *205,414 206,346 : Previous Year Total : 210,870 207,561 204,462 206,891 209,239 209,219 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,363 22,257 22,095 21,694 21,518 21,614 AR : 24,094 24,892 24,413 25,195 24,296 24,630 DE : 4,722 5,579 *5,557 5,137 5,437 5,365 FL : 1,566 1,704 1,793 1,732 *1,732 1,619 GA : 26,449 26,220 26,574 26,129 *25,263 25,460 KY : 5,744 5,761 5,891 6,103 5,330 5,059 LA : 4,013 3,784 3,470 4,145 3,784 3,639 MD : 6,908 5,566 *5,486 5,691 5,823 5,307 MS : 16,786 16,759 16,696 16,388 15,939 16,121 NC : 15,174 14,877 15,269 14,443 *14,966 13,487 OK : 5,651 4,119 4,785 3,932 4,721 3,952 PA : 2,752 2,696 2,632 *2,755 *2,816 2,576 SC : 3,713 4,144 3,968 *3,802 *4,555 4,355 TX : 12,560 12,635 12,522 12,424 12,328 11,537 VA : 5,324 5,763 5,514 6,219 5,336 5,298 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,385 15,854 15,599 *15,633 *15,386 15,274 : 19 State Total : 173,204 172,610 *172,264 *171,422 *169,230 165,293 : Previous Year Total : 173,320 172,818 172,481 172,394 168,933 166,514 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 99 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised