Pou 2-2 (7-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 30, 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 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 26, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 26, 2003. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through July 26, 2003 were 5.04 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 August 6, 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 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,044 28,458 *28,576 28,780 29,254 28,850 AR : 30,754 29,935 30,676 30,669 *31,196 31,054 DE : 3,703 3,532 3,649 3,701 *3,902 3,903 FL : 1,320 1,327 *1,335 1,329 1,354 1,328 GA : *32,293 *32,066 *32,076 32,401 32,720 32,632 KY : 6,489 *6,248 6,597 6,679 6,703 6,770 LA : 3,892 3,907 3,983 3,953 3,953 3,832 MD : 9,585 9,366 9,267 9,482 9,469 9,467 MS : 18,952 18,837 *18,676 19,375 19,377 18,726 NC : 18,815 16,771 *17,671 17,235 17,341 17,599 OK : 6,696 6,430 5,922 6,424 6,457 6,445 PA : 3,870 3,454 3,818 *3,714 *4,013 3,824 SC : 4,576 4,347 4,415 4,492 4,586 4,528 TX : 14,817 13,817 14,756 14,443 14,740 14,712 VA : 6,609 6,356 6,538 6,259 6,384 6,471 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,613 *17,090 *17,147 16,464 *16,377 16,380 : 19 State Total :*207,028 *201,941 *205,102 *205,400 *207,826 206,521 : Previous Year Total : 207,561 204,462 206,891 209,239 209,219 207,984 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,257 22,095 21,694 21,518 21,614 21,796 AR : 24,892 24,413 25,195 24,296 24,630 24,078 DE : 5,579 5,557 5,137 5,437 *5,503 5,346 FL : 1,704 1,793 1,732 *1,784 *1,601 1,894 GA : 26,220 26,574 26,129 25,263 *25,196 25,676 KY : 5,761 5,891 6,103 5,330 *5,122 5,232 LA : 3,784 3,470 4,145 3,784 3,639 3,708 MD : 5,566 5,486 *5,692 *5,825 *5,169 5,541 MS : 16,759 16,696 *16,390 15,939 16,121 15,904 NC : 14,877 15,269 14,443 14,966 13,487 14,060 OK : 4,119 4,785 3,932 4,721 3,952 4,926 PA : 2,696 2,632 2,755 *2,746 *2,600 2,676 SC : 4,144 3,968 3,802 4,555 4,355 4,014 TX : 12,635 12,522 12,424 12,328 11,537 12,271 VA : 5,763 5,514 6,219 5,336 5,298 5,374 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,854 15,599 15,633 15,386 *15,198 15,036 : 19 State Total : 172,610 172,264 *171,425 *169,214 *165,022 167,532 : Previous Year Total : 172,818 172,481 172,394 168,933 166,514 167,733 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised