Pou 2-2 (8-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 6, 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 August 2, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 2, 2003. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through August 2, 2003 were 5.21 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 13, 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 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,458 28,576 *28,972 29,254 28,850 29,068 AR : 29,935 30,676 30,669 31,196 31,054 30,749 DE : 3,532 3,649 *3,812 3,902 3,903 3,876 FL : 1,327 1,335 *1,346 1,354 1,328 1,346 GA : 32,066 32,076 *32,375 32,720 32,632 32,316 KY : 6,248 *6,576 6,679 6,703 6,770 6,779 LA : 3,907 3,983 3,953 3,953 3,832 3,832 MD : 9,366 9,267 9,482 9,469 9,467 9,492 MS : 18,837 18,676 19,375 19,377 18,726 19,066 NC : 16,771 17,671 *16,387 17,341 17,599 17,523 OK : 6,430 5,922 6,424 6,457 6,445 6,440 PA : 3,454 3,818 3,714 *4,084 *3,809 3,869 SC : 4,347 4,415 4,492 4,586 4,528 4,542 TX : 13,817 14,756 14,443 14,740 14,712 14,451 VA : 6,356 6,538 6,259 6,384 *6,512 6,489 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,090 *17,149 *16,477 16,377 *16,254 16,648 : 19 State Total : 201,941 *205,083 *204,859 *207,897 *206,421 206,486 : Previous Year Total : 204,462 206,891 209,239 209,219 207,984 209,004 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 98 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,095 21,694 21,518 21,614 21,796 21,554 AR : 24,413 25,195 24,296 24,630 24,078 23,947 DE : 5,557 5,137 5,437 5,503 5,346 5,144 FL : 1,793 1,732 1,784 1,601 1,894 1,608 GA : 26,574 26,129 25,263 25,196 *25,564 25,589 KY : 5,891 6,103 5,330 5,122 *5,221 5,838 LA : 3,470 4,145 3,784 3,639 3,708 3,678 MD : 5,486 5,692 5,825 5,169 5,541 5,985 MS : 16,696 16,390 15,939 16,121 15,904 16,534 NC : 15,269 14,443 14,966 13,487 14,060 13,084 OK : 4,785 3,932 4,721 3,952 4,926 4,650 PA : 2,632 2,755 2,746 *2,645 *2,770 2,835 SC : 3,968 3,802 4,555 4,355 4,014 4,460 TX : 12,522 12,424 12,328 11,537 12,271 12,127 VA : 5,514 6,219 5,336 5,298 *5,369 5,138 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,599 15,633 *15,387 15,198 *15,107 15,056 : 19 State Total : 172,264 171,425 *169,215 *165,067 *167,569 167,227 : Previous Year Total : 172,481 172,394 168,933 166,514 167,733 169,884 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 99 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised