Pou 2-2 (8-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 13, 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 9, 2003. This was up 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 9, 2003. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through August 9, 2003 were 5.38 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 20, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,576 28,972 *29,367 28,850 29,068 29,273 AR : 30,676 30,669 31,196 31,054 30,749 30,785 DE : 3,649 3,812 *3,996 3,903 3,876 3,877 FL : 1,335 1,346 1,354 1,328 1,346 1,353 GA : 32,076 32,375 *32,676 32,632 32,316 32,707 KY : 6,576 *6,490 6,703 *6,742 *6,720 6,831 LA : 3,983 3,953 3,953 3,832 3,832 3,831 MD : 9,267 9,482 9,469 9,467 9,492 9,384 MS : 18,676 19,375 19,377 18,726 19,066 19,194 NC : 17,671 16,387 *17,276 17,599 17,523 17,295 OK : 5,922 6,424 6,457 *6,532 *6,161 6,490 PA : 3,818 *3,715 *4,067 3,809 3,869 3,859 SC : 4,415 4,492 4,586 4,528 4,542 4,393 TX : *14,761 *14,448 *14,749 *14,721 *14,460 14,482 VA : 6,538 6,259 6,384 6,512 6,489 6,472 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,156 *16,452 *16,398 16,254 16,648 17,113 : 19 State Total :*205,095 *204,651 *208,008 *206,489 *206,157 207,339 : Previous Year Total : 206,891 209,239 209,219 207,984 209,004 205,483 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 99 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,694 21,518 21,614 21,796 21,554 21,919 AR : 25,195 24,296 24,630 *24,079 *23,944 24,152 DE : 5,137 5,437 *5,417 5,346 5,144 5,200 FL : 1,732 1,784 1,601 1,894 1,608 1,650 GA : 26,129 25,263 25,196 *25,602 *25,805 26,493 KY : 6,103 5,330 5,122 *5,179 *5,733 5,849 LA : 4,145 3,784 3,639 3,708 3,678 3,755 MD : 5,692 5,825 5,169 5,541 5,985 6,010 MS : 16,390 15,939 16,121 15,904 16,534 16,433 NC : 14,443 14,966 13,487 14,060 13,084 14,000 OK : 3,932 4,721 3,952 *4,537 *4,501 5,235 PA : *2,758 *2,711 *2,544 *2,773 2,835 2,937 SC : 3,802 4,555 4,355 4,014 4,460 3,608 TX : *12,428 *12,332 *11,542 *12,275 *12,131 12,309 VA : 6,219 5,336 5,298 5,369 5,138 5,177 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,613 *15,392 *15,181 *15,110 *15,134 15,150 : 19 State Total :*171,412 *169,189 *164,868 *167,187 *167,268 169,877 : Previous Year Total : 172,394 168,933 166,514 167,733 169,884 168,467 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 100 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised