Pou 2-2 (8-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 16, 2003. This was down slightly 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 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 16, 2003. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through August 16, 2003 were 5.55 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 27, 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 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,972 29,367 *29,015 29,068 29,273 29,323 AR : 30,669 31,196 31,054 30,749 30,785 30,529 DE : *3,818 3,996 3,903 3,876 3,877 3,948 FL : 1,346 1,354 *1,353 1,346 1,353 1,354 GA : *32,550 *32,865 *32,643 32,316 32,707 32,127 KY : 6,490 *6,717 6,742 6,720 6,831 6,736 LA : 3,953 3,953 3,832 3,832 3,831 3,861 MD : 9,482 9,469 9,467 9,492 *9,402 9,249 MS : 19,375 19,377 *19,122 19,066 19,194 19,187 NC : 16,387 17,276 *17,588 17,523 17,295 17,481 OK : 6,424 6,457 6,532 6,161 6,490 6,041 PA : 3,715 4,067 *3,832 *3,894 *3,768 3,646 SC : 4,492 4,586 4,528 4,542 4,393 4,535 TX : 14,448 14,749 14,721 14,460 14,482 14,413 VA : 6,259 6,384 6,512 6,489 6,472 6,432 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,452 16,398 16,254 16,648 *16,485 16,376 : 19 State Total :*204,832 *208,211 *207,098 *206,182 *206,638 205,238 : Previous Year Total : 209,239 209,219 207,984 209,004 205,483 206,097 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 100 99 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,518 21,614 21,796 21,554 21,919 21,844 AR : 24,296 24,630 24,079 23,944 24,152 23,861 DE : *5,384 5,417 5,346 5,144 *4,726 4,744 FL : 1,784 1,601 1,894 1,608 1,650 1,686 GA : 25,263 25,196 *25,391 *25,548 *26,285 26,208 KY : 5,330 5,122 5,179 5,733 *5,863 6,028 LA : 3,784 3,639 3,708 3,678 3,755 3,866 MD : *5,878 5,169 5,541 5,985 *6,568 6,584 MS : 15,939 16,121 15,904 16,534 16,433 16,292 NC : 14,966 13,487 14,060 13,084 14,000 14,072 OK : 4,721 3,952 4,537 4,501 5,235 5,401 PA : 2,711 2,544 *2,795 *2,865 *2,968 2,850 SC : 4,555 4,355 4,014 4,460 3,608 4,145 TX : 12,332 11,542 12,275 12,131 12,309 12,221 VA : 5,336 5,298 5,369 5,138 *5,146 5,108 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,392 15,181 15,110 15,134 *15,098 14,312 : 19 State Total :*169,189 164,868 *166,998 *167,041 *169,715 169,222 : Previous Year Total : 168,933 166,514 167,733 169,884 168,467 168,271 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 98 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised