Pou 2-2 (8-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 27, 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 23, 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 23, 2003. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through August 23, 2003 were 5.72 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 September 3, 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 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,367 29,015 *29,292 29,273 29,323 29,056 AR : 31,196 31,054 30,749 30,785 30,529 30,884 DE : 3,996 3,903 3,876 3,877 3,948 4,057 FL : 1,354 1,353 1,346 1,353 1,354 1,354 GA : 32,865 *32,783 32,316 32,707 *32,118 32,277 KY : 6,717 *6,900 6,720 6,831 6,736 6,736 LA : 3,953 3,832 3,832 3,831 3,861 3,845 MD : 9,469 9,467 9,492 9,402 9,249 9,274 MS : 19,377 19,122 19,066 19,194 19,187 18,882 NC : 17,276 17,588 *17,637 17,295 17,481 17,570 OK : 6,457 6,532 6,161 6,490 *5,979 6,061 PA : 4,067 *3,830 *3,836 *3,738 3,646 3,807 SC : 4,586 4,528 4,542 4,393 4,535 4,375 TX : 14,749 14,721 14,460 14,482 14,413 14,479 VA : 6,384 6,512 6,489 6,472 6,432 6,411 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,398 16,254 16,648 16,485 *16,489 16,909 : 19 State Total : 208,211 *207,394 *206,462 *206,608 *205,280 205,977 : Previous Year Total : 209,219 207,984 209,004 205,483 206,097 204,776 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,614 21,796 21,554 21,919 21,844 22,084 AR : 24,630 24,079 23,944 24,152 *23,866 24,485 DE : 5,417 5,346 5,144 4,726 4,744 4,733 FL : 1,601 1,894 *1,587 *1,616 *1,654 1,727 GA : 25,196 25,391 25,548 26,285 *26,217 25,204 KY : 5,122 5,179 5,733 5,863 *6,107 5,998 LA : 3,639 3,708 3,678 3,755 3,866 3,401 MD : 5,169 5,541 5,985 6,568 6,584 6,539 MS : 16,121 15,904 16,534 16,433 16,292 16,415 NC : 13,487 14,060 13,084 14,000 14,072 14,217 OK : 3,952 4,537 4,501 5,235 5,401 4,325 PA : 2,544 *2,770 *2,822 *2,919 2,850 2,733 SC : 4,355 4,014 4,460 3,608 4,145 4,213 TX : 11,542 12,275 12,131 12,309 12,221 11,960 VA : 5,298 5,369 5,138 5,146 5,108 5,190 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,181 15,110 15,134 15,098 *14,111 15,212 : 19 State Total : 164,868 *166,973 *166,977 *169,632 *169,082 168,436 : Previous Year Total : 166,514 167,733 169,884 168,467 168,271 168,773 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 98 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised