Pou 2-2 (9-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 3, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 30, 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 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 30, 2003. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through August 30, 2003 were 5.89 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 10, 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 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,015 29,292 29,273 29,323 29,056 28,711 AR : 31,054 30,749 30,785 30,529 30,884 30,646 DE : 3,903 3,876 3,877 3,948 4,057 3,837 FL : 1,353 1,346 1,353 1,354 1,354 1,353 GA : 32,783 *32,345 *32,554 32,118 32,277 31,960 KY : 6,900 *6,881 6,831 6,736 *6,715 6,779 LA : 3,832 3,832 3,831 3,861 3,845 3,878 MD : 9,467 9,492 9,402 9,249 9,274 9,293 MS : 19,122 19,066 19,194 19,187 18,882 18,327 NC : 17,588 17,637 *17,331 17,481 17,570 17,004 OK : 6,532 6,161 6,490 5,979 6,061 6,349 PA : 3,830 3,836 3,738 *3,607 *3,735 3,755 SC : 4,528 4,542 4,393 4,535 4,375 4,635 TX : 14,721 14,460 14,482 14,413 14,479 14,508 VA : 6,512 6,489 6,472 6,432 6,411 6,333 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,254 16,648 16,485 16,489 16,909 16,044 : 19 State Total : 207,394 *206,652 *206,491 *205,241 *205,884 203,412 : Previous Year Total : 207,984 209,004 205,483 206,097 204,776 204,042 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,796 21,554 21,919 21,844 22,084 21,812 AR : 24,079 *24,027 24,152 23,866 24,485 25,063 DE : 5,346 5,144 4,726 4,744 4,733 5,307 FL : 1,894 1,587 1,616 1,654 1,727 1,716 GA : 25,391 25,548 26,285 26,217 *25,316 26,060 KY : 5,179 5,733 5,863 6,107 *6,072 5,808 LA : 3,708 3,678 3,755 3,866 3,401 3,601 MD : 5,541 5,985 6,568 6,584 6,539 5,714 MS : 15,904 16,534 16,433 16,292 16,415 16,228 NC : 14,060 13,084 14,000 14,072 14,217 13,924 OK : 4,537 4,501 5,235 5,401 4,325 4,297 PA : 2,770 2,822 2,919 *2,824 *2,819 2,632 SC : 4,014 4,460 3,608 4,145 4,213 4,009 TX : 12,275 12,131 12,309 12,221 11,960 11,958 VA : 5,369 5,138 5,146 5,108 5,190 5,325 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,110 15,134 15,098 14,111 15,212 14,921 : 19 State Total : 166,973 *167,060 169,632 *169,056 *168,708 168,375 : Previous Year Total : 167,733 169,884 168,467 168,271 168,773 166,470 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised