Pou 2-2 (9-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 10, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 6, 2003. This was down 2 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 6, 2003. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through September 6, 2003 were 6.05 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 17, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,292 29,273 29,323 29,056 28,711 29,218 AR : 30,749 30,785 30,529 30,884 *30,223 30,875 DE : 3,876 3,877 3,948 4,057 3,837 3,792 FL : 1,346 1,353 1,354 1,354 1,353 1,327 GA : 32,345 32,554 *32,225 32,277 *32,501 30,946 KY : 6,881 *6,847 6,736 6,715 6,779 6,325 LA : 3,832 3,831 3,861 3,845 3,878 3,923 MD : 9,492 9,402 9,249 9,274 9,293 8,869 MS : 19,066 19,194 19,187 18,882 18,327 18,686 NC : 17,637 17,331 *17,274 17,570 17,004 16,305 OK : 6,161 6,490 5,979 6,061 6,349 6,338 PA : 3,836 3,738 3,607 *3,697 *3,603 3,674 SC : 4,542 4,393 4,535 4,375 4,635 4,681 TX : *14,461 *14,483 *14,412 14,479 14,508 14,647 VA : 6,489 6,472 6,432 6,411 6,333 6,266 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,644 16,485 *16,485 16,909 *15,739 14,580 : 19 State Total :*206,649 *206,508 *205,136 *205,846 *203,073 200,452 : Previous Year Total : 209,004 205,483 206,097 204,776 204,042 203,517 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 101 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,554 21,919 21,844 22,084 21,812 22,009 AR : *23,944 24,152 23,866 24,485 *25,015 24,254 DE : 5,144 4,726 *5,024 4,733 *5,302 5,213 FL : 1,587 1,616 1,654 1,727 *1,722 1,777 GA : 25,548 26,285 26,217 25,316 *26,156 25,395 KY : 5,733 5,863 6,107 6,072 *5,810 5,788 LA : 3,678 3,755 3,866 3,401 3,601 3,545 MD : 5,985 6,568 *6,344 6,539 *5,718 5,287 MS : 16,534 16,433 16,292 16,415 *16,247 16,396 NC : 13,084 14,000 14,072 14,217 13,924 14,098 OK : 4,501 5,235 5,401 4,325 4,297 4,346 PA : 2,822 2,919 2,824 *2,729 *2,701 2,698 SC : 4,460 3,608 4,145 4,213 4,009 4,203 TX : 12,131 *12,310 *12,222 *11,961 *11,959 11,891 VA : 5,138 5,146 5,108 5,190 *5,071 5,932 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,134 *15,112 *14,078 *15,201 *15,126 14,789 : 19 State Total :*166,977 *169,647 *169,064 *168,608 *168,470 167,621 : Previous Year Total : 169,884 168,467 168,271 168,773 166,470 167,094 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 101 100 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised