Pou 2-2 (9-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 17, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 196 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 13, 2003. This was up 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 13, 2003. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through September 13, 2003 were 6.22 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 24, 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 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,273 29,323 29,056 *28,718 *29,240 27,938 AR : 30,785 30,529 30,884 30,223 30,875 29,368 DE : 3,877 3,948 4,057 3,837 3,792 3,561 FL : 1,353 1,354 1,354 1,353 *1,357 1,329 GA : *32,607 *32,281 *32,556 32,501 30,946 31,287 KY : 6,847 *6,890 *6,760 6,779 6,325 5,625 LA : 3,831 3,861 3,845 3,878 3,923 3,771 MD : 9,402 9,249 *9,420 9,293 8,869 8,371 MS : 19,194 19,187 18,882 18,327 18,686 18,024 NC : 17,331 17,274 *17,063 17,004 16,305 16,229 OK : 6,490 5,979 6,061 6,349 6,338 6,586 PA : 3,738 3,607 3,697 *3,568 3,674 3,517 SC : 4,393 4,535 4,375 4,635 4,681 4,551 TX : 14,483 14,412 14,479 14,508 14,647 14,002 VA : 6,472 6,432 6,411 6,333 *6,024 6,108 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,485 16,485 16,909 15,739 *14,739 15,880 : 19 State Total :*206,561 *205,346 *205,809 *203,045 *200,421 196,147 : Previous Year Total : 205,483 206,097 204,776 204,042 203,517 191,797 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 101 100 98 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,919 21,844 22,084 *21,871 *22,012 21,482 AR : 24,152 23,866 24,485 25,015 24,254 25,584 DE : 4,726 5,024 *4,741 5,302 5,213 5,784 FL : 1,616 1,654 1,727 1,722 *1,831 2,056 GA : 26,285 26,217 25,316 *26,162 *25,074 25,937 KY : 5,863 6,107 6,072 5,810 *5,848 5,850 LA : 3,755 3,866 3,401 3,601 3,545 3,740 MD : 6,568 6,344 *6,508 5,718 5,287 5,293 MS : 16,433 16,292 16,415 16,247 16,396 16,168 NC : 14,000 14,072 14,217 13,924 14,098 13,977 OK : 5,235 5,401 4,325 4,297 4,346 4,406 PA : 2,919 2,824 2,729 *2,741 2,698 2,817 SC : 3,608 4,145 4,213 4,009 4,203 4,178 TX : 12,310 12,222 11,961 11,959 11,891 12,079 VA : 5,146 5,108 5,190 5,071 *5,927 5,450 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,112 14,078 15,201 15,126 *14,782 14,457 : 19 State Total : 169,647 169,064 *168,585 *168,575 *167,405 169,258 : Previous Year Total : 168,467 168,271 168,773 166,470 167,094 166,340 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 101 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised