Pou 2-2 (10-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 1, 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 27, 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 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 27, 2003. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through September 27, 2003 were 6.55 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 October 8, 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 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,056 29,180 29,240 27,938 27,565 27,391 AR : 30,884 30,223 30,875 29,368 30,458 30,013 DE : 4,057 3,837 3,792 3,561 3,327 3,479 FL : 1,354 1,353 1,357 1,329 1,345 1,369 GA : 32,556 32,608 *30,981 *31,062 30,901 30,697 KY : *6,775 6,944 *6,306 5,625 *5,888 6,168 LA : 3,845 3,878 3,923 3,771 3,847 3,923 MD : 9,420 9,293 8,869 8,371 8,118 8,411 MS : 18,882 18,327 18,686 18,024 17,534 17,357 NC : 17,063 16,644 *16,317 16,229 15,632 17,488 OK : 6,061 6,349 6,338 6,553 6,356 5,651 PA : 3,697 3,568 3,658 *3,544 3,454 3,491 SC : 4,375 4,635 4,681 *4,539 4,482 4,413 TX : 14,479 14,508 14,647 14,002 13,021 14,362 VA : 6,411 6,333 6,024 6,108 6,072 6,391 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,909 15,739 14,739 15,809 *15,494 15,424 : 19 State Total :*205,824 203,419 *200,433 *195,833 *193,494 196,028 : Previous Year Total : 204,776 204,042 203,517 191,797 189,744 191,851 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 98 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,084 21,871 22,012 21,482 21,970 21,676 AR : 24,485 25,015 24,254 25,581 24,721 24,992 DE : 4,741 5,302 5,213 5,784 4,644 4,831 FL : 1,727 1,722 1,831 2,056 1,691 1,766 GA : 25,331 26,162 25,074 25,937 *25,475 24,745 KY : *6,050 5,810 *5,862 *5,896 *5,475 5,364 LA : 3,401 3,601 3,545 3,740 3,451 3,545 MD : 6,508 5,718 5,287 5,293 6,614 5,378 MS : 16,415 16,247 16,396 16,168 15,577 15,904 NC : 14,217 13,924 14,098 13,977 13,226 13,000 OK : 4,325 4,297 4,346 4,406 4,273 4,574 PA : 2,729 2,741 2,741 *2,753 2,677 2,687 SC : 4,213 4,009 4,203 *4,183 *4,584 3,806 TX : 11,961 11,959 11,891 12,079 12,164 12,192 VA : 5,190 5,071 5,927 5,450 4,979 5,231 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,201 15,126 14,782 14,440 *13,975 13,539 : 19 State Total :*168,578 168,575 *167,462 *169,225 *165,496 163,230 : Previous Year Total : 168,773 166,470 167,094 166,340 165,465 165,235 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 102 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised