Pou 2-2 (10-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 15, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 11, 2003. This was up 3 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 158 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 11, 2003. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through October 11, 2003 were 6.87 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 22, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,240 27,575 *27,015 27,391 28,070 28,048 AR : 30,875 29,368 30,458 30,013 28,806 29,386 DE : 3,792 3,561 3,327 3,479 3,670 3,529 FL : 1,357 1,329 1,345 1,369 1,369 1,359 GA : 30,844 *30,864 30,901 30,697 *30,671 32,016 KY : 6,650 5,592 5,888 6,494 *6,079 6,626 LA : 3,923 *3,616 3,847 3,891 3,861 3,758 MD : 8,869 8,371 8,118 8,411 7,842 8,502 MS : 18,686 18,024 *17,624 17,357 17,139 17,910 NC : 16,317 16,184 *15,614 17,488 15,901 15,940 OK : 6,338 6,553 6,356 5,651 6,056 5,864 PA : 3,687 3,557 3,343 3,491 3,589 3,416 SC : 4,681 4,539 4,482 *4,417 *4,578 4,080 TX : 14,649 13,997 13,016 14,357 14,279 14,217 VA : 6,024 6,108 6,072 6,391 5,713 6,360 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *14,726 15,808 15,494 15,559 *15,306 16,130 : 19 State Total :*200,658 *195,046 *192,900 *196,456 *192,929 197,141 : Previous Year Total : 203,517 191,797 189,744 191,851 193,083 192,080 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 102 102 102 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,012 21,482 21,970 21,676 20,614 20,421 AR : 24,254 25,581 24,721 24,992 22,702 23,157 DE : 5,213 5,784 4,644 4,831 4,439 4,553 FL : 1,831 1,894 1,586 1,651 1,738 1,609 GA : 25,074 25,959 25,369 24,677 *24,099 24,260 KY : 5,862 5,885 5,475 5,273 *4,933 5,482 LA : 3,545 3,740 3,292 3,704 *3,600 3,704 MD : 5,287 5,293 6,614 5,378 5,563 5,232 MS : 16,396 16,168 15,577 15,904 15,221 14,673 NC : 14,098 13,977 13,226 13,000 13,156 12,575 OK : 4,346 4,406 4,273 4,574 5,390 5,769 PA : 2,744 2,702 2,706 2,691 2,614 2,548 SC : 4,310 4,204 4,607 3,827 4,265 4,188 TX : 11,893 12,080 12,165 12,193 11,670 10,809 VA : 5,927 5,450 4,979 5,231 4,696 4,696 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,798 *14,414 *13,960 *13,521 *14,566 13,826 : 19 State Total : 167,590 *169,019 *165,164 *163,123 *159,266 157,502 : Previous Year Total : 167,094 166,340 165,465 165,235 155,770 154,082 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 100 99 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised