Pou 2-2 (11-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 5, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 193 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 1, 2003. This was up 1 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 160 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 1, 2003. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through November 1, 2003 were 7.35 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 November 13, 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 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,391 28,577 *27,568 28,282 26,822 26,638 AR : 30,013 28,806 29,386 28,862 29,106 27,849 DE : 3,479 3,670 3,529 3,531 3,233 3,690 FL : 1,369 1,369 1,359 *1,323 1,353 1,353 GA : 30,129 30,719 32,016 29,461 28,898 30,277 KY : 6,576 *6,347 6,626 5,370 6,025 5,708 LA : 3,891 3,861 3,758 3,782 3,691 3,847 MD : 8,411 8,417 8,502 8,005 7,808 8,840 MS : 17,357 17,260 17,910 16,983 17,287 16,229 NC : 17,546 16,296 *16,576 16,677 17,291 17,681 OK : 5,651 6,056 5,864 6,037 6,505 6,090 PA : 3,491 3,679 3,451 *3,362 3,582 3,608 SC : 4,417 4,578 4,080 3,907 4,206 4,097 TX : 14,357 14,179 14,217 12,863 12,978 14,384 VA : 6,391 5,713 6,360 6,378 6,670 6,205 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,327 15,304 15,337 15,133 14,953 16,033 : 19 State Total : 195,796 *194,831 *196,539 *189,956 190,408 192,529 : Previous Year Total : 191,851 193,083 192,080 185,654 181,106 189,835 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 102 105 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,676 20,614 20,421 20,649 21,380 20,866 AR : 24,992 22,702 23,157 23,755 23,230 23,060 DE : 4,831 4,439 4,553 4,189 4,359 4,616 FL : 1,651 1,605 1,505 1,876 1,506 1,518 GA : 24,677 24,145 24,338 24,134 24,391 25,397 KY : 5,273 4,933 *5,384 5,488 *5,458 5,645 LA : 3,704 3,600 3,704 3,896 3,578 3,620 MD : 5,378 5,563 5,232 6,308 5,727 5,418 MS : 15,904 15,221 14,673 14,526 14,925 14,983 NC : 13,000 13,156 12,575 13,790 13,225 13,155 OK : 4,574 5,390 5,769 4,197 3,966 3,924 PA : 2,691 2,635 2,555 *2,542 *2,617 2,468 SC : 3,827 4,265 4,188 3,685 4,040 4,196 TX : 12,193 11,670 10,809 11,954 11,758 11,859 VA : 5,231 4,696 4,696 5,069 4,415 5,130 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 13,521 14,566 13,996 14,211 14,160 14,001 : 19 State Total : 163,123 159,200 *157,555 *160,269 *158,735 159,856 : Previous Year Total : 165,235 155,770 154,082 155,782 157,001 155,287 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 102 102 103 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised