Pou 2-2 (11-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 13, 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 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 8, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 153 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 8, 2003. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through November 8, 2003 were 7.50 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 19, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,577 27,568 *26,185 26,822 26,638 28,116 AR : 28,806 29,386 *28,989 29,106 27,849 28,876 DE : 3,670 3,529 *3,181 3,233 3,690 3,906 FL : 1,369 1,359 *1,348 1,353 1,353 1,351 GA : *30,850 *31,853 *29,647 *29,030 30,277 31,514 KY : 6,347 *6,831 5,370 6,025 *6,091 6,219 LA : 3,861 3,758 3,782 3,691 3,847 3,861 MD : 8,417 8,502 8,005 7,808 8,840 8,891 MS : 17,260 17,910 16,983 17,287 16,229 17,295 NC : 16,296 16,576 *16,290 17,291 17,681 17,348 OK : 6,056 5,864 6,037 6,505 6,090 5,890 PA : 3,679 3,451 3,362 *3,484 *3,422 3,588 SC : 4,578 4,080 3,907 4,206 4,097 4,104 TX : *14,184 *14,222 *12,859 *12,974 *14,380 14,788 VA : 5,713 6,360 6,378 6,670 6,205 6,116 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,298 15,337 15,133 14,953 16,033 17,472 : 19 State Total :*194,961 *196,586 *187,456 *190,438 *192,722 199,335 : Previous Year Total : 193,083 192,080 185,654 181,106 189,835 197,676 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 105 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,614 20,421 20,649 21,380 20,866 19,712 AR : 22,702 23,157 23,755 23,230 23,060 23,263 DE : 4,439 4,553 4,189 4,359 4,616 4,836 FL : 1,605 1,505 1,876 *1,601 1,518 1,525 GA : 24,145 24,338 24,134 *24,438 *25,322 23,937 KY : 4,933 5,384 5,488 5,458 *5,960 4,797 LA : 3,600 3,704 3,896 3,578 3,620 3,785 MD : 5,563 5,232 6,308 5,727 5,418 4,490 MS : 15,221 14,673 14,526 14,925 14,983 14,254 NC : 13,156 12,575 13,790 13,225 13,155 13,270 OK : 5,390 5,769 4,197 3,966 3,924 5,143 PA : 2,635 2,555 2,542 *2,634 *2,485 2,364 SC : 4,265 4,188 3,685 4,040 4,196 3,262 TX : *11,674 *10,812 *11,958 *11,762 *11,863 10,646 VA : 4,696 4,696 5,069 4,415 5,130 5,168 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *14,563 *13,976 *14,215 *14,155 *14,108 12,855 : 19 State Total :*159,201 *157,538 *160,277 *158,893 *160,224 153,307 : Previous Year Total : 155,770 154,082 155,782 157,001 155,287 151,790 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 101 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised