Pou 2-2 (11-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 19, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 15, 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 156 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 15, 2003. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through November 15, 2003 were 7.66 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 26, 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 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,568 26,185 26,822 26,638 28,116 28,842 AR : 29,386 28,989 *28,783 27,849 28,876 29,786 DE : 3,529 3,181 3,233 3,690 3,906 3,544 FL : 1,359 1,348 1,353 1,353 1,351 1,353 GA : 31,853 29,647 *28,397 30,277 31,514 32,466 KY : 6,831 5,370 6,025 *6,200 *6,514 6,739 LA : 3,758 3,782 3,691 3,847 3,861 3,886 MD : 8,502 8,005 *7,915 8,840 8,891 8,417 MS : 17,910 16,983 *17,469 16,229 17,295 18,276 NC : 16,576 16,290 *17,655 17,681 17,348 18,135 OK : 5,864 6,037 6,505 6,090 5,890 6,400 PA : 3,451 3,362 3,484 *3,409 3,588 3,638 SC : 4,080 3,907 4,206 4,097 4,104 3,749 TX : 14,222 12,859 12,974 14,380 14,788 14,512 VA : 6,360 6,378 6,670 6,205 6,116 6,591 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,337 15,133 14,953 16,033 *16,279 17,136 : 19 State Total : 196,586 187,456 *190,135 *192,818 *198,437 203,470 : Previous Year Total : 192,080 185,654 181,106 189,835 197,676 199,041 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 105 102 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,421 20,649 21,380 20,866 19,712 20,197 AR : 23,157 23,755 23,230 23,060 23,263 23,335 DE : 4,553 4,189 4,359 4,616 4,836 4,306 FL : 1,505 1,876 1,601 1,518 1,525 1,664 GA : 24,338 24,134 24,438 25,322 *23,856 22,830 KY : 5,384 5,488 5,458 *5,957 *4,810 5,314 LA : 3,704 3,896 3,578 3,620 3,785 3,417 MD : 5,232 6,308 5,727 5,418 4,490 5,270 MS : 14,673 14,526 14,925 14,983 14,254 15,291 NC : 12,575 13,790 13,225 13,155 13,270 14,134 OK : 5,769 4,197 3,966 3,924 5,143 4,374 PA : 2,555 2,542 2,634 *2,505 2,364 2,461 SC : 4,188 3,685 4,040 4,196 3,262 3,604 TX : 10,812 11,958 11,762 11,863 10,646 10,738 VA : 4,696 5,069 4,415 5,130 5,168 5,629 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 13,976 14,215 14,155 14,108 *13,433 13,737 : 19 State Total : 157,538 160,277 158,893 *160,241 *153,817 156,301 : Previous Year Total : 154,082 155,782 157,001 155,287 151,790 147,970 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 101 103 101 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised