Pou 2-2 (11-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 26, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 22, 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 157 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 22, 2003. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through November 22, 2003 were 7.81 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 3, 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 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,185 26,822 *25,819 28,116 28,842 28,598 AR : 28,989 28,783 27,849 28,876 29,786 29,996 DE : 3,181 3,233 3,690 3,906 3,544 3,546 FL : 1,348 1,353 1,353 1,351 1,353 1,352 GA : 29,647 *28,396 *30,141 31,514 32,466 31,599 KY : *5,568 *6,009 6,200 6,514 6,739 6,689 LA : 3,782 3,691 3,847 3,861 3,886 3,845 MD : 8,005 7,915 8,840 8,891 8,417 8,752 MS : 16,983 17,469 *16,501 17,295 18,276 18,389 NC : 16,290 17,655 *17,707 17,348 18,135 18,125 OK : 6,037 6,505 6,090 5,890 6,400 6,391 PA : 3,362 3,484 3,409 *3,590 3,638 3,751 SC : 3,907 4,206 4,097 4,104 3,749 3,618 TX : 12,859 12,974 14,380 14,788 14,512 14,782 VA : 6,378 6,670 6,205 6,116 6,591 6,622 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,133 14,953 16,033 *17,335 *17,165 17,023 : 19 State Total :*187,654 *190,118 *192,161 *199,495 *203,499 203,078 : Previous Year Total : 185,654 181,106 189,835 197,676 199,041 200,518 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 105 101 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,649 21,380 20,866 19,712 20,197 19,326 AR : 23,755 23,230 23,060 23,263 23,335 22,777 DE : 4,189 4,359 4,616 4,836 4,306 4,901 FL : 1,876 1,601 1,518 1,525 1,664 1,477 GA : 24,134 24,438 25,322 23,856 *22,834 23,524 KY : 5,488 5,458 5,957 *4,893 *5,287 5,306 LA : 3,896 3,578 3,620 3,785 3,417 3,976 MD : 6,308 5,727 5,418 4,490 5,270 5,636 MS : 14,526 14,925 14,983 14,254 15,291 14,292 NC : 13,790 13,225 13,155 13,270 14,134 13,782 OK : 4,197 3,966 3,924 5,143 4,374 4,255 PA : 2,542 2,634 2,505 *2,370 2,461 2,564 SC : 3,685 4,040 4,196 3,262 *3,342 4,325 TX : 11,958 11,762 11,863 10,646 10,738 11,887 VA : 5,069 4,415 5,130 5,168 5,629 4,953 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,215 14,155 14,108 *13,431 *13,743 13,705 : 19 State Total : 160,277 158,893 160,241 *153,904 *156,022 156,686 : Previous Year Total : 155,782 157,001 155,287 151,790 147,970 154,972 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 103 101 105 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised