Pou 2-2 (12-03) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 3, 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 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 29, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 29, 2003. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through November 29, 2003 were 7.98 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 10, 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 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,822 25,819 *28,438 28,842 28,598 29,276 AR : 28,783 27,849 *29,303 29,786 29,996 30,487 DE : 3,233 3,690 3,906 3,544 3,546 3,785 FL : 1,353 1,353 1,351 1,353 1,352 1,352 GA : 28,396 30,141 *31,432 32,466 *31,862 32,964 KY : 6,009 *6,328 *6,553 6,739 *6,721 6,724 LA : 3,691 3,847 3,861 3,886 3,845 3,846 MD : 7,915 8,840 8,891 8,417 8,752 8,753 MS : 17,469 16,501 *17,597 18,276 18,389 19,027 NC : 17,655 17,707 *17,872 18,135 18,125 18,104 OK : 6,505 6,090 5,890 6,400 6,391 6,312 PA : 3,484 3,409 3,590 *3,711 3,751 3,583 SC : 4,206 4,097 4,104 3,749 3,618 3,940 TX : 12,974 14,380 14,788 14,512 14,782 14,857 VA : 6,670 6,205 6,116 6,591 6,622 6,622 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *14,946 *16,044 *17,316 17,165 *17,003 17,490 : 19 State Total :*190,111 *192,300 *201,008 *203,572 *203,353 207,122 : Previous Year Total : 181,106 189,835 197,676 199,041 200,518 202,537 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 101 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,380 20,866 19,712 20,197 19,326 21,133 AR : 23,230 23,060 23,263 23,335 22,777 23,381 DE : 4,359 4,616 4,836 4,306 4,901 5,638 FL : 1,601 1,518 1,525 1,664 *1,491 1,809 GA : 24,438 25,322 23,856 *22,525 *23,396 25,062 KY : 5,458 5,957 4,893 5,287 *5,267 5,129 LA : 3,578 3,620 3,785 3,417 3,976 3,885 MD : 5,727 5,418 4,490 5,270 5,636 5,188 MS : 14,925 14,983 14,254 15,291 14,292 15,146 NC : 13,225 13,155 13,270 14,134 13,782 14,112 OK : 3,966 3,924 5,143 4,374 4,255 4,476 PA : 2,634 2,505 2,370 *2,489 2,564 2,661 SC : 4,040 4,196 3,262 3,342 4,325 4,294 TX : 11,762 11,863 10,646 10,738 11,887 12,276 VA : 4,415 5,130 5,168 5,629 4,953 5,101 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,155 *14,116 *13,435 *13,733 *14,212 15,588 : 19 State Total : 158,893 *160,249 *153,908 *155,731 *157,040 164,879 : Previous Year Total : 157,001 155,287 151,790 147,970 154,972 161,690 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 101 105 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised