Pou 2-2 (1-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 7, 2004, 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 3, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 3, 2003. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 14, 2004. 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,133 29,379 *29,633 *29,447 *29,725 29,693 AR : 30,923 30,882 30,992 30,777 31,091 30,893 DE : 3,785 3,828 3,805 3,777 *3,696 3,678 FL : 1,352 1,354 1,354 1,353 1,353 1,329 GA : *33,371 *32,766 *33,453 *32,237 *32,909 33,440 KY : 6,895 6,965 6,768 *6,786 *6,716 6,595 LA : 3,846 3,832 3,847 3,784 3,452 3,588 MD : 8,865 8,763 8,868 8,884 *8,793 8,858 MS : 19,027 19,237 19,396 19,182 18,908 19,073 NC : 18,386 16,278 *18,145 18,046 17,187 17,861 OK : 6,312 6,358 6,371 6,442 *6,213 6,263 PA : 3,841 3,795 *3,633 *3,745 *3,838 3,741 SC : 3,940 3,794 3,861 3,517 3,614 3,659 TX : 14,854 14,151 13,879 14,882 14,631 14,322 VA : 6,622 6,438 6,349 6,325 6,174 6,220 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,594 16,821 *16,746 *16,772 *17,011 17,041 : 19 State Total :*208,746 *204,641 *207,100 *205,956 *205,311 206,254 : Previous Year Total : 202,537 199,994 203,251 200,056 201,018 204,119 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 103 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,133 21,822 21,878 *21,230 *21,883 21,775 AR : 23,381 22,786 23,280 24,764 *25,698 24,457 DE : 6,159 4,892 4,689 4,857 *4,230 4,201 FL : 1,809 1,644 1,420 1,827 1,703 1,736 GA : 24,971 25,137 *24,680 *25,971 *26,178 26,279 KY : 5,051 5,432 5,849 *5,750 *5,654 5,805 LA : 3,885 3,868 3,933 3,554 3,708 3,802 MD : 5,243 5,299 5,942 6,101 *6,495 6,470 MS : 15,146 15,738 15,804 16,328 16,463 16,528 NC : 14,130 14,550 14,354 14,608 13,481 14,162 OK : 4,476 5,858 5,512 4,383 *3,879 5,505 PA : 2,674 2,663 *2,700 *2,650 *2,642 2,509 SC : 4,294 4,273 3,842 4,469 3,928 3,776 TX : 12,276 12,030 12,292 12,356 11,822 11,457 VA : 4,527 5,822 5,285 5,131 *4,896 5,386 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,256 16,000 *15,319 *15,766 *15,201 14,140 : 19 State Total : 164,411 167,814 *166,779 *169,745 *167,861 167,988 : Previous Year Total : 161,690 161,841 163,147 164,898 162,414 164,413 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 102 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised