United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pou 1-1-1 (04) Hatchery Production 2003 Summary April 2004 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up Slightly Broiler-type chicks hatched during 2003 totaled 9.08 billion, up slightly from 2002. This record level continues the trend of annual increases begun in 1975. Leading breeders had intended placements of 82.1 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2003, down slightly from 2002. 19-State Broiler Placements Up Slightly Placements of broiler chicks in the 19-State weekly program totaled 8.67 billion during the 52 week period ending December 27, 2003, up slightly from the 52 week period ending December 28, 2002. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 1 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during 2003 totaled 416 million, down 1 percent from 2002. Leading breeders had intended placements of 3.20 million egg-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2003, up 9 percent from 2002. Turkey Poults Placed Down 3 Percent Turkey hatcheries placed 290 million poults in the United States during 2003. These placements were down 3 percent from 2002. Hatchery Capacity The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 2004 was 829 million eggs, down 4 percent from a year earlier. The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 45.0 million eggs on January 1, 2004, down 1 percent from January 1, 2003. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------- : AL : 107,409 97,410 108,391 104,539 108,937 105,143 106,051 AR : 110,938 100,381 112,252 107,781 111,714 110,108 110,953 DE : 12,668 11,771 13,124 12,435 13,086 12,766 12,567 FL : 8,810 7,529 8,465 8,267 8,811 8,416 8,679 GA : 114,106 102,973 115,035 111,694 116,924 114,422 117,389 KY : 23,058 21,788 24,150 23,171 24,631 24,155 24,087 MD : 34,588 31,651 35,980 33,804 35,921 35,156 35,482 MS : 70,502 62,327 70,481 68,376 70,010 69,232 70,081 NC : 68,237 61,281 70,696 68,429 71,984 69,044 67,027 OK : 23,136 20,927 23,406 22,555 23,373 23,723 24,427 PA : 13,264 11,171 13,688 13,081 13,366 13,394 13,361 SC : 16,663 14,921 17,204 16,385 16,506 16,322 16,751 TX : 56,335 50,822 57,159 55,612 57,878 55,577 55,363 VA : 24,375 21,668 24,650 23,607 23,956 23,246 22,832 CA, LA, MO,: TN & WV : 72,461 65,055 75,783 73,034 77,405 74,026 74,518 : 19 Sts 1/ : 756,550 681,675 770,464 742,770 774,502 754,730 759,568 : Oth Sts 2/ : 20,411 21,648 20,629 22,687 24,786 21,613 22,133 : US Total : 776,961 703,323 791,093 765,457 799,288 776,343 781,701 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 108,485 102,721 100,667 93,835 102,392 1,245,980 AR : 109,920 104,631 103,526 96,547 107,716 1,286,467 DE : 13,101 12,110 11,767 11,849 12,642 149,886 FL : 8,273 7,827 8,080 7,999 7,748 98,904 GA : 115,797 110,622 107,333 100,472 110,356 1,337,123 KY : 24,552 23,318 22,331 20,732 23,945 279,918 MD : 35,956 34,012 33,068 32,905 34,842 413,365 MS : 70,527 66,572 64,973 61,013 68,360 812,454 NC : 67,441 63,156 61,273 60,877 64,968 794,413 OK : 24,419 23,513 19,536 20,512 22,865 272,392 PA : 13,218 12,717 12,538 11,345 12,688 153,831 SC : 16,662 17,008 17,015 15,550 16,287 197,274 TX : 53,967 51,600 53,164 50,197 55,603 653,277 VA : 22,843 22,262 21,216 20,816 22,935 274,406 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 72,263 68,794 65,525 64,869 70,870 854,603 : 19 Sts 1/ : 757,424 720,863 702,012 669,518 734,217 8,824,293 : Oth Sts 2/ : 22,606 19,525 18,552 20,543 19,666 254,799 : US Total : 780,030 740,388 720,564 690,061 753,883 9,079,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 102,648 91,395 104,146 102,088 106,392 104,576 105,661 AR : 110,967 101,976 111,793 106,918 112,964 109,937 111,352 DE : 12,643 11,735 12,621 13,228 13,656 13,231 13,188 FL : 5,756 5,224 5,899 5,668 5,587 4,808 4,874 GA : 111,377 102,222 115,864 112,814 117,831 117,076 118,995 KY : 23,808 22,105 24,339 23,573 24,673 24,314 24,218 LA 1/ : 13,502 13,739 14,022 14,446 MD : 35,138 32,096 34,248 34,559 35,666 34,221 34,497 MS : 70,342 63,505 70,801 69,272 70,870 71,296 71,521 NC : 65,985 59,258 67,642 67,214 70,083 67,882 64,958 OK : 22,674 21,296 23,639 22,918 23,217 23,026 23,159 PA : 12,471 11,185 12,085 12,800 13,025 13,023 13,030 SC : 17,004 15,664 17,287 17,018 17,065 16,681 16,007 TX : 54,754 48,505 54,589 52,510 55,723 53,771 53,685 VA : 23,467 21,995 24,632 23,880 24,658 23,724 23,890 CA, LA, MO,: TN & WV 2/ : 70,906 64,651 74,377 59,918 63,653 61,310 62,077 : 19 Sts 3/ : 739,940 672,812 753,962 737,880 768,802 752,898 755,558 : Oth Sts 4/ : 19,734 20,737 20,392 22,758 24,011 21,781 22,280 : US 2003 : 759,674 693,549 774,354 760,638 792,813 774,679 777,838 : US 2002 : 776,961 703,323 791,093 765,457 799,288 776,343 781,701 : 2003 as % : of 2002 : 98 99 98 99 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total 5/ : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 107,855 103,395 101,931 96,042 108,364 1,234,493 AR : 112,574 107,587 108,555 102,438 112,029 1,309,090 DE : 14,116 13,431 12,770 12,511 13,515 156,645 FL : 4,944 4,801 4,977 4,781 4,926 62,245 GA : 119,959 113,442 113,151 106,271 119,326 1,368,328 KY : 25,388 24,135 23,397 21,814 25,181 286,945 LA : 13,957 13,212 13,992 13,529 14,293 MD : 34,354 32,131 30,669 29,951 31,998 399,528 MS : 71,917 67,410 65,873 62,361 70,434 825,602 NC : 64,522 59,203 60,023 61,568 64,587 772,925 OK : 23,152 21,767 21,899 21,616 23,245 271,608 PA : 13,544 12,313 12,277 11,588 13,414 150,755 SC : 16,226 15,584 15,645 14,162 13,851 192,194 TX : 53,622 51,638 51,365 48,962 53,322 632,446 VA : 23,813 22,312 22,395 22,501 24,113 281,380 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 60,427 56,433 56,823 56,624 63,345 875,236 : 19 Sts 3/ : 760,370 718,794 715,742 686,719 755,943 8,819,420 : Oth Sts 4/ : 23,667 20,687 19,219 20,908 24,151 260,325 : US 2003 : 784,037 739,481 734,961 707,627 780,094 9,079,745 : US 2002 : 780,030 740,388 720,564 690,061 753,883 9,079,092 : 2003 as % : of 2002 : 101 100 102 103 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Monthly data estimates were published separately beginning April 2003. 2/ Includes Louisiana for January, February, and March. 3/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Louisiana total included with CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,197 11,515 12,592 12,248 E North Central : 7,385 7,472 7,491 7,509 W North Central : 20,839 20,689 21,702 21,432 South Atlantic : 238,451 236,688 242,227 240,117 South Central : 340,273 339,536 342,641 340,083 West : 22,736 23,080 23,968 24,953 : US : 641,881 638,980 650,621 646,342 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,407 12,778 12,437 11,663 E North Central : 7,939 7,891 7,917 7,600 W North Central : 22,661 21,984 20,920 20,624 South Atlantic : 242,553 245,316 237,959 239,283 South Central : 341,000 346,084 336,183 342,058 West : 25,907 24,388 26,240 23,507 : US : 652,467 658,441 641,656 644,735 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,502 10,885 10,651 11,458 E North Central : 7,636 7,549 7,875 7,345 W North Central : 20,422 17,699 16,982 19,246 South Atlantic : 235,389 218,782 215,964 229,289 South Central : 334,834 314,577 299,739 328,671 West : 23,238 20,621 22,940 23,570 : US : 633,021 590,113 574,151 619,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,758 11,383 11,107 11,823 E North Central : 7,843 7,748 7,458 7,785 W North Central : 19,233 18,870 20,203 22,141 South Atlantic : 229,788 233,188 234,003 237,351 South Central : 331,549 334,009 334,943 334,317 West : 22,449 23,558 23,688 25,090 : US : 622,620 628,756 631,402 638,507 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,913 12,257 11,681 12,270 E North Central : 8,220 8,442 8,336 8,395 W North Central : 23,744 22,777 21,839 22,081 South Atlantic : 239,114 240,500 233,395 234,054 South Central : 338,614 342,849 335,838 341,707 West : 24,810 25,569 25,257 22,995 : US : 646,415 652,394 636,346 641,502 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,824 11,389 11,028 12,332 E North Central : 7,979 8,105 8,212 8,206 W North Central : 21,566 20,767 19,507 22,517 South Atlantic : 230,592 218,573 215,623 230,943 South Central : 338,336 322,949 310,782 339,356 West : 22,389 19,784 22,771 24,800 : US : 632,686 601,567 587,923 638,154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 5, 2002 Thru December 28, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 5 : Oct 12 : Oct 19 : Oct 26 : Nov 2 : Nov 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,660 27,187 26,229 25,481 25,946 27,504 AR : 27,810 28,385 27,187 25,951 27,248 28,284 DE : 3,408 3,293 3,292 3,089 3,678 3,480 FL : 2,318 2,130 2,324 2,305 2,296 2,187 GA : 29,474 29,831 28,366 27,336 28,308 29,944 KY : 6,202 5,542 5,548 5,672 6,164 6,204 MD : 8,898 9,510 9,317 8,868 9,429 9,917 MS : 17,194 17,126 16,594 16,215 16,370 17,859 NC : 17,501 16,651 16,295 17,120 18,187 17,721 OK : 5,159 6,026 6,249 5,335 5,645 6,367 PA : 3,709 3,414 3,284 3,324 3,447 3,337 SC : 4,885 4,480 4,641 4,206 4,622 4,659 TX : 14,414 14,013 13,044 12,465 14,486 15,342 VA : 5,751 6,041 5,689 5,593 5,532 6,013 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,700 18,451 17,595 18,146 18,477 18,994 : 19 State Total : 193,083 192,080 185,654 181,106 189,835 197,812 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,239 20,239 20,335 20,566 20,173 19,335 AR : 21,555 23,404 21,930 22,466 22,202 22,150 DE : 5,336 4,781 4,521 4,637 5,549 5,279 FL : 2,328 1,939 2,027 2,017 2,071 1,989 GA : 23,376 24,663 22,870 24,238 24,129 23,355 KY : 5,159 4,807 5,611 5,238 4,529 4,637 MD : 4,936 4,717 5,753 5,861 5,167 5,156 MS : 14,622 14,841 14,650 14,447 14,405 13,844 NC : 13,357 12,503 13,753 14,065 13,427 12,777 OK : 5,470 4,050 3,584 3,135 4,378 4,142 PA : 2,621 2,515 2,473 2,714 2,454 2,287 SC : 3,474 3,636 3,575 4,145 3,579 3,795 TX : 11,825 10,332 11,896 11,388 11,096 10,417 VA : 4,937 4,701 5,401 4,503 5,019 4,717 CA, LA & MO, : TN & WV : 16,935 17,185 17,443 18,221 17,635 17,525 : 19 State Total : 156,170 154,313 155,822 157,641 155,813 151,405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 5, 2002 Thru December 28, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 16 : Nov 23 : Nov 30 : Dec 7 : Dec 14 : Dec 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,749 27,667 28,164 27,834 28,075 27,405 AR : 29,457 29,624 29,362 29,336 30,240 30,054 DE : 3,397 3,376 3,600 3,415 3,389 3,399 FL : 2,330 2,320 2,258 1,727 1,592 1,572 GA : 30,628 29,897 30,424 30,418 30,516 29,950 KY : 6,770 6,575 6,306 6,524 6,188 6,563 MD : 9,238 9,249 9,890 9,933 9,925 9,834 MS : 17,822 18,013 18,691 18,596 18,857 18,627 NC : 17,379 18,455 18,279 17,594 18,488 17,772 OK : 6,391 6,407 6,320 6,386 6,243 6,363 PA : 3,146 3,709 3,738 3,633 3,733 3,666 SC : 4,709 4,415 4,632 4,526 4,676 4,868 TX : 14,758 15,223 14,940 14,873 15,135 14,760 VA : 6,105 6,224 6,211 5,984 6,230 6,226 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,162 19,364 19,722 19,215 19,962 18,955 : 19 State Total : 199,041 200,518 202,537 199,994 203,249 200,014 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,069 19,548 20,144 20,271 20,824 21,069 AR : 20,431 22,968 21,996 23,291 24,762 23,254 DE : 4,245 4,907 4,810 5,392 5,115 5,313 FL : 2,270 2,350 2,467 2,091 1,696 1,694 GA : 21,464 22,817 24,297 25,069 24,706 24,826 KY : 4,707 5,128 5,271 5,660 5,657 5,318 MD : 5,968 6,160 6,134 5,221 5,477 5,805 MS : 13,673 13,872 15,265 15,125 15,285 15,907 NC : 13,951 14,230 14,122 13,614 14,344 14,273 OK : 4,073 3,269 5,144 4,525 3,957 4,647 PA : 2,391 2,585 2,590 2,388 2,625 2,548 SC : 3,510 3,684 3,870 3,440 3,225 3,831 TX : 10,040 11,623 12,241 11,710 12,083 11,821 VA : 4,342 4,444 5,288 4,861 5,221 5,901 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,471 17,268 18,143 18,903 17,901 18,861 : 19 State Total : 147,605 154,853 161,782 161,561 162,878 165,068 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 5, 2002 Thru December 28, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : State :-----------------------------: Thirteen Week Total : Dec 28, 2002 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,442 354,343 AR : 29,870 372,808 DE : 3,450 44,266 FL : 1,564 26,923 GA : 30,888 385,980 KY : 6,219 80,477 MD : 9,768 123,776 MS : 18,897 230,861 NC : 18,122 229,564 OK : 6,027 78,918 PA : 3,609 45,749 SC : 4,863 60,182 TX : 14,891 188,344 VA : 6,294 77,893 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,115 245,858 : 19 State Total : 201,019 2,545,942 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,123 262,935 AR : 23,721 294,130 DE : 4,454 64,339 FL : 1,607 26,546 GA : 24,735 310,545 KY : 5,566 67,288 MD : 6,385 72,740 MS : 15,236 191,172 NC : 13,978 178,394 OK : 4,388 54,762 PA : 2,529 32,720 SC : 3,939 47,703 TX : 11,729 148,201 VA : 5,444 64,779 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,378 231,869 : 19 State Total : 163,212 2,048,123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 4 : Jan 11 : Jan 18 : Jan 25 : Feb 1 : Feb 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,694 28,138 27,578 27,453 27,343 27,284 AR : 30,873 30,485 31,023 31,087 30,468 30,994 DE : 3,602 3,379 3,582 3,418 3,607 3,489 FL : 1,562 1,572 1,555 1,581 1,587 1,609 GA : 30,699 31,024 30,910 31,365 31,313 31,196 KY : 6,371 6,636 6,382 6,384 6,562 6,692 MD : 9,670 9,964 9,669 9,883 9,935 9,897 MS : 18,823 18,815 18,629 19,241 18,885 18,501 NC : 18,535 18,632 18,320 18,099 18,017 18,151 OK : 6,364 6,420 6,408 6,435 6,695 6,432 PA : 3,600 3,272 3,543 3,509 3,631 3,447 SC : 4,729 4,756 4,792 4,823 4,946 4,820 TX : 14,560 14,710 14,506 14,806 14,726 14,414 VA : 6,355 6,357 6,387 6,629 6,515 6,520 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,502 19,307 19,233 19,876 19,508 19,603 : 19 State Total : 203,939 203,467 202,517 204,589 203,738 203,049 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,899 20,298 20,718 21,170 20,530 20,835 AR : 24,244 24,081 24,397 23,950 23,524 25,475 DE : 4,908 5,324 5,317 4,775 4,698 5,009 FL : 1,557 1,502 1,555 1,689 1,754 1,393 GA : 24,516 24,161 24,801 25,131 25,094 25,555 KY : 5,262 5,628 5,309 5,508 5,736 5,486 MD : 6,078 5,568 5,584 6,495 6,265 6,309 MS : 15,598 15,285 15,802 15,832 15,806 15,392 NC : 14,491 14,309 14,091 14,290 14,262 14,439 OK : 4,491 4,218 4,066 4,288 5,624 4,213 PA : 2,574 2,516 2,576 2,513 2,523 2,482 SC : 4,105 3,589 4,281 4,100 4,209 3,553 TX : 11,915 11,637 11,770 12,193 12,276 11,902 VA : 5,337 5,152 5,214 5,007 5,617 5,200 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,944 19,091 18,196 19,415 18,337 18,037 : 19 State Total : 164,919 162,359 163,677 166,356 166,255 165,280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 15 : Feb 22 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,430 28,185 28,387 27,895 28,325 28,537 AR : 30,194 30,762 30,603 30,315 29,522 29,982 DE : 3,353 3,288 3,500 3,539 3,765 3,711 FL : 1,605 1,598 1,627 1,630 1,452 1,634 GA : 31,340 31,638 31,939 32,278 31,553 31,571 KY : 6,338 6,358 6,457 6,740 6,430 6,821 MD : 8,694 9,351 9,371 10,110 10,053 9,509 MS : 18,852 18,749 19,066 19,097 18,882 19,110 NC : 18,294 18,728 18,788 18,816 18,253 18,876 OK : 6,378 6,632 6,373 6,465 6,672 6,580 PA : 3,434 3,136 3,427 3,599 3,754 3,405 SC : 4,842 4,823 4,857 4,814 4,842 4,903 TX : 14,803 14,824 14,832 14,772 14,754 14,305 VA : 6,491 6,562 6,720 6,711 6,632 6,637 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,592 20,211 20,544 20,808 20,260 20,808 : 19 State Total : 202,640 204,845 206,491 207,589 205,149 206,389 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,368 20,580 19,924 21,228 20,806 21,242 AR : 23,806 24,856 25,035 25,831 23,738 24,175 DE : 5,717 5,189 4,997 4,688 4,570 4,988 FL : 1,739 1,491 1,752 1,798 1,668 1,566 GA : 25,761 25,002 25,746 24,379 25,065 25,422 KY : 5,496 5,634 5,662 5,349 5,495 5,482 MD : 5,450 5,697 5,920 5,245 6,260 6,111 MS : 15,967 15,819 15,534 15,579 15,726 16,365 NC : 14,217 14,011 14,332 14,199 14,729 15,066 OK : 4,509 4,091 4,841 3,633 4,457 4,825 PA : 2,551 2,525 2,422 2,479 2,358 2,588 SC : 3,614 3,780 3,134 4,352 4,430 3,983 TX : 12,337 11,869 11,657 11,970 12,391 12,417 VA : 5,612 5,982 5,847 5,854 5,336 5,258 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 20,022 19,168 18,535 18,805 20,428 19,869 : 19 State Total : 167,166 165,694 165,338 165,389 167,457 169,357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,110 28,714 28,893 28,096 28,370 28,714 AR : 29,511 30,672 30,527 30,670 30,900 30,764 DE : 3,633 3,859 3,753 4,007 3,634 3,699 FL : 1,597 1,687 1,581 1,602 1,731 1,503 GA : 31,200 32,331 32,470 31,860 31,904 31,878 KY : 5,961 6,896 6,130 6,350 6,561 7,054 LA 1/ : 3,696 3,756 3,695 3,740 3,696 MD : 9,516 10,050 10,069 9,924 9,613 9,583 MS : 19,116 19,229 19,231 19,037 18,575 19,109 NC : 19,163 19,180 18,923 19,321 19,184 18,862 OK : 6,219 6,620 6,458 6,513 6,511 6,498 PA : 3,996 3,921 3,929 3,653 3,670 3,627 SC : 4,983 4,911 4,958 4,578 4,771 4,858 TX : 14,760 14,994 15,156 15,220 15,012 15,045 VA : 6,714 6,521 6,502 6,692 6,628 6,626 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV 2/ : 20,635 16,796 16,940 17,647 17,195 17,650 : 19 State Total : 205,114 210,077 209,276 208,865 207,999 209,166 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,714 20,776 20,917 20,972 20,847 21,266 AR : 24,592 23,750 23,255 24,054 25,096 25,120 DE : 5,270 5,258 4,973 5,266 5,899 5,821 FL : 1,632 1,608 2,218 1,962 2,033 1,975 GA : 25,472 25,057 25,163 24,558 25,687 26,367 KY : 5,661 5,374 5,816 5,327 5,895 5,305 LA 1/ : 3,787 3,496 3,430 3,641 4,070 MD : 6,258 6,595 6,341 5,947 5,600 5,746 MS : 16,191 16,209 16,425 16,572 16,549 16,217 NC : 15,134 14,897 15,268 15,033 14,780 15,077 OK : 4,357 4,822 5,474 4,388 4,423 4,271 PA : 2,713 2,655 2,565 2,679 2,637 2,691 SC : 4,178 4,202 3,658 4,248 4,290 3,584 TX : 12,265 12,236 11,945 12,372 12,462 12,586 VA : 5,408 5,359 5,149 5,506 5,986 5,849 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV 2/ : 19,894 15,410 16,514 15,869 16,255 16,406 : 19 State Total : 169,739 167,995 169,177 168,183 172,080 172,351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,362 28,859 29,070 29,026 28,991 28,531 AR : 30,169 30,945 30,963 30,369 30,797 31,052 DE : 3,680 3,672 3,892 3,752 3,761 3,640 FL : 1,397 1,429 1,329 1,350 1,329 1,329 GA : 32,399 32,883 32,481 32,887 33,015 32,723 KY : 6,371 6,711 6,607 6,644 6,716 6,721 LA : 3,469 3,923 3,953 3,953 3,953 3,953 MD : 9,626 9,705 9,774 9,571 9,572 9,611 MS : 18,766 19,380 19,624 19,624 19,637 19,470 NC : 18,921 19,107 18,967 18,737 19,180 18,615 OK : 6,015 6,463 6,557 6,452 6,633 6,732 PA : 3,696 3,561 3,874 3,997 3,761 3,827 SC : 5,018 4,979 4,989 4,845 4,864 4,535 TX : 15,062 15,055 15,065 15,064 14,916 14,803 VA : 6,622 6,621 6,620 6,617 6,617 6,617 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,106 16,832 17,403 17,237 17,393 17,251 : 19 State Total : 206,679 210,125 211,168 210,125 211,135 209,410 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,559 20,814 21,419 21,006 21,389 21,690 AR : 25,204 24,690 24,987 23,863 24,744 24,094 DE : 5,298 5,085 4,848 4,316 4,955 4,722 FL : 2,150 2,016 1,876 1,836 1,762 1,566 GA : 24,862 24,684 25,248 25,351 25,988 26,449 KY : 5,526 5,682 5,984 5,406 5,691 5,740 LA : 3,508 3,918 3,820 3,623 3,727 4,013 MD : 6,278 6,160 6,381 7,116 6,686 6,910 MS : 16,277 16,014 16,506 16,036 16,654 16,786 NC : 15,184 15,019 15,110 15,140 14,834 15,174 OK : 4,593 5,276 4,818 4,471 5,461 5,651 PA : 2,677 2,639 2,676 2,729 2,735 2,736 SC : 4,380 4,401 3,831 4,433 4,752 3,858 TX : 12,642 12,570 12,615 12,576 12,541 12,615 VA : 5,947 5,694 5,501 5,165 5,055 5,324 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,745 16,291 16,490 17,279 16,062 16,636 : 19 State Total : 171,830 170,953 172,110 170,346 173,036 173,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,044 28,458 28,576 28,972 29,367 29,015 AR : 30,754 29,935 30,676 30,669 31,196 31,054 DE : 3,703 3,532 3,649 3,818 3,996 3,903 FL : 1,320 1,327 1,335 1,346 1,354 1,353 GA : 32,385 32,130 32,338 32,637 32,930 32,868 KY : 6,489 6,248 6,576 6,490 6,717 6,900 LA : 3,892 3,907 3,983 3,953 3,953 3,832 MD : 9,585 9,366 9,267 9,482 9,469 9,467 MS : 18,952 18,837 18,676 19,375 19,377 19,122 NC : 18,815 16,771 17,671 16,388 17,276 17,588 OK : 6,696 6,430 5,922 6,424 6,457 6,532 PA : 3,870 3,346 3,818 3,715 4,067 3,830 SC : 4,576 4,347 4,415 4,492 4,586 4,528 TX : 14,822 13,822 14,761 14,448 14,750 14,722 VA : 6,609 6,356 6,538 6,259 6,425 6,512 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,621 17,065 17,156 16,452 16,416 16,216 : 19 State Total : 207,133 201,877 205,357 204,920 208,336 207,442 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,634 21,866 21,537 21,021 21,122 21,604 AR : 24,892 24,413 25,195 24,361 24,697 24,179 DE : 5,579 5,557 5,137 5,384 5,417 5,346 FL : 1,735 1,790 1,732 1,784 1,601 1,946 GA : 26,221 26,540 26,130 25,262 25,196 25,181 KY : 5,722 5,824 5,820 5,581 5,254 5,657 LA : 3,784 3,470 4,145 3,784 3,639 3,708 MD : 5,566 5,486 5,692 5,878 5,254 5,543 MS : 16,759 16,694 16,390 15,939 16,050 15,913 NC : 14,877 15,269 14,380 14,966 13,487 14,060 OK : 4,119 4,785 3,932 4,721 3,952 4,927 PA : 2,696 2,627 2,758 2,711 2,544 2,770 SC : 4,308 4,067 3,705 4,281 4,322 3,873 TX : 12,635 12,580 12,499 12,332 11,565 12,306 VA : 5,763 5,514 6,219 5,338 5,321 5,369 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,321 15,964 16,303 16,115 16,104 15,527 : 19 State Total : 172,611 172,446 171,574 169,458 165,525 167,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,292 29,402 29,323 29,056 29,180 29,240 AR : 30,749 30,785 30,529 30,884 30,223 30,875 DE : 3,876 3,877 3,948 4,057 3,837 3,792 FL : 1,346 1,353 1,354 1,354 1,353 1,357 GA : 32,332 32,627 32,312 32,799 32,517 30,897 KY : 6,881 6,847 6,890 6,775 6,944 6,650 LA : 3,832 3,846 3,861 3,845 3,691 3,923 MD : 9,492 9,402 9,249 9,420 9,293 8,869 MS : 19,066 19,194 19,187 18,882 18,327 18,686 NC : 17,637 17,331 17,274 17,063 16,644 16,317 OK : 6,161 6,490 5,979 6,061 6,349 6,338 PA : 3,836 3,738 3,577 3,654 3,568 3,687 SC : 4,542 4,393 4,535 4,375 4,635 4,681 TX : 14,461 14,483 14,414 14,481 14,509 14,649 VA : 6,489 6,472 6,432 6,411 6,333 6,024 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,644 16,485 16,507 16,881 15,732 14,726 : 19 State Total : 206,636 206,725 205,371 205,998 203,135 200,711 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,926 21,230 21,514 21,852 21,190 21,580 AR : 24,022 24,252 23,973 24,485 25,172 24,513 DE : 5,144 4,726 5,024 4,741 5,287 5,213 FL : 1,587 1,616 1,654 1,724 1,800 1,831 GA : 25,638 26,285 26,219 25,331 26,163 25,074 KY : 5,717 5,793 5,877 5,888 5,849 5,859 LA : 3,678 3,755 3,866 3,401 3,601 3,545 MD : 5,985 6,570 6,343 6,508 5,714 5,289 MS : 16,534 16,433 16,292 16,415 16,247 16,396 NC : 13,053 14,000 14,072 14,217 13,924 14,098 OK : 4,698 5,235 5,401 4,325 4,297 4,346 PA : 2,822 2,923 2,820 2,767 2,749 2,744 SC : 4,460 3,607 4,145 3,983 3,986 4,203 TX : 12,186 12,310 12,222 11,961 11,959 11,893 VA : 5,138 5,146 5,071 5,190 5,325 5,927 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,001 16,209 15,022 16,507 16,008 15,710 : 19 State Total : 167,589 170,090 169,515 169,295 169,271 168,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,575 27,015 27,391 28,577 27,568 26,185 AR : 29,368 30,458 30,013 28,806 29,386 28,989 DE : 3,561 3,327 3,479 3,670 3,529 3,181 FL : 1,329 1,345 1,369 1,369 1,359 1,348 GA : 30,900 30,969 30,177 30,927 31,858 29,647 KY : 5,592 6,047 6,576 6,347 6,831 5,568 LA : 3,616 3,847 3,891 3,861 3,758 3,782 MD : 8,371 8,118 8,411 8,417 8,502 8,005 MS : 18,024 17,624 17,357 17,260 17,910 16,983 NC : 16,184 15,614 17,546 16,296 16,576 16,290 OK : 6,553 6,356 5,651 6,056 5,864 6,037 PA : 3,557 3,343 3,503 3,673 3,441 3,311 SC : 4,539 4,482 4,417 4,578 4,080 3,907 TX : 14,002 13,020 14,362 14,184 14,222 12,859 VA : 6,108 6,072 6,391 5,713 6,360 6,378 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 15,805 15,698 15,334 15,298 15,348 15,113 : 19 State Total : 195,084 193,335 195,868 195,032 196,592 187,583 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,818 21,715 20,789 20,422 20,421 20,649 AR : 25,253 24,972 25,128 22,798 23,333 23,886 DE : 5,784 4,647 4,831 4,464 4,528 4,189 FL : 1,894 1,624 1,650 1,605 1,505 1,876 GA : 25,958 25,369 24,748 23,778 24,408 24,134 KY : 5,854 5,783 5,691 4,669 5,423 5,527 LA : 3,740 3,292 3,704 3,600 3,704 3,896 MD : 5,294 6,617 5,378 5,566 5,233 6,308 MS : 16,192 15,577 15,835 15,221 14,673 14,526 NC : 13,977 13,226 13,000 13,157 12,575 13,790 OK : 4,406 4,273 4,574 5,390 5,769 4,197 PA : 2,702 2,706 2,721 2,619 2,537 2,530 SC : 3,986 4,390 3,686 4,265 4,188 3,685 TX : 12,080 12,165 12,244 11,674 10,812 11,958 VA : 5,451 4,979 5,343 4,696 4,696 5,069 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 15,384 14,426 13,815 15,008 13,807 14,046 : 19 State Total : 168,773 165,761 163,137 158,932 157,612 160,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 26,616 25,819 28,438 29,523 28,630 29,133 AR : 28,783 28,042 29,304 29,978 30,312 30,923 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 30,123 31,501 32,982 32,116 33,371 KY : 6,009 6,328 6,553 6,839 6,884 7,129 LA : 3,691 3,847 3,861 3,886 3,845 3,846 MD : 7,915 8,840 8,891 8,417 8,752 8,865 MS : 17,469 16,501 17,597 18,276 18,571 19,027 NC : 17,655 17,707 17,872 18,138 17,986 18,386 OK : 6,505 6,090 5,890 6,400 6,391 6,312 PA : 3,454 3,280 3,586 3,703 3,845 3,841 SC : 4,206 4,097 4,104 3,749 3,618 3,940 TX : 12,974 14,380 14,787 14,509 14,779 14,854 VA : 6,670 6,205 6,116 6,591 6,622 6,622 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 15,159 16,044 17,319 17,507 17,288 17,600 : 19 State Total : 190,088 192,346 201,076 205,395 204,537 208,986 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,480 20,866 19,712 19,629 19,326 21,133 AR : 23,387 23,060 23,263 23,410 22,777 23,461 DE : 4,359 4,616 4,836 4,306 4,901 6,159 FL : 1,601 1,518 1,525 1,680 1,548 1,809 GA : 24,438 25,322 23,856 22,525 23,326 24,971 KY : 5,497 5,997 4,842 5,213 5,258 5,090 LA : 3,578 3,620 3,785 3,417 3,976 3,885 MD : 5,727 5,418 4,490 5,270 5,636 5,243 MS : 14,925 14,983 14,254 15,291 14,292 15,146 NC : 13,225 13,155 13,270 14,247 13,844 14,130 OK : 3,966 3,924 5,143 4,374 4,255 4,476 PA : 2,621 2,480 2,301 2,421 2,496 2,674 SC : 4,040 4,196 3,262 3,342 4,325 4,294 TX : 11,762 11,863 10,645 10,738 11,887 12,276 VA : 4,415 5,130 5,168 5,629 4,953 4,527 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 13,986 13,946 13,266 13,631 13,826 15,287 : 19 State Total : 159,007 160,094 153,618 155,123 156,626 164,561 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 Thru December 27, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : 52 Week Total State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 :2003 3/ 4/ : 2002 4/ 5/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,379 29,633 29,084 29,714 1,478,190 1,492,284 AR : 30,882 30,992 30,777 31,091 1,580,080 1,550,358 DE : 3,828 3,805 3,777 3,696 190,760 181,772 FL : 1,354 1,354 1,353 1,353 74,675 117,142 GA : 32,766 33,467 32,661 33,078 1,658,568 1,624,194 KY : 6,701 6,994 6,862 6,883 341,443 339,295 LA : 3,832 3,847 3,784 3,452 MD : 8,763 8,868 8,884 8,793 481,893 504,635 MS : 19,237 19,396 19,182 18,908 974,451 962,215 NC : 16,278 18,121 17,890 17,737 932,720 961,816 OK : 6,358 6,371 6,442 6,213 330,853 331,331 PA : 3,782 3,641 3,754 3,847 189,536 192,666 SC : 3,794 3,861 3,517 3,614 234,844 247,663 TX : 14,151 13,879 14,609 14,658 756,715 773,844 VA : 6,438 6,349 6,325 6,174 335,907 326,481 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,119 16,735 16,648 16,697 1,055,901 1,031,483 : 19 State Total : 204,662 207,313 205,549 205,908 10,616,536 10,637,179 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,822 21,878 21,230 21,883 1,091,816 1,095,372 AR : 22,866 23,320 24,804 25,698 1,262,131 1,233,643 DE : 4,892 4,689 4,857 4,230 260,734 268,345 FL : 1,644 1,420 1,827 1,703 89,327 115,749 GA : 24,940 24,681 25,971 26,178 1,309,362 1,319,304 KY : 5,472 5,888 5,884 5,939 290,322 282,945 LA : 3,868 3,933 3,554 3,708 MD : 5,299 5,942 6,101 6,495 306,845 306,473 MS : 15,738 15,804 16,328 16,463 826,451 804,475 NC : 14,550 14,354 14,608 13,481 742,078 763,009 OK : 5,858 5,512 4,383 3,879 240,378 236,630 PA : 2,655 2,669 2,678 2,653 136,633 138,031 SC : 4,273 3,842 4,469 3,928 210,056 199,259 TX : 12,030 12,292 12,356 11,822 628,811 613,956 VA : 5,822 5,285 5,131 4,896 277,870 273,524 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 15,837 15,131 16,233 15,243 998,030 1,010,206 : 19 State Total : 167,566 166,640 170,414 168,199 8,670,844 8,660,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States, Weeks Ending January 3, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : State :-----------------------------: 53 Week Total : January 3, 2004 : 2004 4/ 6/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,693 1,507,883 AR : 30,893 1,610,973 DE : 3,678 194,438 FL : 1,329 76,004 GA : 33,517 1,692,085 KY : 6,745 348,188 LA : 3,588 MD : 8,858 490,751 MS : 19,073 993,524 NC : 17,561 950,281 OK : 6,263 337,116 PA : 3,351 192,887 SC : 3,659 238,503 TX : 14,449 771,164 VA : 6,220 342,127 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,795 1,076,284 : 19 State Total : 205,672 10,822,208 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,775 1,113,591 AR : 24,457 1,286,588 DE : 4,201 264,935 FL : 1,736 91,063 GA : 26,469 1,335,831 KY : 5,924 296,246 LA : 3,802 MD : 6,470 313,315 MS : 16,528 842,979 NC : 14,162 756,240 OK : 5,505 245,883 PA : 2,612 139,245 SC : 3,776 213,832 TX : 11,457 640,268 VA : 5,386 283,256 CA, LA, MO, : TN & WV : 14,008 1,015,840 : 19 State Total : 168,268 8,839,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data estimates were published separately beginning with the week ending April 5, 2003. 2/ Includes Louisiana through the week ending March 29, 2003. 3/ Includes week ending Jan 4, 2003, through Dec 27, 2003. 4/ Louisiana 52 week total included with CA, MO, TN, and WV. 5/ Includes week ending Jan 5, 2002, through Dec 28, 2002. 6/ Includes 52 week total for 2003 and January 3, 2004. 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Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2001-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2003 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier :--------------------------: 2002 :----------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,685 6,264 6,269 100 60,750 62,473 60,450 Feb : 6,748 7,275 6,659 92 60,382 62,371 61,256 Mar : 6,752 6,775 7,038 104 60,771 62,559 61,719 Apr : 6,398 6,814 6,735 99 60,989 62,658 61,898 May : 7,117 7,597 7,323 96 61,008 62,659 61,941 Jun : 6,822 7,206 6,748 94 61,521 62,322 62,228 Jul : 6,326 6,602 7,071 107 61,346 62,022 62,168 Aug : 7,494 7,449 7,401 99 61,212 61,477 Sep : 6,647 6,676 6,654 100 61,370 60,539 Oct : 6,704 6,265 6,312 101 61,323 60,371 Nov : 7,261 6,938 6,946 100 61,811 60,504 Dec : 6,577 6,475 6,978 108 61,914 60,378 : Annual : Total : 81,531 82,336 82,134 100 : Total : Place- : ments 2/: Jan : 7,615 7,415 7,388 100 Feb : 8,275 8,491 8,094 95 Mar : 8,325 7,997 8,549 107 Apr : 7,915 8,119 8,062 99 May : 8,647 8,982 8,604 96 Jun : 8,220 8,802 8,341 95 Jul : 7,687 8,083 8,555 106 Aug : 9,133 8,913 8,756 98 Sep : 8,047 8,002 8,338 104 Oct : 7,848 7,438 7,695 103 Nov : 9,017 8,202 8,246 101 Dec : 8,119 8,016 8,185 102 : Annual : Total : 98,848 98,460 98,813 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2001-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2003 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2002 :----------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 236 228 210 92 3,158 2,974 3,012 Feb : 214 247 225 91 3,205 2,916 2,960 Mar : 284 237 319 135 3,239 2,886 2,927 Apr : 311 295 280 95 3,225 2,944 2,923 May : 315 319 289 91 3,134 2,980 3,047 Jun : 261 221 309 140 3,087 2,946 3,139 Jul : 340 282 230 82 3,048 2,927 3,198 Aug : 251 221 188 85 3,040 2,909 Sep : 219 277 273 99 3,073 2,887 Oct : 150 186 310 167 3,026 2,969 Nov : 261 227 319 141 3,010 2,954 Dec : 206 187 246 132 3,014 2,924 : Total : 3,048 2,927 3,198 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : 805 811 681 738 894 663 834 FL : 497 611 629 642 564 534 536 GA : 2,231 2,157 2,271 2,149 2,192 2,130 2,194 IN : 4,967 4,883 5,314 5,339 4,943 4,635 5,149 IA : 5,720 4,356 4,893 5,784 6,233 5,094 5,235 MN : 1,319 1,360 1,716 1,317 1,303 1,708 1,416 PA : 4,540 4,094 4,867 4,402 4,200 4,884 3,815 : Oth Sts 1/ : 15,576 16,201 16,614 17,725 18,431 15,496 16,402 : US : 35,655 34,473 36,985 38,096 38,760 35,144 35,581 :----------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :----------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------ : AR : 1,035 794 733 967 716 9,671 FL : 571 550 606 647 700 7,087 GA : 2,258 2,248 1,920 1,855 2,319 25,924 IN : 4,941 4,843 4,204 4,277 4,766 58,261 IA : 5,857 5,302 4,855 4,630 5,228 63,187 MN : 1,476 1,662 1,200 1,616 1,493 17,586 PA : 4,661 4,381 3,569 3,544 4,349 51,306 : Oth Sts 1/ : 14,890 15,962 15,070 13,618 12,542 188,527 : US : 35,689 35,742 32,157 31,154 32,113 421,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AR : 806 814 730 695 965 829 824 FL : 665 620 571 563 692 780 812 GA : 2,500 2,229 2,450 2,429 2,429 2,376 2,407 IN : 5,269 4,197 4,878 4,893 5,091 5,023 4,888 IA : 5,402 5,101 5,915 6,398 6,561 6,311 6,297 MN : 1,436 1,465 1,451 1,451 1,130 1,130 1,100 PA : 4,353 3,709 4,012 4,740 4,247 4,249 4,685 : Oth Sts 1/ : 13,090 12,375 16,768 16,635 16,516 15,904 14,553 : US 2003 : 33,521 30,510 36,775 37,804 37,631 36,602 35,566 : US 2002 : 35,655 34,473 36,985 38,096 38,760 35,144 35,581 : 2003 as % : of 2002 : 94 89 99 99 97 104 100 :----------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :----------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------ : AR : 1,028 836 777 943 702 9,949 FL : 697 596 685 688 742 8,111 GA : 2,429 2,371 2,360 1,728 2,123 27,831 IN : 4,745 5,247 4,756 4,023 4,791 57,801 IA : 5,237 6,365 6,030 4,989 6,529 71,135 MN : 1,116 1,108 1,112 1,110 1,112 14,721 PA : 4,513 5,308 5,111 3,873 4,623 53,423 : Oth Sts 1/ : 13,434 13,932 13,981 12,887 13,023 173,098 : US 2003 : 33,199 35,763 34,812 30,241 33,645 416,069 : US 2002 : 35,689 35,742 32,157 31,154 32,113 421,549 : 2003 as % : of 2002 : 93 100 108 97 105 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 4,704 4,377 5,085 4,339 E North Central : 6,763 7,190 7,413 7,712 W North Central : 6,357 6,363 6,534 5,700 South Atlantic : 4,285 4,463 4,108 4,677 South Central : 5,033 5,012 5,117 5,049 West : 4,302 4,929 5,080 5,751 : US : 31,444 32,334 33,337 33,228 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,014 5,046 4,454 4,752 E North Central : 7,278 6,692 7,276 6,868 W North Central : 7,675 6,721 5,889 7,821 South Atlantic : 4,949 3,840 4,852 3,916 South Central : 5,366 5,416 5,068 5,195 West : 5,712 4,734 4,511 4,287 : US : 35,994 32,449 32,050 32,839 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 4,959 4,560 3,973 4,520 E North Central : 6,911 5,500 6,458 5,479 W North Central : 7,164 6,299 5,912 6,133 South Atlantic : 4,558 3,739 4,430 3,337 South Central : 5,040 5,241 4,705 5,045 West : 4,564 4,549 4,464 4,616 : US : 33,196 29,888 29,942 29,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 4,320 3,875 4,345 5,056 E North Central : 6,033 5,034 6,303 8,215 W North Central : 6,216 6,289 6,393 7,735 South Atlantic : 2,937 2,852 2,838 2,883 South Central : 5,721 5,140 5,332 5,767 West : 4,988 4,240 5,239 5,224 : US : 30,215 27,430 30,450 34,880 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 4,334 4,768 4,945 4,861 E North Central : 8,631 7,297 6,840 7,100 W North Central : 8,792 7,412 7,509 7,503 South Atlantic : 2,909 2,910 2,703 2,556 South Central : 5,568 5,193 5,101 5,099 West : 4,995 6,054 5,000 3,597 : US : 35,229 33,634 32,098 30,716 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,317 5,398 5,002 5,249 E North Central : 7,318 5,899 5,715 7,763 W North Central : 7,255 6,791 7,123 8,173 South Atlantic : 2,469 2,406 2,040 2,152 South Central : 4,941 4,760 4,827 5,314 West : 4,863 4,496 4,381 4,009 : US : 32,163 29,750 29,088 32,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : East : West :North & : : :--------------------------: North : North : South : South : West Month : : :2003 As:Central : Central :Atlantic:Central : : 2002 : 2003 :Percent:-------------------------------------------- : : :Of 2002: 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 32,126 30,804 96 4,860 11,494 9,363 2,548 2,539 Feb : 31,890 30,695 96 4,794 11,292 9,569 2,529 2,511 Mar : 32,596 31,271 96 4,816 11,954 9,171 2,886 2,444 Apr : 32,733 31,951 98 4,869 11,921 9,551 2,764 2,846 May : 32,504 32,053 99 5,010 11,899 9,898 2,459 2,787 Jun : 32,903 33,026 100 4,817 11,863 10,071 2,559 3,716 Jul : 32,445 32,021 99 4,687 11,726 9,673 2,461 3,474 Aug : 32,236 32,519 101 5,102 11,679 9,842 2,204 3,692 Sep : 29,493 28,404 96 4,604 11,341 8,318 2,208 1,933 Oct : 29,230 28,081 96 4,374 11,247 8,506 2,342 1,612 Nov : 30,385 28,650 94 4,534 10,169 9,564 2,447 1,936 Dec : 30,089 28,392 94 4,674 10,995 8,556 2,315 1,852 : : Poults Placed 1/ :----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------------------ 1,000 ----------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 25,880 25,389 98 3,849 9,233 8,258 2,073 1,976 Feb : 24,266 23,833 98 3,539 9,227 7,065 2,104 1,898 Mar : 25,746 24,902 97 3,773 9,319 7,642 2,230 1,938 Apr : 26,184 24,938 95 3,700 8,926 8,051 2,079 2,182 May : 25,551 25,111 98 3,832 9,261 7,988 1,944 2,086 Jun : 24,409 25,422 104 3,486 8,994 8,084 2,044 2,814 Jul : 25,646 25,330 99 3,649 9,197 8,072 1,882 2,530 Aug : 24,924 24,036 96 3,541 8,795 7,399 1,708 2,593 Sep : 22,670 22,171 98 3,559 8,796 6,608 1,758 1,450 Oct : 23,811 22,805 96 3,359 9,141 7,091 1,934 1,280 Nov : 23,987 22,155 92 3,448 8,238 6,922 1,983 1,564 Dec : 23,977 23,424 98 3,588 8,946 7,543 1,890 1,457 : Total :297,051 289,516 97 43,323 108,073 90,723 23,629 23,768 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regional placements refer to poults placed from hatcheries located in that region, and not the actual location of the birds after placement. Excludes exported poults. Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 2003 and 2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Incubator Geographic : Hatcheries : Egg Capacity Region :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Number ----- -------- 1,000 -------- : : Chicken Hatcheries : North Atlantic : 24 25 26,256 23,025 E North Central : 24 26 24,615 22,320 W North Central : 35 33 52,419 51,522 South Atlantic : 93 90 301,274 293,982 South Central : 116 117 417,114 393,986 West : 25 25 39,438 44,607 : US : 317 316 861,116 829,442 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkey Hatcheries : E North Central : 9 9 5,628 5,734 W North Central : 19 18 15,018 14,973 N & S Atlantic : 20 20 15,415 15,534 South Central : 3 3 2,434 2,434 West : 7 6 7,021 6,321 : US : 58 56 45,516 44,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hatchery capacity is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacities are included. Regional Listing: North Atlantic: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Index Page Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched During the Month, by 19 Selected States and United States, 2002-2003 . . . 2 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month, by Region and United States, 2002-2003 . . . . . . . . 6 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States, Weeks Ending October 5, 2002 to December 28, 2002. . . . 8 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States, Weeks Ending January 4, 2003 to December 27, 2003. . . .11 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States, Week Ending January 3, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks: United States Placements and Total Worldwide Placements, 2001-200322 Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched During the Month, Selected States and United States, 2002-2003. . . . . .24 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month, by Region and United States, 2002-2003 . . . . . . . . .26 Egg-Type Pullet Chicks Intended for Hatchery Supply Flocks: United States Placements, 2001-2003. . . . . . . . . . .23 Hatchery Numbers and Egg Capacity by Region and United States: January 1, 2003 and 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poult Placements, by Region and United States, Monthly 2002-2003 . . . . . 28 Released April 16, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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