Pou 2-2 (1-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 14, 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 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 10, 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 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 10, 2003. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 27, 2003 through January 10, 2004 were 335 million, up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 21, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,379 29,633 *29,084 29,725 29,693 29,586 AR : 30,882 30,992 30,777 31,091 30,893 31,084 DE : 3,828 3,805 3,777 3,696 3,678 3,749 FL : 1,354 1,354 1,353 1,353 1,329 1,348 GA : 32,766 33,453 *32,513 32,909 33,440 32,700 KY : *6,701 *6,994 6,786 *6,732 *6,626 6,586 LA : 3,832 3,847 3,784 3,452 3,588 3,608 MD : 8,763 8,868 8,884 8,793 8,858 8,869 MS : 19,237 19,396 19,182 18,908 19,073 19,115 NC : 16,278 *18,121 *17,890 17,187 17,861 18,192 OK : 6,358 6,371 6,442 6,213 6,263 6,394 PA : 3,795 3,633 3,745 3,838 *3,754 3,774 SC : 3,794 3,861 3,517 3,614 3,659 3,690 TX : 14,151 13,879 *14,588 *14,638 *14,328 14,695 VA : 6,438 6,349 6,325 6,174 6,220 6,273 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,820 *16,735 *16,770 *17,009 *17,083 16,873 : 19 State Total :*204,376 *207,291 *205,417 *205,332 *206,346 206,536 : Previous Year Total : 199,994 203,251 200,056 201,018 204,119 203,492 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,822 21,878 21,230 21,883 21,775 21,719 AR : 22,786 23,280 24,764 25,698 24,457 24,747 DE : 4,892 4,689 4,857 4,230 4,201 4,467 FL : 1,644 1,420 1,827 1,703 1,736 1,622 GA : *24,940 *24,681 25,971 *25,972 *26,469 24,882 KY : 5,432 5,849 *5,845 *5,509 *5,885 5,715 LA : 3,868 3,933 3,554 3,708 3,802 3,823 MD : 5,299 5,942 6,101 6,495 6,470 6,113 MS : 15,738 15,804 16,328 16,463 16,528 16,012 NC : 14,550 14,354 14,608 13,481 14,162 14,017 OK : 5,858 5,512 4,383 3,879 5,505 4,995 PA : 2,663 2,700 2,650 2,642 *2,523 2,592 SC : 4,273 3,842 4,469 3,928 3,776 4,437 TX : 12,030 12,292 12,356 11,822 11,457 11,982 VA : 5,822 5,285 5,131 4,896 5,386 4,981 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,006 *15,300 *15,774 *15,191 *14,198 14,893 : 19 State Total :*167,623 *166,761 *169,848 *167,500 *168,330 166,997 : Previous Year Total : 161,841 163,147 164,898 162,414 164,413 162,132 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 102 103 103 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised