Pou 2-2 (1-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 21, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 17, 2004. This was up 2 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 17, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through January 17, 2004 were 502 million, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 28, 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 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,633 29,084 *29,714 29,693 29,586 29,543 AR : 30,992 30,777 31,091 30,893 31,084 31,324 DE : 3,805 3,777 3,696 3,678 3,749 3,829 FL : 1,354 1,353 1,353 1,329 1,348 1,359 GA : 33,453 *32,541 *33,064 33,440 32,700 33,168 KY : 6,994 *6,862 *6,883 6,626 6,586 6,449 LA : 3,847 3,784 3,452 3,588 3,608 3,662 MD : 8,868 8,884 8,793 8,858 *8,845 8,867 MS : 19,396 19,182 18,908 19,073 19,115 19,344 NC : 18,121 17,890 *17,868 17,861 18,192 17,864 OK : 6,371 6,442 6,213 6,263 6,394 6,247 PA : *3,641 *3,754 *3,847 *3,351 *3,342 3,650 SC : 3,861 3,517 3,614 3,659 3,690 3,702 TX : 13,879 14,588 14,638 14,328 14,695 14,800 VA : 6,349 6,325 6,174 6,220 6,273 6,230 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,735 *16,638 *16,692 *16,790 *16,797 17,021 : 19 State Total :*207,299 *205,398 *206,000 *205,650 *206,004 207,059 : Previous Year Total : 203,251 200,056 201,018 204,119 203,492 202,802 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,878 21,230 21,883 21,775 21,719 21,967 AR : 23,280 24,764 25,698 24,457 24,747 25,061 DE : 4,689 4,857 4,230 4,201 *4,354 5,224 FL : 1,420 1,827 1,703 1,736 *1,609 1,637 GA : 24,681 25,971 *26,178 26,469 *24,976 26,211 KY : 5,849 5,845 *5,899 5,885 *5,742 5,649 LA : 3,933 3,554 3,708 3,802 3,823 3,477 MD : 5,942 6,101 6,495 6,470 *6,143 5,049 MS : 15,804 16,328 16,463 16,528 16,012 16,632 NC : 14,354 14,608 13,481 14,162 14,017 14,115 OK : 5,512 4,383 3,879 5,505 4,995 4,471 PA : *2,669 *2,678 *2,653 *2,612 *2,563 2,653 SC : 3,842 4,469 3,928 3,776 4,437 3,467 TX : 12,292 12,356 11,822 11,457 11,982 12,001 VA : 5,285 5,131 4,896 5,386 *5,088 4,798 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,300 *16,402 *15,411 *14,177 *14,599 14,063 : 19 State Total :*166,730 *170,504 *168,327 *168,398 *166,806 166,475 : Previous Year Total : 163,147 164,898 162,414 164,413 162,132 163,604 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 104 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised