Pou 2-2 (1-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 28, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 24, 2004. This was up slightly 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 24, 2004. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through January 24, 2004 were 667 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 February 4, 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 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,084 29,714 29,693 29,586 29,543 29,462 AR : 30,777 31,091 30,893 31,084 31,324 30,709 DE : 3,777 3,696 3,678 3,749 3,829 3,917 FL : 1,353 1,353 1,329 1,348 1,359 1,364 GA : *32,661 *33,078 *33,517 *32,686 *33,166 32,451 KY : 6,862 6,883 6,626 6,586 *6,564 5,666 LA : 3,784 3,452 3,588 3,608 3,662 3,666 MD : 8,884 8,793 8,858 *8,842 *8,868 8,680 MS : 19,182 18,908 19,073 19,115 19,344 18,957 NC : 17,890 17,868 *17,561 18,192 17,864 18,185 OK : 6,442 6,213 6,263 6,394 6,247 6,423 PA : 3,754 3,847 3,351 3,342 3,650 3,641 SC : 3,517 3,614 3,659 3,690 3,702 3,683 TX : 14,588 14,638 *14,428 14,695 14,800 14,787 VA : 6,325 6,174 6,220 6,273 6,230 6,266 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,647 16,692 16,790 16,797 17,021 17,143 : 19 State Total :*205,527 *206,014 *205,527 *205,987 *207,173 205,000 : Previous Year Total : 200,056 201,018 204,119 203,492 202,802 204,707 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 101 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,230 21,883 21,775 21,719 21,967 22,008 AR : 24,764 25,698 24,457 24,747 25,061 23,939 DE : 4,857 4,230 4,201 *4,224 *5,447 5,397 FL : 1,827 1,703 1,736 1,609 1,637 1,561 GA : 25,971 26,178 26,469 24,976 *26,153 25,937 KY : 5,845 5,899 5,885 5,742 *5,574 5,734 LA : 3,554 3,708 3,802 3,823 3,477 3,640 MD : 6,101 6,495 6,470 *6,186 *4,842 4,698 MS : 16,328 16,463 16,528 16,012 16,632 16,314 NC : 14,608 13,481 14,162 14,017 14,115 13,810 OK : 4,383 3,879 5,505 4,995 4,471 4,648 PA : 2,678 2,653 2,612 2,563 2,653 2,456 SC : 4,469 3,928 3,776 4,437 3,467 4,308 TX : 12,356 11,822 11,457 11,982 12,001 11,848 VA : 5,131 4,896 5,386 5,088 4,798 4,779 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,402 *15,412 14,177 *14,602 *14,279 14,282 : 19 State Total : 170,504 *168,328 168,398 *166,722 *166,574 165,359 : Previous Year Total : 164,898 162,414 164,413 162,132 163,604 166,045 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 102 103 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised