Pou 2-2 (2-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 4, 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 31, 2004. This was up slightly 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 31, 2004. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through January 31, 2004 were 835 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 11, 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 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,714 29,693 *29,753 29,543 29,462 29,084 AR : 31,091 30,893 31,084 31,324 *30,728 30,944 DE : 3,696 3,678 3,749 3,829 3,917 3,624 FL : 1,353 1,329 1,348 1,359 1,364 1,347 GA : 33,078 33,517 *33,030 33,166 32,451 33,063 KY : 6,883 6,626 6,586 *6,517 *5,619 6,462 LA : 3,452 3,588 3,608 3,662 3,666 3,657 MD : 8,793 8,858 8,842 8,868 8,680 8,810 MS : 18,908 19,073 19,115 19,344 18,957 19,207 NC : 17,868 17,561 *18,144 17,864 *17,855 17,573 OK : 6,213 6,263 6,394 6,247 6,423 5,655 PA : 3,847 3,351 *3,337 *3,667 *3,748 3,501 SC : 3,614 3,659 3,690 3,702 3,683 3,701 TX : 14,638 14,428 14,695 14,800 14,787 14,756 VA : 6,174 6,220 6,273 6,230 6,266 6,129 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,692 16,790 16,797 17,021 *17,135 17,191 : 19 State Total : 206,014 205,527 *206,445 *207,143 *204,741 204,704 : Previous Year Total : 201,018 204,119 203,492 202,802 204,707 203,905 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 102 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,883 21,775 21,719 21,967 22,008 22,264 AR : 25,698 24,457 24,747 25,061 *23,942 23,910 DE : 4,230 4,201 4,224 5,447 5,397 5,367 FL : 1,703 1,736 1,609 1,637 1,561 1,603 GA : 26,178 26,469 24,976 26,153 25,937 25,636 KY : 5,899 5,885 5,742 *5,541 *5,744 5,559 LA : 3,708 3,802 3,823 3,477 3,640 3,668 MD : 6,495 6,470 6,186 4,842 4,698 5,459 MS : 16,463 16,528 16,012 16,632 16,314 16,391 NC : 13,481 14,162 14,017 14,115 *13,863 14,093 OK : 3,879 5,505 4,995 4,471 4,648 5,250 PA : 2,653 2,612 *2,591 *2,626 *2,530 2,527 SC : 3,928 3,776 4,437 3,467 4,308 4,331 TX : 11,822 11,457 11,982 12,001 11,848 12,081 VA : 4,896 5,386 5,088 4,798 4,779 4,751 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,412 14,177 14,602 14,279 *14,277 15,441 : 19 State Total : 168,328 168,398 *166,750 *166,514 *165,494 168,331 : Previous Year Total : 162,414 164,413 162,132 163,604 166,045 166,420 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 102 103 102 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised