Pou 2-2 (2-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 11, 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 February 7, 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 83 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 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 7, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through February 7, 2004 were 1.00 billion, 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 18, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,693 29,753 *29,293 29,462 29,084 29,171 AR : 30,893 31,084 31,324 30,728 30,944 30,374 DE : 3,678 3,749 3,829 3,917 3,624 3,710 FL : 1,329 1,348 1,359 1,364 1,347 1,364 GA : 33,517 33,030 *33,059 32,451 33,063 33,374 KY : 6,626 *6,646 6,517 5,619 *6,459 7,254 LA : 3,588 3,608 3,662 3,666 3,657 3,673 MD : 8,858 8,842 8,868 8,680 *8,840 8,570 MS : 19,073 19,115 19,344 18,957 19,207 18,928 NC : 17,561 18,144 *17,817 17,855 17,573 18,097 OK : 6,263 6,394 6,247 6,423 5,655 6,338 PA : 3,351 3,337 3,667 *3,749 3,501 3,694 SC : 3,659 3,690 3,702 3,683 *3,646 3,638 TX : *14,449 *14,715 *14,798 *14,785 *14,754 14,785 VA : 6,220 6,273 6,230 6,266 6,129 6,363 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,789 *16,801 *17,011 17,135 *16,897 17,313 : 19 State Total :*205,547 *206,529 *206,727 *204,740 *204,380 206,646 : Previous Year Total : 204,119 203,492 202,802 204,707 203,905 202,772 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 100 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,775 21,719 21,967 22,008 22,264 21,502 AR : 24,457 24,747 25,061 23,942 23,910 24,701 DE : 4,201 4,224 5,447 5,397 *5,369 4,860 FL : 1,736 1,609 1,637 1,561 1,603 1,859 GA : 26,469 24,976 26,153 25,937 25,636 25,780 KY : 5,885 5,742 5,541 5,744 *5,254 5,592 LA : 3,802 3,823 3,477 3,640 3,668 3,702 MD : 6,470 6,186 4,842 4,698 *5,461 5,508 MS : 16,528 16,012 16,632 16,314 *16,402 16,598 NC : 14,162 14,017 14,115 13,863 *14,303 14,056 OK : 5,505 4,995 4,471 4,648 5,250 4,902 PA : 2,612 2,591 2,626 *2,533 2,527 2,631 SC : 3,776 4,437 3,467 4,308 *4,204 4,087 TX : 11,457 *11,999 *12,018 *11,865 *12,098 12,165 VA : 5,386 5,088 4,798 4,779 4,751 5,634 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,177 *14,604 *14,277 *14,278 *15,393 15,202 : 19 State Total : 168,398 *166,769 *166,529 *165,515 *168,093 168,779 : Previous Year Total : 164,413 162,132 163,604 166,045 166,420 164,887 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 100 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised