Pou 2-2 (4-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 10, 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 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 10, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through April 10, 2004 were 2.54 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 April 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,113 30,067 *29,743 29,773 30,354 30,392 AR : 31,160 31,225 31,636 31,331 31,453 31,786 DE : 3,818 3,716 3,611 3,834 3,738 3,830 FL : 1,359 1,334 1,349 1,337 1,343 1,339 GA : 32,655 32,833 32,201 32,685 32,159 33,150 KY : *7,175 *7,013 6,685 7,176 *7,249 6,722 LA : 3,787 3,742 3,742 3,787 3,877 3,966 MD : 8,861 8,826 8,923 8,875 *8,908 8,882 MS : 19,219 19,173 19,113 19,179 19,459 19,347 NC : 18,484 18,925 *19,243 18,611 19,033 19,277 OK : 6,516 6,442 6,568 6,585 6,526 6,720 PA : 3,877 3,997 4,028 *3,877 *3,913 3,881 SC : 3,781 3,836 3,694 3,781 3,392 3,783 TX : *15,047 *15,070 *15,093 *15,382 *15,421 15,359 VA : 6,544 6,606 6,734 6,834 6,662 6,668 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,917 *17,796 17,829 17,738 *17,604 17,837 : 19 State Total :*210,313 *210,601 *210,192 *210,785 *211,091 212,939 : Previous Year Total : 207,539 204,958 206,460 205,168 210,423 209,388 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 102 103 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,665 21,839 22,282 21,787 21,846 21,649 AR : 25,837 25,314 24,832 24,554 25,018 25,230 DE : 4,145 4,799 5,372 4,928 *4,750 4,876 FL : 1,718 1,791 1,622 1,507 1,540 1,494 GA : 26,205 26,331 26,135 25,683 *26,963 25,446 KY : 5,716 5,957 5,632 *5,760 *5,801 5,785 LA : 3,522 3,605 3,957 3,870 3,778 4,036 MD : 6,312 5,633 5,099 5,890 *5,934 5,452 MS : 16,485 16,503 *16,357 *16,580 16,617 16,551 NC : 14,409 *15,145 14,689 14,615 15,120 15,060 OK : 4,087 5,038 5,545 5,278 5,033 4,236 PA : 2,668 2,622 2,778 *2,876 *2,822 2,778 SC : 3,980 3,721 4,097 4,714 4,179 4,526 TX : *12,295 *12,329 *12,403 *12,413 *12,504 12,529 VA : 5,093 4,992 5,685 5,606 *5,236 5,668 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,071 15,079 15,298 16,306 *16,069 16,250 : 19 State Total :*169,208 *170,698 *171,783 *172,367 *173,210 171,566 : Previous Year Total : 165,230 167,239 169,125 169,325 167,811 168,725 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised