Pou 2-2 (4-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 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 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 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 17, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through April 17, 2004 were 2.71 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 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,067 29,743 *30,238 30,354 30,392 30,883 AR : 31,225 31,636 31,331 31,453 31,786 31,899 DE : 3,716 3,611 3,834 3,738 *3,833 3,650 FL : 1,334 1,349 1,337 1,343 1,339 1,345 GA : 32,833 32,201 32,685 32,159 33,150 33,291 KY : 7,013 *6,598 *7,095 7,249 6,722 7,281 LA : 3,742 3,742 3,787 3,877 3,966 3,981 MD : 8,826 8,923 8,875 8,908 8,882 8,847 MS : 19,173 19,113 19,179 19,459 *19,465 19,480 NC : 18,925 19,243 *18,746 19,033 19,277 19,070 OK : 6,442 6,568 6,585 6,526 6,720 6,625 PA : 3,997 4,028 *3,782 *3,793 *3,884 3,861 SC : 3,836 3,694 3,781 3,392 3,783 3,768 TX : 15,070 15,093 15,382 15,421 15,359 15,346 VA : 6,606 6,734 6,834 6,662 6,668 6,518 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,796 17,829 17,738 17,604 17,837 17,817 : 19 State Total : 210,601 *210,105 *211,209 *210,971 *213,063 213,662 : Previous Year Total : 205,149 206,389 205,114 210,077 209,276 208,865 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 100 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,839 22,282 21,787 21,846 21,649 21,798 AR : 25,314 24,832 24,554 25,018 *25,371 24,924 DE : 4,799 5,372 4,928 4,750 *4,890 5,174 FL : 1,791 1,622 1,507 1,540 1,494 1,502 GA : 26,331 26,135 25,683 26,963 25,446 25,137 KY : 5,957 5,632 5,760 5,801 *5,760 5,990 LA : 3,605 3,957 3,870 3,778 *4,043 3,430 MD : 5,633 5,099 5,890 5,934 *5,436 5,714 MS : 16,503 16,357 16,580 16,617 *16,600 16,741 NC : 15,145 14,689 14,615 15,120 15,060 15,076 OK : 5,038 5,545 5,278 5,033 4,236 4,734 PA : 2,622 2,778 *2,856 *2,776 *2,784 2,626 SC : 3,721 4,097 4,714 4,179 4,526 4,367 TX : 12,329 12,403 12,413 12,504 12,529 12,666 VA : 4,992 5,685 5,606 5,236 5,668 5,236 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,079 15,298 16,306 16,069 16,250 16,307 : 19 State Total : 170,698 171,783 *172,347 *173,164 *171,742 171,422 : Previous Year Total : 167,457 169,357 169,739 167,995 169,177 168,183 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised