Pou 2-2 (5-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 5, 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 May 1, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 1, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through May 1, 2004 were 3.06 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 May 12, 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 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,238 30,610 *30,353 30,883 30,956 30,795 AR : 31,331 31,453 31,786 31,899 31,945 31,524 DE : 3,834 3,738 3,833 3,648 *3,833 3,741 FL : 1,337 1,343 1,339 1,345 1,342 1,339 GA : 32,645 *32,253 33,220 33,291 33,174 32,862 KY : 7,095 7,341 6,723 7,193 6,898 7,169 LA : 3,787 3,877 3,966 *3,980 *3,984 3,998 MD : 8,875 8,908 8,882 8,847 8,921 8,887 MS : 19,179 19,459 19,465 19,480 *19,358 19,367 NC : 18,746 19,156 *19,020 19,070 18,921 18,736 OK : 6,585 6,526 6,720 6,793 6,746 6,706 PA : 3,782 3,793 3,884 3,861 *3,955 3,769 SC : 3,781 3,392 3,783 3,768 3,748 3,759 TX : 15,382 15,421 15,359 15,346 15,351 15,336 VA : 6,834 6,662 6,668 6,518 6,529 6,642 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,757 *17,682 *17,834 17,861 *17,871 18,001 : 19 State Total :*211,188 *211,614 *212,835 *213,783 *213,532 212,631 : Previous Year Total : 205,114 210,077 209,276 208,865 207,999 209,166 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,787 21,846 21,649 21,798 21,935 22,043 AR : 24,554 25,018 25,371 25,120 *24,990 25,916 DE : 4,928 4,750 4,890 4,959 *5,051 4,352 FL : 1,507 1,540 1,494 1,502 1,416 1,461 GA : 25,683 26,963 25,506 26,269 *26,238 27,127 KY : 5,760 5,801 5,751 5,894 *6,002 5,946 LA : 3,870 3,778 4,043 *3,414 *3,796 3,730 MD : 5,890 5,934 5,436 5,897 *5,879 6,378 MS : 16,580 16,617 16,600 16,741 *17,317 16,924 NC : 14,615 15,120 15,060 15,076 14,916 15,391 OK : 5,278 5,033 4,236 5,261 5,650 4,652 PA : 2,856 2,776 2,784 2,626 *2,700 2,801 SC : 4,714 4,179 4,526 4,367 *3,998 3,715 TX : 12,413 12,504 12,529 12,666 12,844 12,821 VA : 5,606 5,236 5,668 5,236 5,197 5,210 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,306 *16,057 *16,265 *16,316 *15,459 16,511 : 19 State Total : 172,347 *173,152 *171,808 *173,142 *173,388 174,978 : Previous Year Total : 169,739 167,995 169,177 168,183 172,080 172,351 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised