Pou 2-2 (5-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 12, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 8, 2004. This was up 3 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 8, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through May 8, 2004 were 3.23 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 19, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,610 30,353 *31,040 30,956 30,795 30,556 AR : 31,453 *31,533 *31,979 31,945 *31,803 31,961 DE : 3,738 3,833 3,648 3,833 3,741 3,739 FL : 1,343 1,339 1,345 1,342 1,339 1,348 GA : 32,253 33,220 33,291 33,174 32,862 32,369 KY : 7,341 *6,786 7,193 6,898 7,169 6,954 LA : 3,877 3,966 3,980 3,984 3,998 3,988 MD : 8,908 8,882 8,847 8,921 8,887 8,901 MS : 19,459 19,465 19,480 19,358 19,367 19,301 NC : 19,156 19,020 *19,029 18,921 *18,569 19,023 OK : 6,526 6,720 6,793 6,746 *6,605 6,588 PA : 3,793 3,884 3,861 *3,916 *3,851 3,886 SC : 3,392 3,783 3,768 3,748 3,759 3,760 TX : *15,428 *15,366 *15,334 *15,339 *15,324 15,475 VA : 6,662 6,668 6,518 6,529 6,642 6,653 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,682 17,834 *17,868 17,871 *17,993 18,055 : 19 State Total :*211,621 *212,652 *213,974 *213,481 *212,704 212,557 : Previous Year Total : 210,077 209,276 208,865 207,999 209,166 206,679 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 103 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,846 21,649 21,798 21,935 22,043 22,735 AR : 25,018 25,371 25,120 *24,968 *25,959 26,540 DE : 4,750 4,890 4,959 5,051 4,352 4,678 FL : 1,540 1,494 1,502 1,416 1,461 1,495 GA : 26,963 25,506 26,269 26,238 *27,035 27,069 KY : 5,801 5,751 5,894 6,002 *5,967 6,116 LA : 3,778 4,043 3,414 3,796 *3,725 4,068 MD : 5,934 5,436 5,897 5,879 6,378 5,670 MS : 16,617 16,600 16,741 17,317 16,924 16,915 NC : 15,120 15,060 15,076 14,916 *15,498 15,179 OK : 5,033 4,236 5,261 5,650 4,652 3,929 PA : 2,776 2,784 2,626 *2,688 *2,710 2,816 SC : 4,179 4,526 4,367 3,998 3,715 4,344 TX : 12,504 *12,535 *12,672 *12,850 *12,826 12,858 VA : 5,236 5,668 5,236 5,197 5,210 5,236 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,057 16,265 16,316 15,459 *16,516 14,980 : 19 State Total : 173,152 *171,814 *173,148 *173,360 *174,971 174,628 : Previous Year Total : 167,995 169,177 168,183 172,080 172,351 171,830 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised