Pou 2-2 (5-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 19, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 15, 2004. This was up 1 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 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 15, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through May 15, 2004 were 3.41 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 26, 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 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,353 31,040 *30,451 30,795 30,556 30,590 AR : 31,533 31,979 *32,020 31,803 31,961 31,494 DE : 3,833 3,648 3,833 3,741 *3,740 3,857 FL : 1,339 1,345 *1,367 1,339 1,348 1,364 GA : *33,297 33,291 33,174 32,862 32,369 33,149 KY : 6,786 7,193 6,898 7,169 6,954 7,027 LA : 3,966 3,980 3,984 3,998 *4,014 3,998 MD : 8,882 8,847 8,921 8,887 8,901 8,900 MS : 19,465 19,480 19,358 19,367 19,301 19,393 NC : 19,020 19,029 *18,789 18,569 *19,006 18,905 OK : 6,720 6,793 6,746 6,605 6,588 6,539 PA : 3,884 3,861 *3,851 *3,688 *3,921 3,853 SC : 3,783 3,768 3,748 3,759 3,760 3,774 TX : 15,366 15,334 15,339 15,324 15,475 15,463 VA : 6,668 6,518 6,529 6,642 6,653 6,644 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,834 17,868 *17,995 17,993 *18,066 17,911 : 19 State Total :*212,729 213,974 *213,003 *212,541 *212,613 212,861 : Previous Year Total : 209,276 208,865 207,999 209,166 206,679 210,125 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,649 21,798 21,935 22,043 22,735 21,805 AR : *25,453 *25,204 *25,051 *26,143 *26,707 25,596 DE : 4,890 4,959 5,051 *4,537 *4,686 4,600 FL : 1,494 1,502 1,416 1,461 1,495 1,640 GA : 25,506 *26,283 *26,245 *27,041 *26,700 26,979 KY : 5,751 5,894 6,002 5,967 6,116 6,064 LA : 4,043 3,414 3,796 3,725 *4,070 3,744 MD : 5,436 5,897 5,879 *6,238 *5,689 6,351 MS : 16,600 16,741 17,317 16,924 16,915 16,807 NC : 15,060 15,076 14,916 15,498 *15,200 15,013 OK : 4,236 5,261 5,650 4,652 3,929 5,001 PA : 2,784 2,626 *2,722 *2,775 *2,902 2,785 SC : *4,533 *4,375 *4,006 *3,723 *4,352 3,863 TX : 12,535 12,672 12,850 12,826 12,858 12,769 VA : 5,668 5,236 5,197 5,210 5,236 5,609 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,265 16,316 15,459 *16,416 *14,981 15,643 : 19 State Total :*171,903 *173,254 *173,492 *175,179 *174,571 174,269 : Previous Year Total : 169,177 168,183 172,080 172,351 171,830 170,953 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 101 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised