Pou 2-2 (5-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 26, 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 22, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 22, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through May 22, 2004 were 3.58 billion, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * 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 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,040 30,451 *30,840 30,556 30,590 30,879 AR : 31,979 32,020 31,803 31,961 31,494 32,157 DE : 3,648 3,833 3,741 3,740 3,857 3,871 FL : 1,345 1,367 *1,389 1,348 1,364 1,389 GA : 33,291 33,174 32,862 32,369 *32,994 33,121 KY : 7,193 6,898 *7,138 *7,033 *7,121 7,129 LA : 3,980 3,984 3,998 4,014 3,998 3,892 MD : 8,847 8,921 8,887 8,901 8,900 8,990 MS : 19,480 19,358 19,367 19,301 19,393 19,363 NC : 19,029 18,789 *18,473 19,006 18,905 18,488 OK : 6,793 6,746 6,605 6,588 *6,684 6,500 PA : 3,861 3,851 3,688 3,921 *3,948 3,648 SC : 3,768 3,748 3,759 3,760 3,774 3,781 TX : 15,334 15,339 15,324 15,475 15,463 15,274 VA : 6,518 6,529 6,642 6,653 6,644 6,675 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,868 *18,002 17,993 18,066 17,911 17,932 : 19 State Total : 213,974 *213,010 *212,509 *212,692 *213,040 213,089 : Previous Year Total : 208,865 207,999 209,166 206,679 210,125 211,168 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 103 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,798 21,935 22,043 22,735 21,805 22,568 AR : 25,204 25,051 26,143 26,707 *25,672 25,235 DE : 4,959 5,051 4,537 4,686 *4,511 5,286 FL : 1,502 1,416 1,461 1,495 1,640 1,526 GA : 26,283 26,245 27,041 26,700 *26,986 26,553 KY : 5,894 6,002 *5,964 *6,141 *6,074 6,205 LA : 3,414 3,796 3,725 4,070 3,744 3,813 MD : 5,897 5,879 6,238 5,689 *6,439 4,937 MS : 16,741 17,317 16,924 16,915 16,807 16,785 NC : 15,076 14,916 15,498 15,200 15,013 15,161 OK : 5,261 5,650 4,652 3,929 5,001 5,680 PA : 2,626 2,722 2,775 2,902 *2,874 2,702 SC : 4,375 4,006 3,723 4,352 3,863 3,954 TX : 12,672 12,850 12,826 12,858 12,769 12,876 VA : 5,236 5,197 5,210 5,236 5,609 5,731 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,316 15,459 16,416 14,981 *15,647 15,814 : 19 State Total : 173,254 173,492 *175,176 *174,596 *174,454 174,826 : Previous Year Total : 168,183 172,080 172,351 171,830 170,953 172,110 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised