Pou 2-2 (6-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 2, 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 29, 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 29, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through May 29, 2004 were 3.76 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 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,451 30,840 *30,508 30,590 30,879 30,317 AR : 32,020 31,803 31,961 31,494 32,157 31,991 DE : 3,833 3,741 3,740 3,857 3,871 3,935 FL : 1,367 1,389 *1,378 1,364 1,389 1,389 GA : *33,198 *32,874 *32,689 32,994 33,121 33,203 KY : *6,971 *7,065 7,033 7,121 *7,120 7,091 LA : 3,984 3,998 4,014 3,998 3,892 3,890 MD : 8,921 8,887 8,901 8,900 8,990 9,008 MS : 19,358 19,367 19,301 19,393 19,363 19,670 NC : 18,789 18,473 *18,817 18,905 18,488 18,406 OK : 6,746 6,605 6,588 6,684 6,500 6,646 PA : 3,851 3,688 3,921 3,948 *3,762 3,273 SC : 3,748 3,759 3,760 3,774 3,781 3,738 TX : 15,339 15,324 15,475 15,463 15,274 15,374 VA : 6,529 6,642 6,653 6,644 6,675 6,747 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,002 *18,001 18,066 *17,908 *17,965 17,859 : 19 State Total :*213,107 *212,456 *212,805 *213,037 *213,227 212,537 : Previous Year Total : 207,999 209,166 206,679 210,125 211,168 210,125 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,935 22,043 22,735 21,805 22,568 22,028 AR : 25,051 26,143 26,707 *25,698 *25,239 25,670 DE : 5,051 4,537 4,686 4,511 5,286 5,454 FL : 1,416 1,461 1,495 1,640 1,526 1,586 GA : 26,245 27,041 26,700 26,986 *26,428 25,256 KY : 6,002 5,964 *6,176 *6,094 *5,700 5,962 LA : 3,796 3,725 4,070 3,744 3,813 4,172 MD : 5,879 6,238 5,689 6,439 4,937 5,380 MS : 17,317 16,924 16,915 16,807 16,785 17,093 NC : 14,916 15,498 15,200 15,013 15,161 15,545 OK : 5,650 4,652 3,929 5,001 5,680 4,219 PA : 2,722 2,775 2,902 2,874 *2,768 2,782 SC : 4,006 3,723 4,352 3,863 3,954 5,174 TX : 12,850 12,826 12,858 12,769 12,876 13,135 VA : 5,197 5,210 5,236 5,609 5,731 5,264 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,459 16,416 14,981 *15,652 *15,816 15,556 : 19 State Total : 173,492 175,176 *174,631 *174,505 *174,268 174,276 : Previous Year Total : 172,080 172,351 171,830 170,953 172,110 170,346 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised