Pou 2-2 (6-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 9, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 5, 2004. This was up slightly 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 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 5, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through June 5, 2004 were 3.93 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,840 30,508 30,590 30,879 30,317 30,043 AR : 31,803 31,961 *32,245 32,157 31,991 31,993 DE : 3,741 3,740 3,857 3,871 3,935 3,832 FL : 1,389 1,378 *1,394 1,389 1,389 1,387 GA : 32,874 32,689 *33,164 33,121 33,203 33,046 KY : 7,065 *7,031 7,121 *7,107 *7,129 7,165 LA : 3,998 4,014 3,998 3,892 3,890 3,891 MD : 8,887 8,901 8,900 8,990 *9,007 8,989 MS : 19,367 19,301 19,393 19,363 *19,496 19,529 NC : 18,473 18,817 *18,635 18,488 18,406 18,634 OK : 6,605 6,588 6,684 6,500 *6,559 6,483 PA : 3,688 3,921 3,948 3,762 *3,285 3,660 SC : 3,759 3,760 3,774 3,781 3,738 3,751 TX : *15,313 *15,464 *15,432 *15,243 *15,343 15,093 VA : 6,642 6,653 6,644 6,675 6,747 6,688 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,132 *18,126 17,908 17,965 17,859 17,836 : 19 State Total :*212,576 *212,852 *213,687 *213,183 *212,294 212,020 : Previous Year Total : 209,166 206,679 210,125 211,168 210,125 211,135 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,043 22,735 21,805 22,568 22,028 22,168 AR : 26,143 26,707 25,698 25,239 *25,729 25,792 DE : 4,537 4,686 4,511 5,286 *5,724 5,252 FL : 1,461 1,495 1,640 1,526 1,586 1,480 GA : 27,041 26,700 *26,992 26,428 *25,221 26,315 KY : 5,964 6,176 6,094 *5,728 *5,869 5,927 LA : 3,725 4,070 3,744 3,813 4,172 4,092 MD : 6,238 5,689 6,439 4,937 *5,099 5,560 MS : 16,924 16,915 16,807 16,785 *17,077 17,280 NC : 15,498 15,200 15,013 15,161 *15,618 15,577 OK : 4,652 3,929 5,001 5,680 4,219 4,799 PA : 2,775 2,902 2,874 2,768 *2,779 2,669 SC : 3,723 4,352 3,863 3,954 5,174 4,636 TX : 12,826 *12,850 *12,760 *12,868 *13,126 12,912 VA : 5,210 5,236 5,609 5,731 5,264 5,292 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,416 *15,087 *15,674 *15,920 *15,593 16,593 : 19 State Total : 175,176 *174,729 *174,524 *174,392 *174,278 176,344 : Previous Year Total : 172,351 171,830 170,953 172,110 170,346 173,036 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised