Pou 2-2 (6-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 16, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 12, 2004. This was up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 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 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 12, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through June 12, 2004 were 4.11 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 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,508 30,590 30,879 30,317 30,043 30,296 AR : 31,961 32,245 32,157 31,991 *32,066 31,916 DE : 3,740 3,857 3,871 3,935 3,832 3,844 FL : 1,378 1,394 1,389 1,389 1,387 1,371 GA : 32,689 33,164 33,121 33,203 33,046 33,202 KY : 7,031 *7,159 7,107 *7,189 *7,291 7,145 LA : 4,014 3,998 3,892 3,890 3,891 3,892 MD : 8,901 8,900 8,990 9,007 8,989 9,012 MS : 19,301 19,393 19,363 19,496 19,529 19,682 NC : 18,817 18,635 *18,839 18,406 18,634 19,160 OK : 6,588 6,684 6,500 6,559 6,483 6,453 PA : 3,921 3,948 *3,773 *3,263 *3,661 3,954 SC : 3,760 3,774 3,781 3,738 3,751 3,733 TX : 15,464 15,432 15,243 15,343 15,093 15,193 VA : 6,653 6,644 6,675 6,747 6,688 6,768 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,126 *17,911 *18,245 *17,858 *17,864 17,714 : 19 State Total : 212,852 *213,728 *213,825 *212,331 *212,248 213,335 : Previous Year Total : 206,679 210,125 211,168 210,125 211,135 209,410 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,735 21,805 22,568 22,028 22,168 22,248 AR : 26,707 25,698 25,239 25,729 25,792 26,794 DE : 4,686 4,511 5,286 5,724 5,252 5,535 FL : *1,531 *1,666 1,526 *1,576 *1,474 1,500 GA : *26,648 26,992 26,428 25,221 *26,384 26,951 KY : 6,176 6,094 5,728 *5,805 *5,918 6,021 LA : 4,070 3,744 3,813 4,172 4,092 3,669 MD : 5,689 6,439 4,937 5,099 5,560 5,849 MS : 16,915 16,807 16,785 17,077 17,280 17,251 NC : 15,200 15,013 15,161 15,618 15,577 15,010 OK : 3,929 5,001 5,680 4,219 4,799 4,630 PA : 2,902 2,874 *2,765 *2,838 *2,684 2,616 SC : 4,352 3,863 3,954 5,174 4,636 4,453 TX : 12,850 12,760 12,868 13,126 12,912 12,985 VA : 5,236 5,609 5,731 5,264 5,292 5,420 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,087 15,674 15,920 *15,592 *16,985 17,293 : 19 State Total :*174,713 *174,550 *174,389 *174,262 *176,805 178,225 : Previous Year Total : 171,830 170,953 172,110 170,346 173,036 173,964 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised