Pou 2-2 (6-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 23, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 19, 2004. This was up 3 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 19, 2004. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through June 19, 2004 were 4.29 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 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,590 30,879 *29,866 30,043 30,296 30,715 AR : 32,245 32,157 31,991 32,066 31,916 31,718 DE : 3,857 3,871 3,935 3,832 3,844 3,923 FL : 1,394 1,389 1,389 1,387 1,371 1,375 GA : 33,164 33,121 *33,612 33,046 33,202 33,397 KY : 7,159 *7,177 *7,177 7,291 7,145 6,987 LA : 3,998 3,892 3,890 3,891 3,892 3,892 MD : 8,900 8,990 9,007 8,989 9,012 8,996 MS : 19,393 19,363 19,496 19,529 19,682 19,845 NC : 18,635 18,839 *18,644 18,634 19,160 19,210 OK : 6,684 6,500 6,559 6,483 6,453 6,856 PA : 3,948 3,773 3,263 *3,638 3,954 3,947 SC : 3,774 3,781 3,738 3,751 3,733 3,809 TX : 15,432 15,243 15,343 15,093 15,193 15,191 VA : 6,644 6,675 6,747 6,688 6,768 6,763 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,911 18,245 *18,098 17,864 *17,715 17,626 : 19 State Total : 213,728 *213,895 *212,755 *212,225 *213,336 214,250 : Previous Year Total : 210,125 211,168 210,125 211,135 209,410 207,133 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,805 22,568 22,028 22,168 22,248 21,048 AR : 25,698 25,239 25,729 25,792 *26,808 25,831 DE : 4,511 5,286 5,724 5,252 5,535 4,729 FL : 1,666 1,526 1,576 1,474 1,500 1,645 GA : 26,992 26,428 25,221 26,384 26,951 26,919 KY : 6,094 5,728 5,805 5,918 *6,047 6,244 LA : 3,744 3,813 4,172 4,092 3,669 3,908 MD : 6,439 4,937 5,099 5,560 5,849 6,276 MS : 16,807 16,785 17,077 17,280 17,251 17,538 NC : 15,013 15,161 15,618 15,577 15,010 15,162 OK : 5,001 5,680 4,219 4,799 4,630 4,268 PA : 2,874 2,765 2,838 *2,760 2,616 2,294 SC : 3,863 3,954 5,174 4,636 4,453 4,439 TX : 12,760 12,868 13,126 12,912 12,985 13,019 VA : 5,609 5,731 5,264 5,292 5,420 5,386 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,674 15,920 *15,491 16,985 17,293 16,224 : 19 State Total : 174,550 174,389 *174,161 *176,881 *178,265 174,930 : Previous Year Total : 170,953 172,110 170,346 173,036 173,964 172,611 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised