Pou 2-2 (6-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 30, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 26, 2004. This was up 5 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 26, 2004. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through June 26, 2004 were 4.46 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 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,879 29,866 *30,014 30,296 30,715 30,456 AR : 32,157 31,991 32,066 31,916 31,718 31,556 DE : 3,871 3,935 3,832 3,844 3,923 3,793 FL : 1,389 1,389 *1,372 1,371 1,375 1,369 GA : 33,121 33,612 33,046 *33,192 *33,360 33,413 KY : 7,177 7,177 *7,301 *7,135 *6,900 7,086 LA : 3,892 3,890 3,891 3,892 3,892 3,892 MD : 8,990 9,007 8,989 9,012 8,996 8,983 MS : 19,363 19,496 19,529 19,682 19,845 19,742 NC : 18,839 18,644 *18,693 19,160 19,210 18,500 OK : 6,500 6,559 6,483 6,453 6,856 6,307 PA : 3,773 3,263 3,638 3,954 3,947 3,931 SC : 3,781 3,738 3,751 3,733 3,809 3,697 TX : 15,243 15,343 15,093 15,193 15,191 15,264 VA : 6,675 6,747 6,688 6,768 6,763 6,811 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,245 *18,080 17,864 17,715 *17,629 17,198 : 19 State Total : 213,895 *212,737 *212,250 *213,316 *214,129 211,998 : Previous Year Total : 211,168 210,125 211,135 209,410 207,133 201,877 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 102 103 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,568 22,028 22,168 22,248 *21,248 20,455 AR : 25,239 25,729 25,792 26,808 *26,008 26,172 DE : 5,286 5,724 5,252 5,535 4,729 4,647 FL : 1,526 1,576 1,474 1,500 1,645 1,644 GA : 26,428 25,221 26,384 26,951 26,919 27,443 KY : 5,728 5,805 5,918 *6,080 *6,267 6,012 LA : 3,813 4,172 4,092 3,669 3,908 3,490 MD : 4,937 5,099 5,560 5,849 6,276 6,334 MS : 16,785 17,077 17,280 17,251 17,538 17,258 NC : 15,161 15,618 15,577 15,010 15,162 15,442 OK : 5,680 4,219 4,799 4,630 4,268 5,373 PA : 2,765 2,838 2,760 2,616 2,294 2,588 SC : 3,954 5,174 4,636 4,453 4,439 4,087 TX : 12,868 13,126 12,912 12,985 13,019 12,789 VA : 5,731 5,264 5,292 5,420 5,386 5,236 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,920 15,491 16,985 17,293 *16,192 15,705 : 19 State Total : 174,389 174,161 176,881 *178,298 *175,298 174,675 : Previous Year Total : 172,110 170,346 173,036 173,964 172,611 172,446 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised