Pou 2-2 (7-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 7, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 3, 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 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 July 3, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through July 3, 2004 were 4.64 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 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,866 30,014 30,296 30,715 *30,373 30,690 AR : 31,991 32,066 31,916 31,718 31,556 31,452 DE : 3,935 3,832 3,844 3,923 3,793 3,444 FL : 1,389 1,372 1,371 1,375 1,369 1,371 GA : 33,612 33,046 *33,392 33,360 33,413 33,079 KY : 7,177 7,301 7,135 6,900 7,086 7,235 LA : 3,890 3,891 3,892 3,892 3,892 3,922 MD : 9,007 8,989 9,012 8,996 8,983 8,892 MS : 19,496 19,529 19,682 19,845 19,742 19,845 NC : 18,644 18,693 *19,114 19,210 18,500 17,667 OK : 6,559 6,483 6,453 6,856 *6,344 6,619 PA : 3,263 3,638 *3,969 *3,957 *3,924 3,792 SC : 3,738 3,751 3,733 3,809 3,697 3,785 TX : 15,343 15,093 15,193 15,191 15,264 15,058 VA : 6,747 6,688 6,768 6,763 6,811 6,832 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,080 17,864 17,715 17,629 *17,195 16,631 : 19 State Total : 212,737 212,250 *213,485 *214,139 *211,942 210,314 : Previous Year Total : 210,125 211,135 209,410 207,133 201,877 205,357 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 103 105 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,028 22,168 22,248 21,248 *20,484 21,372 AR : 25,729 25,792 26,808 26,008 *26,173 25,253 DE : 5,724 5,252 5,535 4,729 4,647 4,881 FL : 1,576 1,474 1,500 1,645 1,644 1,548 GA : 25,221 26,384 26,951 26,919 27,443 28,324 KY : 5,805 5,918 6,080 6,267 6,012 6,113 LA : 4,172 4,092 3,669 3,908 3,490 3,936 MD : 5,099 5,560 5,849 6,276 6,334 6,197 MS : 17,077 17,280 17,251 17,538 17,258 17,288 NC : 15,618 15,577 15,010 15,162 15,442 15,116 OK : 4,219 4,799 4,630 4,268 *5,372 4,600 PA : 2,838 2,760 *2,627 *2,298 *2,615 2,793 SC : 5,174 4,636 4,453 4,439 4,087 3,985 TX : 13,126 12,912 12,985 13,019 12,789 12,752 VA : 5,264 5,292 *5,428 5,386 5,236 5,216 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,491 16,985 17,293 16,192 *15,698 16,183 : 19 State Total : 174,161 176,881 *178,317 *175,302 *174,724 175,557 : Previous Year Total : 170,346 173,036 173,964 172,611 172,446 171,574 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised