Pou 2-2 (7-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 21, 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 July 17, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 17, 2004. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through July 17, 2004 were 4.99 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,296 30,715 *30,401 30,690 *30,526 30,853 AR : 31,916 31,809 *31,647 31,452 31,489 31,653 DE : 3,844 3,923 3,793 3,444 3,561 3,689 FL : 1,371 1,375 1,369 1,371 1,366 1,370 GA : 33,392 33,360 *34,042 *33,676 *33,359 33,493 KY : *6,957 6,958 7,021 *7,055 *7,410 6,970 LA : 3,892 3,892 3,892 3,923 3,892 3,908 MD : 9,012 8,996 8,983 8,892 *8,891 8,862 MS : 19,682 19,845 19,742 19,845 19,845 19,829 NC : 19,114 18,712 *18,761 17,625 18,124 18,804 OK : 6,453 6,856 6,344 6,619 6,216 6,766 PA : *4,248 *3,949 *3,826 *3,913 *3,961 4,030 SC : 3,733 3,809 3,697 3,785 3,510 3,790 TX : 15,194 15,209 15,282 15,076 15,380 15,246 VA : 6,768 6,763 6,811 6,832 6,863 6,868 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,777 *17,692 *17,258 16,683 *16,897 17,442 : 19 State Total :*213,649 *213,863 *212,869 *210,881 *211,290 213,573 : Previous Year Total : 209,410 207,133 201,877 205,357 204,920 208,336 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 105 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,248 21,248 20,484 *21,440 *21,972 21,113 AR : 26,808 26,008 26,173 25,487 *26,353 25,797 DE : 5,535 4,729 4,908 4,951 *4,717 5,093 FL : 1,500 1,645 1,644 1,606 1,498 1,456 GA : 26,951 26,919 27,443 *28,150 *27,286 27,816 KY : 6,080 *6,268 6,198 *6,035 *6,186 5,601 LA : 3,669 3,908 3,514 3,941 3,755 3,490 MD : 5,849 6,276 6,078 6,120 *6,119 5,835 MS : 17,251 17,538 17,258 17,388 17,116 17,197 NC : 15,010 15,162 15,442 15,139 *15,355 14,921 OK : 4,630 4,268 5,372 4,600 4,164 5,142 PA : *2,635 *2,339 *2,635 *3,013 *2,881 2,801 SC : 4,453 4,439 4,087 4,019 *4,158 3,729 TX : 12,986 13,019 12,790 12,752 12,704 12,770 VA : 5,428 5,386 5,236 5,216 5,701 5,448 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,316 16,222 15,752 16,263 *16,315 16,121 : 19 State Total :*178,349 *175,374 *175,014 *176,120 *176,280 174,330 : Previous Year Total : 173,964 172,611 172,446 171,574 169,458 165,525 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 101 103 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised