Pou 2-2 (7-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 28, 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 July 24, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 24, 2004. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through July 24, 2004 were 5.16 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 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,715 30,401 30,690 30,526 30,853 30,430 AR : 31,809 31,647 31,452 31,489 31,653 31,896 DE : 3,923 3,793 3,444 3,561 3,689 3,634 FL : 1,375 1,369 1,371 1,366 1,370 1,339 GA : *33,627 34,042 33,676 33,359 *33,438 33,088 KY : *6,905 *7,084 7,055 7,410 6,970 7,220 LA : 3,892 3,892 3,923 3,892 *3,907 3,923 MD : 8,996 8,983 8,892 8,891 8,862 8,916 MS : 19,845 19,742 19,845 19,845 19,829 19,843 NC : 18,712 18,761 *17,163 18,124 18,804 18,093 OK : 6,856 6,344 6,619 6,216 6,766 6,679 PA : 3,949 3,826 *3,737 *3,763 *3,964 3,847 SC : 3,809 3,697 3,785 3,510 3,790 3,850 TX : 15,209 15,282 15,076 15,380 15,246 15,510 VA : 6,763 6,811 6,832 6,863 6,868 6,852 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,709 17,258 16,683 16,897 *17,441 17,488 : 19 State Total :*214,094 *212,932 *210,243 *211,092 *213,450 212,608 : Previous Year Total : 207,133 201,877 205,357 204,920 208,336 207,442 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 105 102 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,235 20,484 *21,408 21,972 21,113 22,328 AR : *26,099 *26,166 *25,484 26,353 *25,933 24,709 DE : 4,729 4,908 4,951 4,717 5,093 4,987 FL : *1,593 1,644 *1,603 1,498 1,456 1,221 GA : *26,869 *27,414 *28,124 27,286 *27,797 27,021 KY : 6,268 6,198 6,035 *6,131 *5,638 6,177 LA : 3,908 3,514 3,941 3,755 *3,453 4,009 MD : 6,276 6,078 6,120 6,119 5,835 5,984 MS : 17,538 17,258 *17,348 17,116 17,197 17,203 NC : *15,071 *15,383 *15,117 15,355 14,921 13,789 OK : 4,268 5,372 4,600 4,164 5,142 5,905 PA : 2,339 2,635 *2,940 *2,909 *2,853 2,723 SC : *4,408 4,087 *4,000 4,158 3,729 3,815 TX : 13,019 12,790 12,752 12,704 12,770 12,638 VA : 5,386 5,236 5,216 5,701 5,448 5,428 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,294 *15,744 16,263 16,315 *16,123 15,227 : 19 State Total :*175,300 *174,911 *175,902 *176,253 *174,501 173,164 : Previous Year Total : 172,611 172,446 171,574 169,458 165,525 167,909 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 104 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised