Pou 2-2 (8-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 4, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 31, 2004. This was up 4 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 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 31, 2004. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through July 31, 2004 were 5.33 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 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,401 30,690 *30,655 30,853 30,430 30,505 AR : 31,647 31,452 *31,262 31,653 31,896 31,944 DE : 3,793 3,444 3,561 3,689 3,634 3,719 FL : 1,369 1,371 1,366 1,370 1,339 1,355 GA : 34,042 33,676 33,359 33,438 33,088 34,307 KY : 7,084 *7,067 7,410 6,970 *7,187 7,280 LA : 3,892 3,923 3,892 3,907 3,923 3,914 MD : 8,983 8,892 8,891 8,862 8,916 8,908 MS : 19,742 19,845 19,845 19,829 19,843 19,839 NC : 18,761 17,163 *18,329 18,804 18,093 18,386 OK : 6,344 6,619 6,216 6,766 6,679 6,713 PA : 3,826 3,737 3,763 3,964 *3,784 4,115 SC : 3,697 3,785 3,510 3,790 3,850 3,828 TX : 15,282 15,076 15,380 15,246 15,510 15,365 VA : 6,811 6,832 6,863 6,868 6,852 6,655 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,258 *16,948 *17,130 17,441 *17,517 17,640 : 19 State Total : 212,932 *210,520 *211,432 213,450 *212,541 214,473 : Previous Year Total : 201,877 205,357 204,920 208,336 207,442 206,636 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 103 103 102 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,484 21,408 21,972 21,113 22,328 21,781 AR : 26,166 25,484 26,353 25,933 *24,888 24,805 DE : 4,908 4,951 4,717 5,093 4,987 5,172 FL : 1,644 1,603 1,498 1,456 1,221 1,419 GA : 27,414 28,124 27,286 27,797 *27,041 25,662 KY : 6,198 6,035 6,131 5,638 *6,057 6,243 LA : 3,514 3,941 3,755 3,453 4,009 3,733 MD : 6,078 6,120 6,119 5,835 5,984 5,375 MS : 17,258 17,348 17,116 17,197 17,203 17,083 NC : 15,383 15,117 15,355 14,921 13,789 14,997 OK : 5,372 4,600 4,164 5,142 5,905 4,880 PA : 2,635 2,940 2,909 2,853 *2,769 2,843 SC : 4,087 4,000 4,158 3,729 3,815 3,150 TX : 12,790 12,752 12,704 12,770 12,638 12,726 VA : 5,236 5,216 5,701 5,448 5,428 5,638 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,744 16,263 *15,989 16,123 *15,233 16,648 : 19 State Total : 174,911 175,902 *175,927 174,501 *173,295 172,155 : Previous Year Total : 172,446 171,574 169,458 165,525 167,909 167,589 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 104 105 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised