Pou 2-2 (8-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 11, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 7, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 7, 2004. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through August 7, 2004 were 5.51 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,690 30,655 *30,953 30,430 30,505 30,390 AR : 31,452 31,262 31,653 31,896 31,944 31,552 DE : 3,444 3,561 3,689 3,634 3,719 3,747 FL : 1,371 1,366 1,370 1,339 1,355 1,349 GA : 33,676 33,359 *33,806 33,088 34,307 34,336 KY : 7,067 *7,398 6,970 7,187 7,280 7,326 LA : 3,923 3,892 3,907 3,923 3,914 3,923 MD : 8,892 8,891 8,862 8,916 8,908 8,895 MS : 19,845 19,845 19,829 19,843 19,839 19,831 NC : 17,163 18,329 *18,782 18,093 *18,383 17,962 OK : 6,619 6,216 6,766 6,679 *6,890 6,767 PA : 3,737 3,763 3,964 *3,760 4,115 3,672 SC : 3,785 3,510 3,790 3,850 3,828 3,978 TX : *15,067 *15,371 *15,503 *15,498 *15,353 15,512 VA : 6,832 6,863 6,868 6,852 6,655 6,665 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,883 *17,071 *17,610 *17,537 *17,326 17,549 : 19 State Total :*210,446 *211,352 *214,322 *212,525 *214,321 213,454 : Previous Year Total : 205,357 204,920 208,336 207,442 206,636 206,725 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 102 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : Jul 17 : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,408 21,972 21,113 22,328 21,781 21,273 AR : 25,484 26,353 25,933 24,888 *24,993 25,388 DE : 4,951 4,717 5,093 4,987 5,172 5,056 FL : 1,603 1,498 1,456 1,221 1,419 1,447 GA : 28,124 27,286 27,797 27,041 *25,624 27,013 KY : 6,035 6,131 5,638 6,057 *6,249 5,835 LA : 3,941 3,755 3,453 4,009 3,733 3,625 MD : 6,120 6,119 5,835 5,984 5,375 5,998 MS : 17,348 17,116 17,197 17,203 *17,064 16,978 NC : 15,117 15,355 14,921 13,789 *14,887 14,982 OK : 4,600 4,164 5,142 5,905 4,880 4,934 PA : 2,940 2,909 2,853 *2,808 *2,846 2,946 SC : 4,000 4,158 3,729 3,815 3,150 4,606 TX : 12,752 *12,697 *12,763 *12,631 *12,719 12,871 VA : 5,216 5,701 5,448 5,428 5,638 5,256 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,220 *15,689 *16,392 *15,501 *15,625 16,163 : 19 State Total :*175,859 *175,620 *174,763 *173,595 *171,155 174,371 : Previous Year Total : 171,574 169,458 165,525 167,909 167,589 170,090 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 106 103 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised