Pou 2-2 (9-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 1, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 28, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 28, 2004. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through August 28, 2004 were 6.03 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 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,580 30,646 30,390 30,144 30,158 30,106 AR : 31,896 31,944 31,552 31,870 *31,803 31,540 DE : 3,634 3,719 3,747 3,694 *3,773 3,693 FL : 1,339 1,355 *1,339 1,353 1,348 1,339 GA : 33,088 34,307 34,319 33,656 33,535 33,490 KY : 7,224 7,264 7,437 7,261 *7,073 7,314 LA : 3,923 3,914 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,968 MD : 8,916 8,908 8,895 8,885 *8,886 8,879 MS : 19,843 19,839 19,831 19,845 19,713 18,790 NC : 18,510 18,603 *17,467 18,069 18,122 17,651 OK : 6,679 6,798 6,913 6,485 6,739 6,478 PA : 3,760 4,136 3,655 *3,669 3,963 3,850 SC : 3,850 3,828 3,978 4,132 3,856 4,131 TX : 15,498 15,353 15,512 15,427 15,260 15,302 VA : 6,852 6,655 6,665 6,579 6,572 6,612 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,545 *17,634 *17,582 *17,746 *17,797 17,231 : 19 State Total : 213,137 *214,903 *213,205 *212,738 *212,521 210,374 : Previous Year Total : 207,442 206,636 206,725 205,371 205,998 203,135 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 103 104 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 24 : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,328 21,781 21,273 21,752 21,526 21,657 AR : 24,888 24,993 25,396 25,208 *26,539 24,738 DE : 4,987 5,172 5,056 5,018 *4,912 5,241 FL : 1,221 1,419 1,447 1,589 1,467 1,313 GA : 27,041 25,624 27,056 26,398 26,884 27,493 KY : 6,057 6,249 6,008 6,216 *6,397 6,465 LA : 4,009 3,733 3,625 3,674 3,719 3,914 MD : 5,984 5,375 5,998 5,743 *6,119 5,880 MS : 17,203 17,064 17,006 17,570 17,179 17,055 NC : 13,789 14,887 14,982 14,724 *14,629 14,135 OK : 5,905 4,880 4,935 5,121 4,926 4,693 PA : 2,808 2,844 2,923 *2,822 2,929 2,677 SC : 3,815 4,799 4,603 4,160 4,661 4,242 TX : 12,631 12,719 12,871 12,874 12,702 12,872 VA : 5,428 5,638 5,256 5,380 5,209 5,197 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,501 *15,634 *16,088 *16,468 *15,870 17,315 : 19 State Total : 173,595 *172,811 *174,523 *174,717 *175,668 174,887 : Previous Year Total : 167,909 167,589 170,090 169,515 169,295 169,271 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised