Pou 2-2 (9-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 8, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 4, 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 4, 2004. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through September 4, 2004 were 6.21 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 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,646 30,390 30,144 30,158 30,106 29,579 AR : 31,944 31,552 31,870 31,803 31,540 31,479 DE : 3,719 3,747 3,694 3,773 3,693 3,628 FL : 1,355 1,339 1,353 1,348 1,339 1,339 GA : 34,307 34,319 *33,807 *33,538 *33,277 32,756 KY : 7,264 *7,293 7,261 7,073 7,314 6,817 LA : 3,914 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,968 3,967 MD : 8,908 8,895 8,885 8,886 8,879 8,762 MS : 19,839 19,831 19,845 19,713 18,790 19,689 NC : 18,603 17,467 *18,011 18,122 17,651 17,710 OK : 6,798 6,913 6,485 6,739 6,478 6,614 PA : 4,136 3,655 *3,668 *3,990 *3,951 3,836 SC : 3,828 3,978 4,132 3,856 4,131 4,136 TX : *15,356 *15,515 *15,424 *15,257 *15,299 15,268 VA : 6,655 6,665 6,579 6,572 6,612 6,293 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,667 *17,592 *17,739 *17,790 *17,224 17,585 : 19 State Total :*214,939 *213,074 *212,820 *212,541 *210,252 209,458 : Previous Year Total : 206,636 206,725 205,371 205,998 203,135 200,711 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 104 103 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31 : Aug 7 : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,781 21,273 21,752 21,526 21,657 21,354 AR : 24,993 25,396 25,208 26,539 *24,919 25,192 DE : 5,172 5,056 5,018 4,912 5,241 4,897 FL : 1,419 1,447 1,589 1,467 1,313 1,182 GA : 25,624 27,056 26,398 *26,850 *27,485 26,098 KY : 6,249 6,008 6,216 6,397 *6,408 6,121 LA : 3,733 3,625 3,674 3,719 3,914 3,839 MD : 5,375 5,998 5,743 6,119 5,880 5,858 MS : 17,064 17,006 17,570 17,179 17,055 17,581 NC : 14,887 14,982 14,724 14,629 14,135 14,331 OK : 4,880 4,935 5,121 4,926 4,693 4,857 PA : 2,844 2,923 *2,828 *2,875 *2,744 2,688 SC : 4,799 4,603 4,160 4,661 4,242 5,170 TX : 12,719 *12,874 *12,876 *12,705 *12,874 12,774 VA : 5,638 5,256 5,380 5,209 5,197 5,086 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,634 *16,060 *16,484 *15,892 *17,333 16,404 : 19 State Total : 172,811 *174,498 *174,741 *175,605 *175,090 173,432 : Previous Year Total : 167,589 170,090 169,515 169,295 169,271 168,221 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised