Pou 2-2 (9-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 22, 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 198 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 18, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 18, 2004. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through September 18, 2004 were 6.56 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,144 30,158 *29,870 30,262 28,658 28,557 AR : 31,870 31,803 31,540 31,753 28,990 30,823 DE : 3,694 3,773 3,693 3,628 3,546 3,250 FL : 1,353 1,348 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,349 GA : 33,807 33,838 *33,477 32,843 *32,697 31,989 KY : 7,161 *7,039 *7,169 *6,680 6,477 6,204 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,968 3,967 3,833 3,918 MD : 8,885 8,886 *8,771 8,762 7,893 7,872 MS : 19,845 19,713 18,790 19,340 18,472 18,374 NC : 18,127 18,285 *17,988 17,710 *17,492 17,107 OK : 6,685 6,639 6,478 6,583 6,530 6,277 PA : 3,668 3,990 3,951 *3,877 *3,637 3,632 SC : 4,132 3,856 4,131 4,136 *3,938 4,208 TX : 15,424 15,257 15,299 15,268 14,829 13,315 VA : 6,579 6,572 6,612 6,205 6,620 5,839 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,743 *17,792 *17,362 *17,028 *17,298 15,396 : 19 State Total :*213,040 *212,872 *210,438 *209,381 *202,249 198,110 : Previous Year Total : 205,371 205,998 203,135 200,711 195,084 193,335 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 104 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 14 : Aug 21 : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,752 21,526 21,657 21,911 21,825 21,352 AR : 25,208 26,539 24,919 25,421 25,536 24,846 DE : 5,018 4,912 *5,369 4,897 4,719 5,096 FL : 1,589 1,467 1,313 1,182 *1,359 1,298 GA : 26,398 26,850 27,485 26,594 *27,180 27,310 KY : 6,216 6,397 6,389 *5,678 *6,012 5,982 LA : 3,674 3,719 3,914 3,839 3,662 4,126 MD : 5,743 6,119 *5,468 5,858 6,020 5,557 MS : 17,570 17,179 17,055 17,576 *17,194 16,006 NC : 14,724 14,629 14,135 14,331 *14,715 14,270 OK : 5,122 5,038 4,693 4,857 5,021 6,721 PA : 2,828 2,875 2,747 *2,830 *2,894 2,887 SC : 4,160 4,661 4,242 4,772 *3,789 4,026 TX : 12,876 12,705 12,874 12,774 12,702 12,731 VA : 5,380 5,209 5,483 5,408 5,401 5,518 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,484 15,892 17,457 *16,302 *16,164 14,925 : 19 State Total : 174,742 175,717 *175,200 *174,230 *174,193 172,651 : Previous Year Total : 169,515 169,295 169,271 168,221 168,773 165,761 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 104 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised