Pou 2-2 (10-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 6, 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 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 2, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 2, 2004. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through October 2, 2004 were 6.89 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 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,870 *30,066 *28,916 28,557 *29,371 29,335 AR : 31,540 31,753 *30,639 30,299 30,749 27,856 DE : 3,693 3,628 3,546 3,250 3,551 3,631 FL : 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,349 1,359 1,348 GA : 33,477 33,158 *32,608 31,945 *30,739 31,504 KY : 7,169 *6,715 *6,410 6,204 6,636 6,942 LA : 3,968 3,967 3,833 3,968 3,816 3,846 MD : 8,771 8,762 7,893 7,872 8,587 8,548 MS : 18,790 19,340 18,472 18,176 18,308 17,923 NC : 17,988 17,660 *16,649 17,107 17,904 16,649 OK : 6,639 6,443 *6,184 6,517 5,782 5,699 PA : 3,951 3,877 3,637 *3,251 *3,682 3,804 SC : 4,131 4,136 3,938 4,208 4,012 4,223 TX : 15,299 15,268 14,829 13,315 15,214 14,760 VA : 6,612 6,205 6,620 5,839 6,245 5,847 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,363 *17,189 17,298 *16,292 *16,696 17,217 : 19 State Total : 210,600 *209,506 *202,811 *198,149 *202,651 199,132 : Previous Year Total : 203,135 200,711 195,084 193,335 195,868 195,032 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 104 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 28 : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,657 21,911 21,825 21,352 *21,257 21,052 AR : 24,919 25,421 25,536 24,868 24,656 23,585 DE : 5,369 4,897 4,719 5,096 4,813 4,093 FL : 1,313 1,182 1,359 1,298 1,226 1,421 GA : 27,485 26,594 27,180 27,310 *27,247 25,780 KY : 6,389 5,678 6,012 5,982 *5,595 5,587 LA : 3,914 3,839 3,662 4,128 3,921 3,531 MD : 5,468 5,858 6,020 5,557 5,718 5,695 MS : 17,055 17,576 17,194 16,260 17,108 16,076 NC : 14,135 14,331 14,715 14,270 13,895 13,605 OK : 4,693 4,857 5,021 6,720 5,744 5,016 PA : 2,747 2,830 2,894 *2,903 *2,886 2,665 SC : 4,242 4,772 3,789 4,026 3,713 4,330 TX : 12,874 12,774 12,702 12,731 12,573 12,253 VA : 5,483 5,408 5,401 5,518 5,061 5,458 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,457 16,302 16,164 14,942 *15,750 16,942 : 19 State Total : 175,200 174,230 174,193 *172,961 *171,163 167,089 : Previous Year Total : 169,271 168,221 168,773 165,761 163,137 158,932 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 104 105 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised