Pou 2-2 (10-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 13, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 9, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 161 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 9, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through October 9, 2004 were 7.05 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,066 28,916 *28,736 29,371 29,335 28,953 AR : 31,753 30,639 *29,739 30,749 27,856 29,881 DE : 3,628 3,546 3,250 3,551 3,631 3,619 FL : 1,339 1,339 1,349 1,359 1,348 1,349 GA : 33,158 32,608 31,945 30,739 31,504 32,751 KY : 6,715 6,410 6,204 6,636 *6,547 6,941 LA : 3,967 3,833 3,968 3,816 3,846 3,816 MD : 8,762 7,893 7,872 8,587 8,548 8,053 MS : 19,340 18,472 *18,297 18,308 17,923 18,194 NC : 17,660 16,649 *17,074 17,904 16,649 17,084 OK : 6,443 6,184 *5,992 5,782 5,699 6,195 PA : 3,877 3,637 3,251 *3,683 3,804 3,679 SC : 4,136 3,938 4,208 4,012 4,223 4,267 TX : *15,270 *14,831 *13,314 *15,213 *14,759 15,125 VA : 6,205 6,620 5,839 6,245 5,847 6,530 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,169 *17,279 *16,306 *16,711 *17,261 17,211 : 19 State Total :*209,488 *202,794 *197,344 *202,666 *198,780 203,648 : Previous Year Total : 200,711 195,084 193,335 195,868 195,032 196,592 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 102 103 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 4 : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,911 21,825 *21,309 21,257 21,052 19,976 AR : 25,421 25,536 24,868 24,656 *23,806 23,661 DE : 4,897 4,719 5,096 4,813 4,093 4,644 FL : 1,182 1,359 1,298 1,226 1,421 1,555 GA : 26,594 27,180 27,310 27,247 *25,441 25,792 KY : 5,678 6,012 5,982 5,595 *5,454 5,379 LA : 3,839 3,662 4,128 3,921 3,531 3,655 MD : 5,858 6,020 5,557 5,718 5,695 4,567 MS : 17,576 17,194 16,260 17,108 16,076 15,626 NC : 14,331 14,715 14,270 13,895 13,605 13,669 OK : 4,857 5,021 6,720 5,744 5,016 4,304 PA : 2,830 2,894 2,903 *2,907 2,665 2,470 SC : 4,772 3,789 4,026 3,713 4,330 4,537 TX : *12,776 *12,704 *12,733 *12,575 *12,254 11,105 VA : 5,408 5,401 5,518 5,061 5,458 4,820 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,344 *16,204 *14,985 *15,735 *16,949 15,431 : 19 State Total :*174,274 *174,235 *172,963 *171,171 *166,846 161,191 : Previous Year Total : 168,221 168,773 165,761 163,137 158,932 157,612 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 104 105 105 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised