Pou 2-2 (10-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 20, 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 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 16, 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 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 16, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through October 16, 2004 were 7.22 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 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,916 28,736 *28,929 29,335 28,953 28,157 AR : 30,639 29,739 *30,719 27,856 *29,684 28,681 DE : 3,546 3,250 3,551 3,631 3,619 3,562 FL : 1,339 1,349 1,359 1,348 1,349 1,349 GA : 32,608 31,945 30,739 31,504 32,751 30,101 KY : 6,410 *6,268 6,636 6,547 *6,827 5,839 LA : 3,833 3,968 3,816 3,846 3,816 3,816 MD : 7,893 7,872 8,587 8,548 8,053 8,090 MS : 18,472 18,297 *17,623 17,923 18,194 17,553 NC : 16,649 17,074 *17,859 16,649 17,084 16,956 OK : 6,184 5,992 5,782 5,699 6,195 6,220 PA : 3,637 3,251 3,683 *3,881 *3,705 3,660 SC : 3,938 4,208 4,012 4,223 4,267 4,198 TX : 14,831 13,314 15,213 14,759 15,125 13,836 VA : 6,620 5,839 6,245 5,847 6,530 6,091 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,279 *16,307 16,711 17,261 *17,561 16,715 : 19 State Total : 202,794 *197,409 *201,464 *198,857 *203,713 194,824 : Previous Year Total : 195,084 193,335 195,868 195,032 196,592 187,583 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 102 103 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 11 : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,825 21,309 21,257 21,052 19,976 20,451 AR : 25,536 24,868 24,656 23,806 *23,656 24,930 DE : 4,719 5,096 4,813 4,093 4,644 5,093 FL : 1,359 1,298 1,226 1,421 1,555 1,575 GA : 27,180 27,310 27,247 25,441 25,792 23,176 KY : 6,012 5,982 5,595 5,454 *5,574 5,753 LA : 3,662 4,128 3,921 3,531 3,655 3,659 MD : 6,020 5,557 5,718 5,695 4,567 5,547 MS : 17,194 16,260 17,108 16,076 15,626 15,942 NC : 14,715 14,270 13,895 13,605 13,669 14,410 OK : 5,021 6,720 5,744 5,016 4,304 4,805 PA : 2,894 2,903 2,907 *2,661 *2,464 2,555 SC : 3,789 4,026 3,713 4,330 4,537 4,435 TX : 12,704 12,733 12,575 12,254 11,105 12,596 VA : 5,401 5,518 5,061 5,458 4,820 4,794 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,204 14,985 15,735 16,949 *15,014 14,243 : 19 State Total : 174,235 172,963 171,171 *166,842 *160,958 163,964 : Previous Year Total : 168,773 165,761 163,137 158,932 157,612 160,266 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 105 105 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised