Pou 2-2 (10-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 27, 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 194 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 23, 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 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 23, 2004. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through October 23, 2004 were 7.38 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 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,736 28,929 *29,481 28,953 *27,665 27,335 AR : 29,739 30,719 *28,103 29,684 28,681 28,453 DE : 3,250 3,551 3,631 3,619 *3,563 3,366 FL : 1,349 1,359 1,348 1,349 1,349 1,346 GA : 31,945 30,739 *31,726 *32,749 30,101 31,182 KY : 6,268 *6,581 6,547 6,827 5,839 5,838 LA : 3,968 3,816 3,846 3,816 3,816 3,665 MD : 7,872 8,587 8,548 8,053 *8,118 7,967 MS : 18,297 17,623 *18,226 18,194 17,553 17,630 NC : 17,074 17,859 *17,283 17,084 16,956 17,416 OK : 5,992 5,782 5,699 6,195 *6,227 5,919 PA : 3,251 3,683 3,881 *3,737 *3,769 3,737 SC : 4,208 4,012 4,223 4,267 4,198 4,583 TX : 13,314 15,213 *14,472 15,125 13,836 13,051 VA : 5,839 6,245 5,847 6,530 6,091 6,573 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,307 16,711 17,261 17,561 *16,534 15,903 : 19 State Total : 197,409 *201,409 *200,122 *203,743 *194,296 193,964 : Previous Year Total : 193,335 195,868 195,032 196,592 187,583 190,088 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 18 : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,309 21,257 *21,029 19,976 *20,494 20,948 AR : 24,868 24,656 23,806 23,656 *25,114 23,132 DE : 5,096 4,813 4,093 4,644 *5,062 4,631 FL : 1,298 1,226 1,421 1,555 *1,538 1,512 GA : *27,878 *27,594 25,441 25,792 *23,146 25,433 KY : 5,982 5,595 5,454 5,574 *5,721 5,639 LA : 4,128 3,921 3,531 3,655 3,659 3,424 MD : 5,557 5,718 5,695 4,567 *5,605 6,000 MS : 16,260 17,108 16,076 15,626 15,942 16,271 NC : 14,270 13,895 13,605 13,669 14,410 13,714 OK : 6,720 5,744 5,016 4,304 4,805 3,779 PA : 2,903 2,907 2,661 *2,434 *2,573 2,797 SC : 4,026 3,713 4,330 4,537 4,435 4,049 TX : 12,733 12,575 12,254 11,105 12,596 12,012 VA : 5,518 5,061 5,458 4,820 4,794 4,699 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,985 15,735 16,949 15,014 *14,290 16,622 : 19 State Total :*173,531 *171,518 *166,819 *160,928 *164,184 164,662 : Previous Year Total : 165,761 163,137 158,932 157,612 160,266 159,007 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 105 105 102 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised