Pou 2-2 (11-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 3, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 198 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 30, 2004. This was up 3 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 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 30, 2004. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through October 30, 2004 were 7.55 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 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,929 29,481 *28,073 27,665 27,335 27,822 AR : 30,719 28,103 29,684 28,681 28,453 27,423 DE : 3,551 3,631 3,619 3,563 3,366 3,500 FL : 1,359 1,348 1,349 1,349 1,346 1,345 GA : 30,739 31,726 *32,900 *30,252 31,182 31,844 KY : 6,581 6,547 6,827 5,839 5,838 7,010 LA : 3,816 3,846 3,816 3,816 3,665 3,750 MD : 8,587 8,548 *8,186 8,118 7,967 8,547 MS : 17,623 18,226 *18,722 *18,354 *17,826 17,752 NC : 17,859 17,283 *16,526 16,956 *17,476 17,604 OK : 5,782 5,699 6,195 6,227 *5,922 5,698 PA : 3,683 3,881 3,737 3,769 *3,588 3,873 SC : 4,012 4,223 4,267 4,198 4,583 4,415 TX : 15,213 14,472 *15,122 13,836 13,051 14,488 VA : 6,245 5,847 6,530 6,091 6,573 5,987 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,711 *17,262 17,561 16,534 *16,257 16,759 : 19 State Total : 201,409 *200,123 *203,114 *195,248 *194,428 197,817 : Previous Year Total : 195,868 195,032 196,592 187,583 190,088 192,346 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 104 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 25 : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,257 21,029 19,976 20,494 20,948 20,203 AR : 24,656 23,806 23,656 25,114 *23,138 23,670 DE : 4,813 4,093 4,644 5,062 4,631 5,463 FL : 1,226 1,421 1,555 1,538 1,512 1,563 GA : 27,594 25,441 25,792 *23,324 *25,549 26,277 KY : 5,595 5,454 5,574 5,721 5,639 5,968 LA : 3,921 3,531 3,655 3,659 3,424 3,785 MD : 5,718 5,695 4,567 5,605 6,000 4,728 MS : 17,108 16,076 *15,656 *16,095 *16,306 16,567 NC : 13,895 13,605 13,669 14,410 *13,830 13,216 OK : 5,744 5,016 4,304 4,805 3,779 4,813 PA : 2,907 2,661 2,434 2,573 *2,794 2,720 SC : 3,713 4,330 4,537 4,435 *3,951 4,538 TX : 12,575 12,254 11,105 12,596 12,012 12,358 VA : 5,061 5,458 4,820 4,794 4,699 5,103 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,735 16,949 15,014 14,290 *16,632 15,678 : 19 State Total : 171,518 166,819 *160,958 *164,515 *164,844 166,650 : Previous Year Total : 163,137 158,932 157,612 160,266 159,007 160,094 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 105 102 103 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised