Pou 2-2 (11-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 10, 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 Down 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 6, 2004. This was down 1 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 6, 2004. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through November 6, 2004 were 7.71 billion, up 3 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,481 28,073 *27,644 27,335 27,822 28,200 AR : 28,103 29,684 *28,802 28,453 27,423 27,142 DE : 3,631 3,619 3,563 3,366 3,500 3,809 FL : 1,348 1,349 *1,359 1,346 1,345 1,355 GA : 31,726 32,900 *30,891 31,182 *31,686 30,586 KY : *6,593 *6,798 5,839 5,838 7,010 6,728 LA : 3,846 *3,599 *3,598 *3,573 *3,983 3,982 MD : 8,548 8,186 8,118 7,967 8,547 8,504 MS : 18,226 18,722 *18,761 17,826 17,752 18,722 NC : 17,283 16,526 *16,783 17,476 17,604 17,058 OK : 5,699 6,195 *6,635 5,922 5,698 6,255 PA : 3,881 3,737 3,769 3,588 *3,901 3,890 SC : 4,223 4,267 *4,411 4,583 4,415 4,387 TX : *14,469 *15,119 *13,827 *13,042 *14,480 14,795 VA : 5,847 6,530 6,091 6,573 5,987 6,274 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,262 17,561 *16,145 *16,261 *16,756 17,545 : 19 State Total :*200,166 *202,865 *196,236 *194,331 *197,909 199,232 : Previous Year Total : 195,032 196,592 187,583 190,088 192,346 201,076 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 105 102 103 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 2 : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,029 19,976 20,494 20,948 20,203 20,375 AR : 23,806 23,656 25,114 23,138 23,670 22,860 DE : 4,093 4,644 5,062 4,631 5,463 5,694 FL : 1,421 1,555 1,538 1,512 1,563 1,495 GA : *25,480 *26,100 *23,611 *25,816 *26,515 24,702 KY : 5,454 5,574 5,721 *5,653 *5,947 5,064 LA : *3,351 3,655 3,659 *3,410 *3,578 3,418 MD : 5,695 4,567 5,605 6,000 4,728 4,244 MS : 16,076 15,656 *16,101 16,306 16,567 16,207 NC : 13,605 13,669 14,410 13,830 13,216 13,802 OK : 5,016 4,304 4,805 3,779 4,813 5,460 PA : 2,661 2,434 2,573 2,794 *2,784 2,581 SC : 4,330 4,537 4,435 3,951 4,538 4,359 TX : *12,374 *11,102 *12,594 *12,010 *12,356 11,513 VA : 5,458 4,820 4,794 4,699 5,103 4,909 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,949 15,014 *14,288 *16,630 *15,665 15,401 : 19 State Total :*166,798 *161,263 *164,804 *165,107 *166,709 162,084 : Previous Year Total : 158,932 157,612 160,266 159,007 160,094 153,618 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 102 103 104 104 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised