Pou 2-2 (11-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 17, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 13, 2004. This was down slightly 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 161 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 13, 2004. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through November 13, 2004 were 7.88 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 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,073 27,644 *26,886 27,822 28,200 29,059 AR : 29,684 28,802 *28,574 27,423 27,142 29,931 DE : 3,619 3,563 3,366 3,500 3,809 3,464 FL : 1,349 1,359 *1,356 1,345 *1,300 1,317 GA : 32,900 30,891 31,182 31,686 *30,880 32,706 KY : 6,798 *5,982 5,838 7,010 *6,995 6,977 LA : 3,599 3,598 3,573 3,983 3,982 3,984 MD : 8,186 8,118 7,967 8,547 8,504 8,316 MS : 18,722 18,761 *18,286 17,752 18,722 18,681 NC : 16,526 16,783 *16,852 17,604 17,058 17,076 OK : 6,195 6,635 *6,331 *5,699 6,255 6,251 PA : 3,737 3,769 3,588 *3,910 *3,886 3,841 SC : 4,267 4,411 4,583 4,415 4,387 4,542 TX : 15,119 13,827 *13,169 14,480 14,795 14,391 VA : 6,530 6,091 6,573 5,987 6,274 6,330 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,562 16,145 16,261 16,756 *17,632 18,199 : 19 State Total :*202,866 *196,379 *194,385 *197,919 *199,821 205,065 : Previous Year Total : 196,592 187,583 190,088 192,346 201,076 205,395 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 105 102 103 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 9 : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,976 20,494 20,948 20,203 20,375 19,177 AR : *23,492 *24,724 *23,205 *23,732 *22,634 23,366 DE : 4,644 5,062 4,631 5,463 5,694 5,719 FL : 1,555 1,538 1,512 1,563 1,495 1,615 GA : 26,100 23,611 25,816 26,515 *25,097 24,814 KY : 5,574 5,721 5,653 5,947 *4,853 5,267 LA : 3,655 3,659 3,410 3,578 3,418 3,385 MD : 4,567 5,605 6,000 4,728 4,244 4,042 MS : 15,656 16,101 16,306 16,567 16,207 16,357 NC : 13,669 14,410 13,830 13,216 *13,811 14,239 OK : 4,304 4,805 3,779 *4,749 5,460 4,720 PA : 2,434 2,573 2,794 *2,803 *2,633 2,663 SC : 4,537 4,435 3,951 4,538 *3,897 3,530 TX : 11,102 12,594 12,010 12,356 11,513 10,967 VA : 4,820 4,794 4,699 5,103 *5,028 5,270 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,062 *14,677 *16,563 *15,584 *15,628 16,065 : 19 State Total :*161,147 *164,803 *165,107 *166,645 *161,987 161,196 : Previous Year Total : 157,612 160,266 159,007 160,094 153,618 155,123 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 104 104 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised