Pou 2-2 (11-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 24, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 20, 2004. This was up 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 20, 2004. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through November 20, 2004 were 8.04 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 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,644 26,886 *27,838 28,200 29,059 28,956 AR : 28,802 28,574 *27,242 27,142 29,931 30,578 DE : 3,563 3,366 3,500 *3,780 3,464 3,568 FL : 1,359 1,356 1,345 1,300 1,317 1,338 GA : 30,891 31,182 *31,111 30,880 *32,870 31,735 KY : 5,982 *5,747 7,010 6,995 6,977 7,169 LA : 3,598 3,573 3,983 3,982 3,984 3,984 MD : 8,118 7,967 8,547 8,504 *8,416 8,616 MS : *18,645 18,286 *17,223 18,722 18,681 19,312 NC : 16,783 16,852 *18,024 17,058 17,076 17,845 OK : 6,635 6,331 *6,107 6,255 *6,131 6,648 PA : 3,769 3,588 3,910 3,886 *3,803 3,880 SC : 4,411 4,583 4,415 4,387 4,542 4,407 TX : 13,827 13,169 14,480 14,795 14,391 14,826 VA : 6,091 6,573 5,987 6,274 6,330 6,355 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,145 *16,265 16,756 17,632 *18,186 17,484 : 19 State Total :*196,263 *194,298 *197,478 *199,792 *205,158 206,701 : Previous Year Total : 187,583 190,088 192,346 201,076 205,395 204,537 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 102 103 99 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 16 : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,494 20,948 20,203 20,375 19,177 20,257 AR : 24,724 23,205 23,732 22,634 *23,357 22,691 DE : 5,062 4,631 5,463 *5,557 *5,483 4,666 FL : 1,538 1,512 1,563 1,495 1,615 1,492 GA : 23,611 25,816 *25,818 25,097 *24,802 25,161 KY : 5,721 5,653 5,947 4,853 *5,222 5,523 LA : 3,659 3,410 3,578 3,418 3,385 3,752 MD : 5,605 6,000 4,728 *4,402 *4,454 5,661 MS : 16,101 16,306 16,567 16,207 16,357 15,402 NC : 14,410 13,830 13,216 13,811 14,239 14,743 OK : 4,805 3,779 4,749 5,460 *4,718 4,250 PA : 2,573 2,794 2,803 2,633 *2,681 2,810 SC : 4,435 3,951 4,538 3,897 3,530 4,112 TX : 12,594 12,010 12,356 11,513 10,967 12,115 VA : 4,794 4,699 5,103 5,028 *5,113 4,759 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,677 16,563 15,584 15,628 *16,062 15,330 : 19 State Total : 164,803 165,107 *165,948 *162,008 *161,162 162,724 : Previous Year Total : 160,266 159,007 160,094 153,618 155,123 156,626 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 105 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised