Pou 2-2 (12-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 1, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 27, 2004. This was up slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 27, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through November 27, 2004 were 8.21 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 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,886 27,838 *28,760 29,059 28,956 29,233 AR : 28,574 27,242 27,142 29,931 30,578 30,920 DE : 3,366 3,500 3,780 3,464 3,568 3,815 FL : 1,356 1,345 1,300 1,317 1,338 1,329 GA : 31,182 31,111 *31,463 32,870 *31,549 33,769 KY : 5,747 *7,088 6,995 6,977 7,169 7,014 LA : 3,573 3,983 3,982 3,984 3,984 3,979 MD : 7,967 8,547 8,504 8,416 8,616 8,733 MS : 18,286 17,223 *18,861 18,681 19,312 19,540 NC : 16,852 18,024 *17,072 17,076 17,845 17,451 OK : 6,331 6,107 6,255 6,131 6,648 6,674 PA : 3,588 3,910 3,886 *3,758 *3,889 3,693 SC : 4,583 4,415 4,387 4,542 4,407 4,559 TX : 13,169 14,480 14,795 14,391 14,826 14,492 VA : 6,573 5,987 6,274 6,330 6,355 6,499 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,265 *16,757 17,632 18,186 17,484 17,990 : 19 State Total : 194,298 *197,557 *201,088 *205,113 *206,524 209,690 : Previous Year Total : 190,088 192,346 201,076 205,395 204,537 208,986 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 100 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 23 : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,948 20,203 20,375 19,177 20,257 20,715 AR : 23,205 23,732 22,634 23,357 22,691 22,275 DE : 4,631 5,463 5,557 5,483 4,666 5,124 FL : 1,512 1,563 1,495 1,615 1,492 1,354 GA : 25,816 25,818 25,097 24,802 *25,011 26,718 KY : 5,653 5,947 4,853 5,222 *5,562 5,849 LA : 3,410 3,578 3,418 3,385 3,752 4,208 MD : 6,000 4,728 4,402 4,454 5,661 5,380 MS : 16,306 16,567 16,207 16,357 15,402 16,631 NC : 13,830 13,216 13,811 14,239 14,743 14,317 OK : 3,779 4,749 5,460 4,718 4,250 4,956 PA : 2,794 2,803 2,633 *2,731 *2,900 2,791 SC : 3,951 4,538 3,897 3,530 4,112 3,664 TX : 12,010 12,356 11,513 10,967 12,115 12,428 VA : 4,699 5,103 5,028 5,113 4,759 4,913 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,563 15,584 15,628 16,062 *15,626 16,275 : 19 State Total : 165,107 165,948 162,008 *161,212 *162,999 167,598 : Previous Year Total : 159,007 160,094 153,618 155,123 156,626 164,561 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 105 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised