Pou 2-2 (12-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 8, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 4, 2004. This was up 2 percent 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 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 4, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through December 4, 2004 were 8.20 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 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,838 28,760 *28,892 28,956 29,233 29,704 AR : 27,242 27,142 *30,052 30,578 *30,922 30,902 DE : 3,500 3,780 3,464 *3,574 3,815 3,467 FL : 1,345 1,300 *1,337 1,338 *1,339 1,339 GA : 31,111 31,463 *33,290 31,549 *33,789 33,127 KY : 7,088 *6,993 6,977 7,169 7,014 7,036 LA : 3,983 3,982 3,984 3,984 3,979 3,984 MD : 8,547 8,504 8,416 *8,554 *8,736 8,753 MS : 17,223 18,861 *19,043 19,312 19,540 19,249 NC : 18,024 17,072 *18,350 17,845 17,451 17,725 OK : 6,107 *6,155 *6,639 6,648 *6,593 6,503 PA : 3,910 3,886 3,758 *3,892 *3,673 3,604 SC : 4,415 4,387 4,542 4,407 4,559 4,555 TX : *14,478 *14,794 *14,386 *14,822 *14,487 14,980 VA : 5,987 6,274 6,330 6,355 6,499 6,398 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,756 *17,629 18,186 *17,468 *18,016 17,305 : 19 State Total :*197,554 *200,982 *207,646 *206,451 *209,645 208,631 : Previous Year Total : 192,346 201,076 205,395 204,537 208,986 204,662 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 100 101 101 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 30 : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,203 20,375 19,177 20,257 20,715 20,604 AR : 23,732 22,634 23,357 22,691 *20,983 24,558 DE : 5,463 5,557 5,483 *4,295 *5,125 5,457 FL : 1,563 1,495 1,615 1,492 1,354 1,639 GA : 25,818 25,097 24,802 25,011 26,718 26,637 KY : 5,947 4,853 5,222 5,562 *5,858 5,824 LA : 3,578 3,418 3,385 3,752 4,208 3,821 MD : 4,728 4,402 4,454 *6,049 *5,417 4,457 MS : 16,567 16,207 16,357 15,402 16,631 16,887 NC : 13,216 13,811 14,239 14,743 14,317 14,867 OK : 4,749 *5,459 *4,719 4,250 4,956 4,423 PA : 2,803 2,633 2,731 *2,934 *2,818 2,789 SC : 4,538 3,897 3,530 4,112 3,664 4,267 TX : 12,356 *11,512 10,967 *12,114 *12,427 12,074 VA : 5,103 5,028 5,113 4,759 4,913 5,561 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,584 *15,632 *16,059 *15,624 *16,578 17,152 : 19 State Total : 165,948 *162,010 *161,210 *163,047 *166,682 171,017 : Previous Year Total : 160,094 153,618 155,123 156,626 164,561 167,566 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 105 104 104 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised