Pou 2-2 (12-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 15, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 11, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 11, 2004. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through December 11, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,760 28,892 *29,459 29,233 29,704 29,432 AR : 27,142 30,052 *30,824 30,922 30,902 30,746 DE : 3,780 3,464 3,574 3,815 *3,473 3,854 FL : 1,300 1,337 *1,363 1,339 1,339 1,359 GA : 31,463 *33,407 *32,628 33,789 *33,096 33,766 KY : 6,993 *7,058 7,169 7,014 7,036 7,071 LA : 3,982 3,984 3,984 3,979 3,984 3,984 MD : 8,504 8,416 8,554 8,736 *8,596 8,777 MS : 18,861 19,043 19,312 19,540 19,249 19,018 NC : 17,072 18,350 *17,792 17,451 17,725 17,587 OK : 6,155 6,639 6,648 6,593 6,503 6,340 PA : 3,886 3,758 3,892 *3,845 *3,778 3,970 SC : 4,387 4,542 4,407 4,559 4,555 4,409 TX : 14,794 14,386 14,822 14,487 14,980 15,001 VA : 6,274 6,330 6,355 6,499 6,398 6,369 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,629 *18,185 17,468 18,016 *16,697 17,772 : 19 State Total : 200,982 *207,843 *208,251 *209,817 *208,015 209,455 : Previous Year Total : 201,076 205,395 204,537 208,986 204,662 207,313 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 102 100 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 6 : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,375 19,177 20,257 20,715 20,604 22,434 AR : 22,634 23,357 22,691 20,983 *24,740 23,661 DE : 5,557 5,483 4,295 5,125 *5,267 5,706 FL : 1,495 1,615 1,492 1,354 1,639 1,438 GA : 25,097 24,802 25,011 26,718 26,637 26,171 KY : 4,853 5,222 5,562 5,858 *5,869 5,957 LA : 3,418 3,385 3,752 4,208 3,821 4,074 MD : 4,402 4,454 6,049 5,417 *4,499 4,852 MS : 16,207 16,357 15,402 16,631 16,887 17,334 NC : 13,811 14,239 14,743 14,317 14,867 14,584 OK : 5,459 4,719 4,250 4,956 4,423 5,020 PA : 2,633 2,731 2,934 *2,907 *2,896 2,870 SC : 3,897 3,530 4,112 3,664 4,267 3,817 TX : 11,512 10,967 12,114 12,427 12,074 12,390 VA : 5,028 5,113 4,759 4,913 5,561 5,178 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,631 16,059 15,624 16,578 *17,206 16,256 : 19 State Total :*162,009 161,210 163,047 *166,771 *171,257 171,742 : Previous Year Total : 153,618 155,123 156,626 164,561 167,566 166,640 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 104 104 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised