Pou 2-2 (12-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 22, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 18, 2004. This was up 3 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 18, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through December 18, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,892 29,459 *29,400 29,704 29,432 29,952 AR : 30,052 30,824 30,922 30,902 30,746 30,766 DE : 3,464 3,574 3,815 3,473 3,854 3,887 FL : 1,337 1,363 1,339 1,339 1,359 1,359 GA : 33,407 32,628 *33,134 33,096 *33,550 33,998 KY : 7,058 *7,250 7,014 7,036 *7,107 6,951 LA : 3,984 3,984 3,979 3,984 3,984 3,984 MD : 8,416 8,554 8,736 8,596 8,777 8,723 MS : 19,043 19,312 *19,627 19,249 19,018 19,553 NC : 18,350 17,792 17,451 17,725 17,587 18,185 OK : 6,639 6,648 *6,693 6,503 *6,389 5,984 PA : 3,758 3,892 *3,957 *3,803 *3,992 4,036 SC : 4,542 4,407 4,559 4,555 4,409 4,485 TX : 14,386 14,822 14,487 14,980 15,001 14,566 VA : 6,330 6,355 6,499 6,398 6,369 6,408 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,185 *17,466 18,016 16,697 *18,092 18,056 : 19 State Total : 207,843 *208,330 *209,628 *208,040 *209,666 210,893 : Previous Year Total : 205,395 204,537 208,986 204,662 207,313 205,549 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 100 102 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 13 : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,177 20,257 20,715 20,604 22,434 21,088 AR : 23,357 22,691 20,983 24,740 *24,158 26,068 DE : 5,483 4,295 5,125 5,267 5,706 5,570 FL : 1,615 1,492 1,354 1,639 1,438 1,501 GA : 24,802 25,011 *25,992 26,637 *25,214 26,668 KY : 5,222 5,562 5,858 5,869 *6,091 6,215 LA : 3,385 3,752 4,208 3,821 4,074 3,635 MD : 4,454 6,049 5,417 4,499 4,852 5,265 MS : 16,357 15,402 16,631 16,887 17,334 17,507 NC : 14,239 14,743 14,317 14,867 14,584 14,244 OK : 4,719 4,250 4,956 4,423 *5,564 5,288 PA : 2,731 2,934 *2,945 *2,912 *2,963 2,857 SC : *4,709 4,112 3,664 4,267 3,817 4,423 TX : 10,967 12,114 12,427 12,074 12,390 12,136 VA : 5,113 4,759 4,913 5,561 5,178 5,249 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,059 15,624 16,578 17,206 *16,257 15,622 : 19 State Total :*162,389 163,047 *166,083 *171,273 *172,054 173,336 : Previous Year Total : 155,123 156,626 164,561 167,566 166,640 170,414 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 104 101 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised