Pou 2-2 (12-04) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 29, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 25, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 25, 2004. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through December 25, 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 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,459 29,400 29,704 29,432 29,952 29,390 AR : 30,824 30,922 30,902 30,746 30,766 31,169 DE : 3,574 3,815 *3,848 3,854 3,887 4,033 FL : 1,363 1,339 1,339 1,359 *1,324 1,328 GA : 32,628 33,134 33,096 33,550 33,998 33,818 KY : 7,250 7,014 7,036 7,107 *7,023 6,454 LA : 3,984 3,979 3,984 3,984 3,984 3,984 MD : 8,554 8,736 8,596 8,777 8,723 8,767 MS : 19,312 19,627 19,249 19,018 19,553 19,033 NC : 17,792 17,451 *17,056 17,587 *18,188 18,262 OK : 6,648 6,693 6,503 6,389 5,984 6,489 PA : 3,892 3,957 3,803 *4,234 *4,078 4,038 SC : 4,407 4,559 4,555 4,409 4,485 4,561 TX : 14,822 14,487 14,980 15,001 14,566 15,070 VA : 6,355 6,499 6,398 6,369 6,408 6,249 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,466 *18,015 16,697 18,092 *18,047 17,362 : 19 State Total : 208,330 *209,627 *207,746 *209,908 *210,966 210,007 : Previous Year Total : 204,537 208,986 204,662 207,313 205,549 205,908 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 102 101 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 20 : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,257 20,715 20,604 22,434 21,088 21,939 AR : 22,691 20,983 24,740 24,158 26,068 24,835 DE : 4,295 5,125 5,267 *5,675 5,570 5,458 FL : 1,492 1,354 1,639 1,438 1,501 1,418 GA : 25,011 25,992 26,637 25,214 26,668 26,858 KY : 5,562 5,858 5,869 6,091 *6,135 5,826 LA : 3,752 4,208 3,821 4,074 *3,633 3,722 MD : 6,049 5,417 4,499 *4,821 5,265 5,121 MS : 15,402 16,631 16,887 17,334 17,507 16,738 NC : 14,743 14,317 14,867 14,584 *14,228 14,257 OK : 4,250 4,956 4,423 5,564 5,288 4,869 PA : 2,934 2,945 2,912 *2,967 *2,831 2,647 SC : 4,112 3,664 4,267 3,817 4,423 4,504 TX : 12,114 12,427 12,074 12,390 12,136 12,544 VA : 4,759 4,913 5,561 5,178 5,249 5,114 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,624 16,578 17,206 16,257 15,622 14,760 : 19 State Total : 163,047 166,083 171,273 *171,996 *173,212 170,610 : Previous Year Total : 156,626 164,561 167,566 166,640 170,414 168,199 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 101 102 103 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised