Pou 2-2 (1-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 5, 2005, 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 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 1, 2005. This was up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 1, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week 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 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,400 29,704 *29,155 29,952 29,390 29,541 AR : 30,922 30,902 30,746 30,766 31,169 31,240 DE : 3,815 3,848 3,854 3,887 4,033 3,800 FL : 1,339 1,339 *1,339 1,324 1,328 1,330 GA : 33,134 *33,278 33,550 33,998 33,818 33,822 KY : *7,073 *6,970 7,107 7,023 *6,145 7,366 LA : 3,979 3,984 3,984 3,984 3,984 4,013 MD : 8,736 8,596 8,777 8,723 8,767 8,715 MS : 19,627 19,249 19,018 19,553 19,033 19,025 NC : 17,451 17,056 *17,374 18,188 *18,354 17,893 OK : 6,693 6,503 6,389 5,984 *6,529 6,474 PA : 3,957 3,803 4,234 *4,100 *3,824 4,033 SC : 4,559 *4,805 *4,610 *4,718 *4,800 4,761 TX : *14,489 *14,981 *15,002 *14,572 *15,076 14,871 VA : 6,499 6,398 6,369 6,408 6,249 6,240 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,018 *16,702 *18,090 *18,052 *17,584 17,535 : 19 State Total :*209,691 *208,118 *209,598 *211,232 *210,083 210,659 : Previous Year Total : 208,986 204,662 207,313 205,549 205,908 205,672 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 101 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 27 : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,715 20,604 22,434 21,088 *21,363 21,191 AR : 20,983 24,740 24,158 26,068 *25,011 24,071 DE : 5,125 5,267 *5,684 5,570 *5,449 6,286 FL : 1,354 1,639 1,438 1,501 1,418 1,532 GA : 25,992 26,637 25,214 26,668 26,858 26,532 KY : 5,858 5,869 6,091 *6,153 *5,903 5,818 LA : 4,208 3,821 4,074 3,633 *3,716 3,801 MD : 5,417 4,499 4,821 5,265 5,121 4,630 MS : 16,631 16,887 17,334 17,507 *17,253 16,928 NC : 14,317 14,867 14,584 14,228 *14,275 14,129 OK : 4,956 4,423 5,564 5,288 *4,867 5,719 PA : 2,945 2,912 2,967 *2,865 *2,717 3,039 SC : 3,664 4,267 3,817 4,423 4,504 4,259 TX : 12,427 *12,075 *12,391 *12,137 *12,545 12,517 VA : 4,913 5,561 5,178 5,249 5,114 5,248 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,578 17,206 *16,244 *15,628 *16,058 16,621 : 19 State Total : 166,083 *171,274 *171,993 *173,271 *172,172 172,321 : Previous Year Total : 164,561 167,566 166,640 170,414 168,199 168,268 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 103 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised