Pou 2-2 (1-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 12, 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 8, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 8, 2005. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 26, 2004 through January 8, 2005 were 346 million, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,704 29,155 *29,937 29,390 29,541 29,683 AR : 30,902 30,746 30,766 31,169 31,240 31,479 DE : 3,848 3,854 3,887 4,033 3,800 3,916 FL : 1,339 1,339 1,324 1,328 1,330 1,324 GA : 33,278 33,550 33,998 33,818 *33,823 33,667 KY : 6,970 *7,084 7,023 6,145 *7,524 7,096 LA : 3,984 3,984 3,984 3,984 4,013 3,997 MD : 8,596 8,777 8,723 8,767 *8,712 8,745 MS : 19,249 19,018 19,553 19,033 *19,056 19,527 NC : 17,056 17,374 *18,121 18,354 17,893 17,933 OK : 6,503 6,389 5,984 6,529 6,474 6,460 PA : 3,803 4,234 4,100 3,824 *4,040 4,036 SC : 4,805 4,610 4,718 4,800 4,761 4,875 TX : 14,981 15,002 14,572 15,076 14,871 14,949 VA : 6,398 6,369 6,408 6,249 6,240 6,300 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,698 *18,102 18,052 *17,588 *16,897 17,384 : 19 State Total :*208,114 *209,587 *211,150 *210,087 *210,215 211,371 : Previous Year Total : 204,662 207,313 205,549 205,908 205,672 206,529 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 4 : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,604 22,434 21,088 21,363 21,191 21,737 AR : 24,740 24,158 26,068 25,011 *24,256 24,706 DE : 5,267 5,684 5,570 5,449 *6,306 5,743 FL : 1,639 1,438 1,501 1,418 1,532 1,505 GA : 26,637 25,214 26,668 26,858 *26,900 27,351 KY : 5,869 6,091 6,153 5,903 *5,837 5,923 LA : 3,821 4,074 3,633 3,716 3,801 4,110 MD : 4,499 4,821 5,265 5,121 *4,669 5,411 MS : 16,887 17,334 17,507 17,253 *16,923 17,535 NC : 14,867 14,584 14,228 14,275 14,129 14,502 OK : 4,423 5,564 5,288 4,867 5,719 4,772 PA : 2,912 2,967 2,865 2,717 *3,040 2,903 SC : 4,267 3,817 4,423 4,504 *3,882 4,496 TX : 12,075 12,391 12,137 12,545 12,517 12,135 VA : 5,561 5,178 5,249 5,114 5,248 4,718 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,206 16,244 *15,629 *16,057 *16,527 15,959 : 19 State Total : 171,274 171,993 *173,272 *172,171 *172,477 173,506 : Previous Year Total : 167,566 166,640 170,414 168,199 168,268 166,769 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 102 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised