Pou 2-2 (1-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 19, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 15, 2005. This was up 1 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 15, 2005. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through January 15, 2005 were 346 million, up 4 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 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,155 29,937 *29,245 29,541 29,683 29,216 AR : 30,746 30,766 31,169 31,240 31,479 31,506 DE : 3,854 3,887 4,033 3,800 3,916 3,644 FL : 1,339 1,324 1,328 1,330 1,324 1,339 GA : *33,761 33,998 33,818 33,823 33,667 33,683 KY : 7,084 *6,985 *6,163 7,524 *7,111 7,168 LA : 3,984 3,984 3,984 4,013 3,997 4,014 MD : 8,777 8,723 8,767 8,712 *8,754 8,790 MS : 19,018 19,553 19,033 19,056 19,527 19,256 NC : 17,374 18,121 *18,295 17,893 *17,907 17,657 OK : 6,389 5,984 6,529 6,474 6,460 6,324 PA : 4,234 4,100 3,824 *3,942 *3,803 3,995 SC : 4,610 4,718 4,800 4,761 4,875 5,341 TX : 15,002 14,572 15,076 14,871 14,949 13,672 VA : 6,369 6,408 6,249 6,240 6,300 6,146 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,102 *18,051 17,588 16,897 *17,374 17,572 : 19 State Total :*209,798 *211,111 *209,901 *210,117 *211,126 209,323 : Previous Year Total : 207,313 205,549 205,908 205,672 206,529 206,764 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 102 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 11 : Dec 18 : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,434 21,088 21,363 21,191 21,737 21,279 AR : 24,158 26,068 25,011 24,256 *24,740 24,949 DE : 5,684 5,570 5,449 6,306 *5,792 6,138 FL : 1,438 1,501 1,418 1,532 1,505 1,554 GA : 25,214 26,668 26,858 26,900 *27,303 26,682 KY : 6,091 6,153 5,903 5,837 *5,717 5,281 LA : 4,074 3,633 3,716 3,801 4,110 3,843 MD : 4,821 5,265 5,121 4,669 *5,367 4,587 MS : 17,334 17,507 17,253 16,923 *17,575 17,195 NC : 14,584 14,228 *14,194 14,129 *14,503 14,989 OK : 5,564 5,288 4,867 5,719 4,772 5,537 PA : 2,967 2,865 2,717 *3,007 *2,985 2,037 SC : 3,817 4,423 4,504 3,882 4,496 4,167 TX : 12,391 12,137 12,545 12,517 12,135 12,574 VA : 5,178 5,249 5,114 5,248 4,718 5,252 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,244 15,629 16,057 16,527 *16,060 16,051 : 19 State Total : 171,993 173,272 *172,090 *172,444 *173,515 172,115 : Previous Year Total : 166,640 170,414 168,199 168,268 166,769 166,529 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised