Pou 2-2 (2-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 2, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 29, 2005. This was up 3 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 29, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through January 29, 2005 were 693 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 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,245 29,291 *29,217 29,216 29,581 29,380 AR : 31,169 31,195 31,479 31,506 30,744 31,023 DE : 4,033 3,800 3,916 3,647 3,772 3,899 FL : 1,328 1,330 1,324 1,339 1,338 1,338 GA : 33,818 33,823 33,667 33,386 32,850 33,528 KY : 6,163 7,599 *6,963 7,232 7,094 6,997 LA : 3,984 4,013 3,997 4,014 3,984 3,984 MD : 8,767 8,712 8,754 8,763 8,147 8,584 MS : 19,033 18,976 19,527 19,256 19,709 19,770 NC : 18,295 18,320 *17,738 17,657 17,830 18,143 OK : 6,529 6,474 *6,379 6,324 *6,448 6,511 PA : 3,824 3,942 *3,817 *3,972 *3,887 4,003 SC : 4,800 4,761 4,875 5,341 5,068 4,956 TX : 15,076 14,871 14,949 13,672 15,226 15,187 VA : 6,249 6,240 6,300 6,146 6,370 6,542 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,588 16,897 17,374 17,885 *18,532 17,457 : 19 State Total : 209,901 210,244 *210,276 *209,356 *210,580 211,302 : Previous Year Total : 205,908 205,672 206,529 206,764 205,540 204,460 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 25 : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,363 21,191 21,737 21,279 21,188 20,900 AR : 25,011 24,256 24,740 25,886 *24,825 24,988 DE : 5,449 6,306 5,792 6,111 5,353 4,776 FL : 1,418 1,532 1,505 1,554 1,525 1,638 GA : 26,858 26,900 27,303 26,776 27,148 26,891 KY : 5,903 5,837 5,717 5,471 6,085 6,009 LA : 3,716 3,801 4,110 3,843 3,819 4,025 MD : 5,121 4,669 5,367 4,624 5,299 5,402 MS : 17,253 16,923 17,575 17,195 17,012 17,634 NC : 14,194 14,129 14,503 14,989 14,473 14,401 OK : 4,867 5,719 *4,771 5,537 4,481 4,783 PA : 2,720 3,007 *3,028 *2,864 *2,987 2,840 SC : 4,504 3,882 4,496 4,011 4,134 3,854 TX : 12,545 12,517 12,135 12,735 12,461 12,573 VA : 5,114 5,248 4,718 5,252 5,660 5,703 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,057 16,530 16,060 15,718 *16,207 15,196 : 19 State Total : 172,093 172,447 *173,557 *173,845 *172,657 171,613 : Previous Year Total : 168,199 168,268 166,769 166,529 165,515 168,098 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 104 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised