Pou 2-2 (2-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 9, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 5, 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 84 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 5, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through February 5, 2005 were 865 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,291 29,217 *29,428 29,581 29,380 30,003 AR : 31,195 31,479 31,506 30,744 31,023 31,108 DE : 3,800 3,916 3,647 3,772 3,899 3,916 FL : 1,330 1,324 1,339 1,338 1,338 1,332 GA : 33,823 33,667 33,386 32,850 33,528 33,908 KY : 7,599 6,963 *7,250 7,094 *7,056 7,175 LA : 4,013 3,997 4,014 3,984 3,984 3,984 MD : 8,712 8,754 8,763 8,147 8,584 8,882 MS : 18,976 19,527 19,256 19,709 19,770 19,693 NC : 18,320 17,738 17,657 17,830 *18,069 18,278 OK : 6,474 6,379 6,324 6,448 6,511 6,453 PA : 3,942 3,817 3,972 3,887 4,003 4,053 SC : 4,761 4,875 *5,041 5,068 4,956 5,142 TX : *14,870 *14,948 *13,800 *15,248 *15,209 15,107 VA : 6,240 6,300 6,146 6,370 6,542 6,496 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,895 *17,331 *17,890 *18,537 *17,462 18,037 : 19 State Total :*210,241 *210,232 *209,419 *210,607 *211,314 213,567 : Previous Year Total : 205,672 206,529 206,764 205,540 204,460 206,642 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 1 : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,191 21,737 21,279 21,188 *20,840 21,171 AR : 24,256 24,740 25,886 *24,907 *25,119 25,702 DE : 6,306 5,792 6,111 5,353 4,776 5,402 FL : 1,532 1,505 1,554 1,525 1,638 1,500 GA : *26,809 *27,202 *26,659 *27,060 *26,864 27,067 KY : 5,837 5,717 5,471 6,085 *6,134 6,241 LA : 3,801 4,110 3,843 3,819 4,025 3,915 MD : 4,669 5,367 4,624 5,299 5,402 5,319 MS : 16,923 17,575 17,195 17,012 17,634 17,559 NC : 14,129 14,503 14,989 14,473 *14,411 14,540 OK : 5,719 4,771 5,537 4,481 4,783 5,166 PA : 3,007 3,028 2,864 2,987 *2,843 2,888 SC : 3,882 4,496 4,011 4,134 3,854 4,152 TX : 12,517 *12,134 *12,734 *12,460 12,573 11,658 VA : 5,248 4,718 5,252 5,660 5,703 4,826 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,530 *16,066 *15,719 *16,209 *15,243 15,804 : 19 State Total :*172,356 *173,461 *173,728 *172,652 *171,842 172,910 : Previous Year Total : 168,268 166,769 166,529 165,515 168,098 168,937 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 104 104 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised