Pou 2-2 (2-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 16, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 12, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 12, 2005. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through February 12, 2005 were 1.04 billion, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,217 29,428 *29,956 29,380 30,003 29,976 AR : 31,479 31,506 30,744 31,023 *31,088 31,083 DE : 3,916 3,647 3,772 *3,898 3,916 3,929 FL : 1,324 1,339 1,338 1,338 1,332 1,343 GA : 33,667 33,386 *32,913 33,528 33,908 33,521 KY : 6,963 7,250 *6,946 7,056 7,175 7,237 LA : 3,997 4,014 3,984 3,984 3,984 4,044 MD : 8,754 8,763 8,147 8,584 8,882 8,900 MS : 19,527 19,256 *19,830 19,770 19,693 19,558 NC : 17,738 *17,782 *18,144 18,069 18,278 18,623 OK : 6,379 6,324 6,448 6,511 6,453 6,467 PA : 3,817 3,972 3,887 *4,001 *4,060 4,039 SC : 4,875 5,041 5,068 4,956 5,142 5,316 TX : 14,948 13,800 15,248 15,209 15,107 15,131 VA : 6,300 6,146 6,370 6,542 6,496 5,980 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,331 17,890 *18,538 *17,499 *17,995 18,256 : 19 State Total : 210,232 *209,544 *211,333 *211,348 *213,512 213,403 : Previous Year Total : 206,529 206,764 205,540 204,460 206,642 208,421 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 8 : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,737 21,279 21,188 20,840 21,171 21,630 AR : 24,740 25,886 24,907 25,119 25,702 24,929 DE : 5,792 6,111 5,353 *5,294 5,402 5,233 FL : 1,505 1,554 1,525 1,638 1,500 1,500 GA : 27,202 26,659 27,060 26,864 27,067 26,377 KY : *5,722 *5,476 *6,090 *6,139 *6,246 6,273 LA : 4,110 3,843 3,819 4,025 3,915 3,830 MD : 5,367 4,624 5,299 *4,194 5,319 4,826 MS : 17,575 17,195 17,012 17,634 17,559 18,184 NC : 14,503 14,989 *14,465 14,411 14,540 14,668 OK : 4,771 5,537 4,481 4,783 *5,165 5,258 PA : 3,028 2,864 2,987 *2,909 *2,963 2,826 SC : 4,496 4,011 4,134 3,854 4,152 4,722 TX : 12,134 12,734 12,460 *12,640 *11,659 12,813 VA : 4,718 5,252 5,660 5,703 4,826 5,385 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,066 15,719 16,209 *15,264 *15,775 17,390 : 19 State Total :*173,466 *173,733 *172,649 *171,311 *172,961 175,844 : Previous Year Total : 166,769 166,529 165,515 168,098 168,937 167,265 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 104 102 102 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised