Pou 2-2 (2-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 23, 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 19, 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 19, 2005. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through February 19, 2005 were 1.22 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 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,428 29,956 *30,340 30,003 29,976 30,075 AR : 31,506 *30,998 31,023 31,088 31,083 31,217 DE : 3,647 3,772 3,898 3,916 3,929 3,927 FL : 1,339 1,338 *1,368 1,332 1,343 1,359 GA : 33,386 32,913 *33,689 33,908 33,521 33,448 KY : 7,250 *7,059 7,056 7,175 7,237 7,226 LA : 4,014 3,984 3,984 3,984 4,044 4,044 MD : 8,763 8,147 8,584 8,882 8,900 8,947 MS : 19,256 19,830 19,770 19,693 19,558 19,465 NC : 17,782 18,144 *18,376 18,278 18,623 18,651 OK : 6,324 6,448 6,511 6,453 6,467 6,306 PA : 3,972 3,887 4,001 4,060 *4,065 4,051 SC : 5,041 5,068 4,956 5,142 5,316 5,180 TX : 13,800 15,248 15,209 15,107 15,131 15,202 VA : 6,146 6,370 6,542 6,496 5,980 6,424 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,890 18,538 17,499 17,995 *18,379 17,833 : 19 State Total : 209,544 *211,700 *212,806 213,512 *213,552 213,355 : Previous Year Total : 206,764 205,540 204,460 206,642 208,421 209,844 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 104 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 15 : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,279 21,188 20,840 *21,150 21,630 21,582 AR : 25,886 24,907 25,119 25,702 24,929 25,078 DE : 6,111 5,353 5,294 5,402 *5,314 5,222 FL : 1,554 1,525 1,638 1,500 1,500 1,540 GA : 26,659 27,060 26,864 27,067 26,377 26,820 KY : 5,476 6,090 6,139 6,246 *6,347 6,034 LA : 3,843 3,819 4,025 3,915 3,830 3,814 MD : 4,624 5,299 4,194 5,319 *4,745 5,514 MS : 17,195 17,012 17,634 17,559 18,184 17,890 NC : 14,989 14,465 14,411 14,540 14,668 14,893 OK : 5,537 4,481 4,783 5,165 5,258 5,065 PA : 2,864 2,987 2,909 2,963 *2,878 3,017 SC : 4,011 4,134 3,854 4,152 4,722 4,560 TX : 12,734 12,460 12,640 11,659 12,813 12,766 VA : 5,252 5,660 5,703 4,826 5,385 5,220 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,719 16,209 15,264 15,775 *17,003 16,491 : 19 State Total : 173,733 172,649 171,311 *172,940 *175,583 175,506 : Previous Year Total : 166,529 165,515 168,098 168,937 167,265 167,390 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 102 102 105 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised