Pou 2-2 (3-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 26, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 26, 2005. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through February 26, 2005 were 1.39 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 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,956 30,340 *30,031 29,976 30,075 29,756 AR : *30,971 31,023 *30,987 31,083 31,217 31,259 DE : 3,772 3,898 3,916 3,929 3,927 3,929 FL : 1,338 1,368 *1,357 1,343 1,359 1,357 GA : 32,913 33,689 33,908 33,521 33,448 33,642 KY : 7,059 *6,876 7,175 7,237 *7,281 7,392 LA : 3,984 3,984 3,984 4,044 4,044 4,043 MD : 8,147 8,584 8,882 8,900 8,947 8,931 MS : 19,830 19,770 19,693 19,558 19,465 19,277 NC : 18,144 18,376 *18,196 18,623 18,651 18,208 OK : 6,448 6,511 6,453 6,467 6,306 6,364 PA : 3,887 4,001 4,060 4,065 *4,143 4,096 SC : 5,068 4,956 5,142 5,316 5,180 5,279 TX : 15,248 15,209 15,107 15,131 15,202 15,235 VA : 6,370 6,542 6,496 5,980 6,424 6,528 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,538 *17,500 17,995 18,379 *18,040 17,904 : 19 State Total :*211,673 *212,627 *213,382 213,552 *213,709 213,200 : Previous Year Total : 205,540 204,460 206,642 208,421 209,844 210,864 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 103 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 22 : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,188 20,840 21,150 21,630 21,582 21,723 AR : 24,907 25,119 25,702 24,929 *25,110 24,569 DE : 5,353 5,294 5,402 5,314 5,222 5,408 FL : 1,525 1,638 1,500 1,500 1,540 1,437 GA : 27,060 26,864 27,067 26,377 *26,777 27,102 KY : *6,120 *6,168 *6,275 *6,305 *6,368 6,319 LA : 3,819 4,025 3,915 3,830 3,814 3,746 MD : 5,299 4,194 5,319 4,745 5,514 4,653 MS : 17,012 17,634 17,559 18,184 17,890 17,963 NC : 14,465 14,411 14,540 14,668 14,893 14,567 OK : 4,481 4,783 5,165 5,258 5,065 5,560 PA : 2,987 2,909 2,963 2,878 *3,036 2,995 SC : 4,134 3,854 4,152 4,722 4,560 4,449 TX : 12,460 12,640 11,659 12,813 12,766 12,712 VA : 5,660 5,703 4,826 5,385 5,220 5,372 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,209 15,264 15,775 17,003 *16,455 17,109 : 19 State Total :*172,679 *171,340 *172,969 *175,541 *175,812 175,684 : Previous Year Total : 165,515 168,098 168,937 167,265 167,390 168,319 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 102 102 105 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised