Pou 2-2 (3-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 5, 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 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 5, 2005. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through March 5, 2005 were 1.57 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 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,340 30,031 *30,343 30,075 *29,754 30,331 AR : 31,023 30,987 *31,020 31,217 31,259 31,198 DE : 3,898 3,916 3,929 3,927 3,929 3,955 FL : 1,368 1,357 1,343 1,359 1,357 1,358 GA : 33,689 33,908 33,521 33,448 *33,611 33,214 KY : 6,876 *7,078 7,237 7,281 7,392 7,191 LA : 3,984 3,984 4,044 4,044 4,043 4,044 MD : 8,584 8,882 8,900 8,947 8,931 8,972 MS : 19,770 19,693 19,558 19,465 19,277 19,314 NC : 18,376 18,196 *18,637 18,651 *18,202 18,870 OK : 6,511 6,453 6,467 6,306 *6,426 6,386 PA : 4,001 4,060 4,065 *4,278 *3,881 4,039 SC : 4,956 5,142 5,316 *5,167 5,279 6,073 TX : *15,212 *15,109 *15,135 *15,207 *15,240 15,155 VA : 6,542 6,496 *6,494 6,424 6,528 6,525 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,500 *17,996 18,379 18,040 *17,937 18,392 : 19 State Total :*212,630 *213,288 *214,388 *213,836 *213,046 215,017 : Previous Year Total : 204,460 206,642 208,421 209,844 210,864 210,313 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 29 : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,840 21,150 21,630 21,582 *21,639 21,620 AR : 25,119 25,702 24,929 25,110 *24,831 24,076 DE : 5,294 5,402 5,314 *5,039 *6,723 5,948 FL : 1,638 1,500 1,500 1,540 1,437 1,503 GA : 26,864 27,067 26,377 26,777 *27,162 27,631 KY : 6,168 6,275 6,305 6,368 *6,286 6,262 LA : 4,025 3,915 3,830 3,814 3,746 3,581 MD : 4,194 5,319 4,745 *5,697 *4,214 5,122 MS : 17,634 17,559 18,184 17,890 17,963 17,817 NC : 14,411 14,540 14,668 14,893 *14,556 15,140 OK : 4,783 5,165 5,258 5,065 5,560 6,359 PA : 2,909 2,963 2,878 *3,104 *3,166 3,029 SC : 3,854 4,152 4,722 4,560 4,449 3,957 TX : 12,640 *11,661 *12,814 *12,768 *12,714 12,739 VA : 5,703 4,826 5,385 5,220 5,372 4,898 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,264 *15,774 17,003 16,455 *17,108 17,343 : 19 State Total : 171,340 *172,970 *175,542 *175,882 *176,926 177,025 : Previous Year Total : 168,098 168,937 167,265 167,390 168,319 169,208 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 105 105 105 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised