Pou 2-2 (3-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 12, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 12, 2005. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through March 12, 2005 were 1.75 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,031 30,343 *30,346 29,754 30,331 30,074 AR : 30,987 31,020 *31,179 31,259 31,198 30,867 DE : 3,916 3,929 3,927 3,929 3,955 3,906 FL : 1,357 1,343 1,359 1,357 1,358 1,359 GA : 33,908 33,521 *33,449 33,611 *33,030 33,375 KY : 7,078 *7,221 *7,276 7,392 *7,265 6,995 LA : 3,984 4,044 4,044 4,043 4,044 4,044 MD : 8,882 8,900 8,947 8,931 8,972 8,977 MS : 19,693 19,558 19,465 19,277 19,314 19,465 NC : 18,196 18,637 *18,474 18,202 18,870 18,682 OK : 6,453 6,467 6,306 6,426 6,386 6,346 PA : 4,060 4,065 4,278 3,881 *3,982 4,010 SC : 5,142 5,316 5,167 5,279 *5,281 5,283 TX : 15,109 15,135 15,207 15,240 15,155 15,119 VA : 6,496 *5,980 6,424 6,528 6,525 6,554 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,942 *18,351 *18,012 *17,909 *18,414 18,007 : 19 State Total :*213,234 *213,830 *213,860 *213,018 *214,080 213,063 : Previous Year Total : 206,642 208,421 209,844 210,864 210,313 210,601 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 5 : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,150 21,630 21,582 21,639 21,620 21,525 AR : 25,702 24,929 25,110 24,831 *24,187 24,141 DE : 5,402 5,314 5,039 6,723 5,948 6,085 FL : 1,500 1,500 1,540 1,437 1,503 1,305 GA : 27,067 26,377 26,777 27,162 *27,700 27,155 KY : 6,275 6,305 6,368 6,286 *5,679 6,242 LA : 3,915 3,830 3,814 3,746 3,581 4,140 MD : 5,319 4,745 5,697 4,214 5,122 4,921 MS : 17,559 18,184 17,890 17,963 17,817 17,544 NC : 14,540 14,668 14,893 14,556 15,140 14,881 OK : 5,165 5,258 5,065 5,560 6,359 5,452 PA : 2,963 2,878 3,104 3,166 *3,007 3,088 SC : 4,152 4,722 4,560 4,449 3,957 4,633 TX : 11,661 12,814 12,768 12,714 12,739 12,897 VA : 4,826 5,385 5,220 5,372 *4,447 4,997 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,732 *16,965 16,455 17,108 *17,270 17,607 : 19 State Total :*172,928 *175,504 175,882 176,926 *176,076 176,613 : Previous Year Total : 168,937 167,265 167,390 168,319 169,208 170,698 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 105 105 105 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised