Pou 2-2 (3-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 19, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 19, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through March 19, 2005 were 1.92 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 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,343 *30,422 *30,476 30,331 30,074 29,970 AR : 31,020 31,179 *31,285 31,198 30,867 30,657 DE : 3,929 3,927 3,929 3,955 3,906 4,071 FL : 1,343 1,359 1,357 1,358 1,359 1,358 GA : 33,521 33,449 33,611 33,030 33,375 33,381 KY : 7,221 7,276 *7,298 7,265 *7,049 6,735 LA : 4,044 4,044 4,043 4,044 *4,075 4,135 MD : 8,900 8,947 8,931 8,972 8,977 8,978 MS : 19,558 19,465 19,277 19,314 19,465 19,617 NC : 18,637 18,474 *18,549 18,870 18,682 18,818 OK : 6,467 *6,266 6,426 6,386 *6,508 6,285 PA : 4,065 4,278 *3,899 *4,036 *4,286 4,073 SC : 5,316 5,167 5,279 5,281 5,283 5,247 TX : 15,135 15,207 15,240 15,155 15,119 15,094 VA : 5,980 6,424 6,528 6,525 6,554 6,748 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,351 *18,013 17,909 18,414 *17,881 17,660 : 19 State Total : 213,830 *213,897 *214,037 *214,134 *213,460 212,827 : Previous Year Total : 208,421 209,844 210,864 210,313 210,601 210,144 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 12 : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,630 21,582 21,639 21,620 21,525 21,507 AR : 24,929 25,110 24,831 24,187 *24,126 25,842 DE : 5,314 5,039 6,723 5,948 6,085 5,819 FL : 1,500 1,540 1,437 1,503 1,305 1,483 GA : 26,377 26,777 27,162 *27,800 27,155 27,427 KY : 6,305 6,368 6,286 5,679 *6,485 6,131 LA : 3,830 3,814 3,746 3,581 *4,101 3,514 MD : 4,745 5,697 4,214 5,122 4,921 4,899 MS : 18,184 17,890 17,963 17,817 17,544 17,492 NC : 14,668 14,893 14,556 15,140 14,881 15,097 OK : 5,258 5,065 5,560 6,359 5,452 5,214 PA : 2,878 3,104 *3,146 *3,108 *3,078 2,813 SC : 4,722 4,560 4,449 3,957 4,633 4,277 TX : 12,814 12,768 12,714 12,739 12,897 12,897 VA : 5,385 5,220 5,372 4,447 4,997 5,401 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,965 *16,405 17,108 17,270 *17,594 16,202 : 19 State Total : 175,504 *175,832 *176,906 *176,277 *176,779 176,015 : Previous Year Total : 167,265 167,390 168,319 169,208 170,698 171,783 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 105 105 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised