Pou 2-2 (3-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 30, 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 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 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 26, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through March 26, 2005 were 2.10 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 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,422 30,476 *30,684 30,074 29,970 30,671 AR : 31,179 31,285 31,198 30,867 30,657 30,173 DE : 3,927 3,929 3,955 3,906 4,071 3,810 FL : 1,359 1,357 1,358 1,359 1,358 1,359 GA : 33,449 *33,576 *33,219 33,375 *33,439 32,855 KY : 7,276 7,298 7,265 7,049 *6,698 6,901 LA : 4,044 4,043 4,044 4,075 4,135 4,133 MD : 8,947 8,931 8,972 8,977 *8,981 8,854 MS : 19,465 19,277 19,314 19,465 19,617 19,665 NC : 18,474 18,549 *18,885 18,682 18,818 18,844 OK : 6,266 6,426 6,386 6,508 6,285 6,728 PA : 4,278 3,899 4,036 4,286 *4,046 4,061 SC : 5,167 5,279 5,281 5,283 5,247 5,275 TX : 15,207 15,240 15,155 15,119 15,094 15,121 VA : 6,424 6,528 6,525 6,554 *6,778 6,749 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,013 *17,910 18,414 17,881 *17,770 18,300 : 19 State Total : 213,897 *214,003 *214,691 213,460 *212,964 213,499 : Previous Year Total : 209,844 210,864 210,313 210,601 210,144 211,188 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 19 : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,582 21,639 21,620 21,525 21,507 21,502 AR : 25,110 24,831 24,187 24,126 *26,004 24,251 DE : 5,039 6,723 5,948 6,085 *5,964 5,487 FL : 1,540 1,437 1,503 1,305 1,483 1,545 GA : *26,814 *27,102 27,800 27,155 *27,484 27,538 KY : 6,368 6,286 5,679 6,485 *5,824 6,157 LA : 3,814 3,746 3,581 4,101 3,514 4,227 MD : 5,697 4,214 5,122 4,921 *4,785 5,433 MS : 17,890 17,963 17,817 17,544 17,492 17,609 NC : 14,893 14,556 15,140 14,881 15,097 15,337 OK : 5,065 5,560 6,359 5,452 5,214 5,127 PA : 3,104 3,146 3,108 3,078 *2,877 2,943 SC : 4,560 4,449 3,957 4,633 4,277 3,753 TX : 12,768 12,714 12,739 12,897 12,897 12,882 VA : 5,220 5,372 4,447 4,997 *5,523 5,442 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,405 17,108 17,270 17,594 *16,271 16,707 : 19 State Total :*175,869 *176,846 176,277 176,779 *176,213 175,940 : Previous Year Total : 167,390 168,319 169,208 170,698 171,783 172,347 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 105 104 104 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised