Pou 2-2 (4-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 6, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 2, 2005. This was up slightly 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 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 2, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through April 2, 2005 were 2.28 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 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,476 30,684 *30,029 29,970 30,671 30,740 AR : 31,285 31,198 *30,893 30,657 30,173 30,537 DE : 3,929 3,955 3,906 4,071 *3,809 3,943 FL : 1,357 1,358 1,359 1,358 1,359 1,356 GA : 33,576 33,219 33,375 33,439 32,855 31,702 KY : 7,298 *7,346 *7,177 6,698 *6,876 7,257 LA : 4,043 4,044 4,075 4,135 4,133 4,165 MD : 8,931 8,972 8,977 8,981 *8,858 8,566 MS : 19,277 19,314 19,465 19,617 19,665 19,539 NC : 18,549 18,885 *18,766 18,818 18,844 18,628 OK : 6,426 6,386 6,508 6,285 *6,810 6,187 PA : 3,899 4,036 4,286 4,046 *3,987 4,063 SC : 5,279 5,281 5,283 5,247 5,275 5,196 TX : *15,251 *15,166 *15,130 *15,080 *15,108 15,403 VA : 6,528 6,525 6,554 6,778 6,749 6,678 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,885 *18,381 *17,846 *17,750 *18,295 18,228 : 19 State Total :*213,989 *214,750 *213,629 *212,930 *213,467 212,188 : Previous Year Total : 210,864 210,313 210,601 210,144 211,188 211,621 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 26 : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,639 21,620 21,525 21,507 21,502 21,408 AR : 24,831 24,187 24,126 26,004 *24,483 25,665 DE : 6,723 5,948 6,085 5,964 *5,408 4,962 FL : 1,437 1,503 1,305 1,483 1,545 1,560 GA : 27,102 27,800 27,155 27,484 *27,635 27,362 KY : 6,286 5,679 6,485 5,824 *6,064 6,058 LA : 3,746 3,581 4,101 3,514 4,227 3,834 MD : 4,214 5,122 4,921 4,785 *5,529 5,763 MS : 17,963 17,817 17,544 17,492 *17,543 17,641 NC : 14,556 15,140 14,881 15,097 15,337 15,148 OK : 5,560 6,359 5,452 5,214 5,127 5,163 PA : 3,146 3,108 3,078 2,877 *3,113 3,182 SC : 4,449 3,957 4,633 4,277 3,753 4,232 TX : *12,715 *12,748 *12,906 *12,957 *12,891 12,885 VA : 5,372 4,447 4,997 5,523 5,442 5,498 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,060 *17,246 *17,578 *16,252 *17,239 16,538 : 19 State Total :*176,799 *176,262 *176,772 *176,254 *176,838 176,899 : Previous Year Total : 168,319 169,208 170,698 171,783 172,347 173,152 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 104 104 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised