Pou 2-2 (4-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 13, 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 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 9, 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 April 9, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through April 9, 2005 were 2.45 billion, up 3 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,684 30,029 *30,143 30,671 30,740 30,445 AR : 31,198 30,893 *30,683 30,173 30,537 31,153 DE : 3,955 3,906 4,071 3,809 3,943 4,031 FL : 1,358 1,359 1,358 1,359 1,356 1,353 GA : 33,219 33,375 33,439 32,855 31,702 33,111 KY : 7,346 7,177 6,698 6,876 *7,183 7,254 LA : 4,044 4,075 4,135 4,133 4,165 4,165 MD : 8,972 8,977 8,981 8,858 8,566 8,782 MS : 19,314 19,465 19,617 19,665 19,539 18,866 NC : 18,885 18,766 *18,893 18,844 18,628 18,888 OK : 6,386 6,508 6,285 6,810 6,187 6,627 PA : 4,036 4,286 *4,051 *3,886 *4,048 4,209 SC : 5,281 5,283 5,247 5,275 5,196 5,106 TX : 15,166 15,130 15,080 15,108 15,403 15,480 VA : 6,525 6,554 6,778 6,749 6,678 6,601 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,381 17,846 17,750 18,295 18,228 18,701 : 19 State Total : 214,750 213,629 *213,209 *213,366 *212,099 214,772 : Previous Year Total : 210,313 210,601 210,144 211,188 211,621 212,729 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 5 : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,620 21,525 21,507 21,502 21,408 21,072 AR : 24,187 24,126 26,004 24,483 25,665 24,086 DE : 5,948 6,085 5,964 5,408 4,962 5,544 FL : 1,503 1,305 1,483 1,545 1,560 1,699 GA : 27,800 27,155 27,484 27,635 27,362 27,040 KY : 5,679 6,485 5,824 6,064 *6,051 5,425 LA : 3,581 4,101 3,514 4,227 3,834 3,871 MD : 5,122 4,921 4,785 5,529 5,763 5,311 MS : 17,817 17,544 17,492 17,543 17,641 17,940 NC : 15,140 14,881 15,097 15,337 15,148 15,361 OK : 6,359 5,452 5,214 5,127 5,163 5,362 PA : 3,108 3,078 *2,858 *3,115 *3,106 2,956 SC : 3,957 4,633 4,277 3,753 4,232 4,512 TX : 12,748 12,906 12,957 12,891 12,885 12,910 VA : 4,447 4,997 5,523 5,442 *5,320 5,703 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,251 17,578 16,252 17,239 *16,543 16,780 : 19 State Total :*176,267 176,772 *176,235 *176,840 *176,643 175,572 : Previous Year Total : 169,208 170,698 171,783 172,347 173,152 171,903 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised