Pou 2-2 (4-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 20, 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 16, 2005. This was down 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 16, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through April 16, 2005 were 2.63 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 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,029 30,143 *30,307 30,740 30,445 29,672 AR : 30,893 30,683 *30,196 30,537 31,153 30,994 DE : 3,906 4,071 3,809 3,943 4,031 3,902 FL : 1,359 1,358 1,359 1,356 1,353 1,344 GA : 33,375 33,439 32,855 31,702 *33,221 33,573 KY : 7,177 *6,628 *6,751 7,183 *7,338 7,263 LA : 4,075 4,135 4,133 4,165 4,165 4,165 MD : 8,977 8,981 8,858 8,566 *9,010 8,884 MS : 19,465 19,617 19,665 19,539 18,866 18,524 NC : 18,766 18,893 *18,763 18,628 18,888 18,702 OK : 6,508 6,285 6,810 *6,289 *6,465 6,507 PA : 4,286 4,051 3,886 4,048 4,209 4,164 SC : 5,283 5,247 5,275 5,196 5,106 5,205 TX : 15,130 15,080 15,108 15,403 15,480 15,470 VA : 6,554 6,778 6,749 6,678 6,601 6,515 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,846 *17,746 18,295 18,228 *18,735 18,872 : 19 State Total : 213,629 *213,135 *212,819 *212,201 *215,066 213,756 : Previous Year Total : 210,506 210,216 211,237 211,680 212,808 214,388 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 12 : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,525 21,507 21,502 21,408 *21,769 21,842 AR : 24,126 26,004 24,483 25,665 *24,245 24,090 DE : 6,085 5,964 5,408 4,962 *6,033 5,788 FL : 1,305 1,483 1,545 1,560 1,699 1,488 GA : 27,155 27,484 27,635 27,362 *27,006 26,939 KY : 6,485 5,824 6,064 6,051 *5,517 6,138 LA : 4,101 3,514 4,227 3,834 3,871 3,653 MD : 4,921 4,785 5,529 5,763 *5,207 4,988 MS : 17,544 17,492 17,543 17,641 17,940 17,960 NC : 14,881 15,097 15,337 15,148 15,361 15,174 OK : 5,452 5,214 5,127 *5,164 5,362 5,075 PA : 3,078 2,858 3,115 3,106 2,956 2,887 SC : 4,633 4,277 3,753 4,232 4,512 4,156 TX : 12,906 12,957 12,891 12,885 12,910 12,897 VA : 4,997 5,523 5,442 5,320 *5,364 5,676 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,578 16,252 17,239 16,543 *16,909 17,867 : 19 State Total : 176,772 176,235 176,840 *176,644 *176,661 176,618 : Previous Year Total : 171,494 172,291 172,510 172,652 172,145 173,941 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised