Pou 2-2 (4-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 27, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 23, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 23, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through April 23, 2005 were 2.80 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 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : Apr 23 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,143 30,307 *30,940 30,445 29,672 30,310 AR : 30,683 30,196 30,537 31,153 30,994 31,203 DE : 4,071 3,809 3,943 4,031 3,902 4,044 FL : 1,358 1,359 1,356 1,353 1,344 1,354 GA : 33,439 32,855 31,702 33,221 33,573 33,448 KY : 6,628 6,751 7,183 7,338 7,263 6,699 LA : 4,135 4,133 4,165 4,165 4,165 4,165 MD : 8,981 8,858 8,566 9,010 8,884 8,981 MS : 19,617 19,665 19,539 18,866 18,524 18,886 NC : 18,893 18,763 *18,755 18,888 18,702 19,106 OK : 6,285 6,810 6,289 6,465 6,507 6,649 PA : 4,051 3,886 4,048 *4,173 *4,148 4,092 SC : 5,247 5,275 5,196 5,106 5,205 5,010 TX : 15,080 15,108 15,403 15,480 15,470 15,526 VA : 6,778 6,749 6,678 6,601 6,515 6,602 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,746 18,295 18,228 18,735 *18,771 17,959 : 19 State Total : 213,135 212,819 *212,528 *215,030 *213,639 214,034 : Previous Year Total : 210,216 211,237 211,680 212,808 214,388 213,217 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 19 : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : Apr 23 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,507 21,502 21,408 21,769 21,842 22,081 AR : 26,004 24,483 *25,689 24,245 24,090 24,641 DE : 5,964 5,408 4,962 6,033 5,788 5,557 FL : 1,483 1,545 1,560 1,699 1,488 1,504 GA : 27,484 27,635 27,362 27,006 *26,971 25,778 KY : 5,824 6,064 6,051 5,517 *6,096 6,319 LA : 3,514 4,227 3,834 3,871 3,653 3,605 MD : 4,785 5,529 5,763 5,207 4,988 5,212 MS : 17,492 17,543 17,641 17,940 17,960 17,764 NC : 15,097 15,337 15,148 15,361 15,174 15,365 OK : 5,214 5,127 5,164 5,362 5,075 4,425 PA : 2,858 3,115 3,106 *3,047 *2,975 3,014 SC : 4,277 3,753 4,232 4,512 *4,602 4,271 TX : 12,957 12,891 12,885 12,910 12,897 13,311 VA : 5,523 5,442 5,320 5,364 5,676 5,353 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,252 17,239 16,543 16,909 *17,870 17,087 : 19 State Total : 176,235 176,840 *176,668 *176,752 *177,145 175,287 : Previous Year Total : 172,291 172,510 172,652 172,145 173,941 173,669 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 103 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised