Pou 2-2 (5-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 4, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 30, 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 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 30, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through April 30, 2005 were 2.98 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 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : Apr 23 : Apr 30 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,307 30,940 *31,723 29,672 30,310 31,577 AR : 30,196 30,537 31,153 30,994 31,203 30,826 DE : 3,809 3,943 4,031 3,902 4,044 3,786 FL : 1,359 1,356 1,353 1,344 1,354 1,342 GA : 32,855 31,702 *33,445 33,573 33,448 33,389 KY : 6,751 *7,054 *7,528 7,263 6,699 6,832 LA : 4,133 4,165 4,165 4,165 4,165 4,041 MD : 8,858 8,566 9,010 8,884 8,981 8,876 MS : 19,665 19,539 18,866 18,524 18,886 18,780 NC : 18,763 18,755 *19,233 18,702 *19,058 19,183 OK : 6,810 6,289 6,465 6,507 6,649 6,265 PA : 3,886 4,048 4,173 4,148 *4,082 4,064 SC : 5,275 5,196 5,106 5,205 5,010 5,192 TX : 15,108 15,403 15,480 15,470 15,526 15,510 VA : 6,749 6,678 6,601 6,515 6,602 6,677 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,295 *18,229 18,735 18,771 *18,036 18,156 : 19 State Total : 212,819 *212,400 *217,067 213,639 *214,053 214,496 : Previous Year Total : 211,237 211,680 212,808 214,388 213,217 212,646 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 102 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 26 : Apr 2 : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : Apr 23 : Apr 30 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,502 21,408 21,769 21,842 22,081 22,253 AR : 24,483 25,689 24,245 24,090 *24,649 23,635 DE : 5,408 4,962 6,033 5,788 5,557 5,681 FL : 1,545 1,560 1,699 1,488 1,504 1,616 GA : 27,635 27,362 27,006 26,971 25,778 27,137 KY : 6,064 6,051 5,517 6,096 *6,264 6,359 LA : 4,227 3,834 3,871 3,653 3,605 3,954 MD : 5,529 5,763 5,207 4,988 5,212 5,762 MS : 17,543 17,641 17,940 17,960 17,764 17,422 NC : 15,337 15,148 15,361 15,174 *15,381 15,302 OK : 5,127 5,164 5,362 5,075 4,425 5,933 PA : 3,115 3,106 3,047 2,975 *3,067 3,110 SC : 3,753 4,232 4,512 4,602 4,271 4,544 TX : 12,891 12,885 12,910 12,897 13,311 13,121 VA : 5,442 5,320 5,364 5,676 5,353 4,999 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,242 *16,546 *16,912 *17,874 *17,338 17,948 : 19 State Total :*176,843 *176,671 *176,755 *177,149 *175,560 178,776 : Previous Year Total : 172,510 172,652 172,145 173,941 173,669 174,862 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised