Pou 2-2 (5-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 18, 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 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 14, 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 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 14, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through May 14, 2005 were 3.34 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : Apr 23 : Apr 30 : May 7 : May 14 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,723 31,020 *31,194 31,577 31,405 31,626 AR : 31,153 30,997 31,203 30,826 31,488 31,167 DE : 4,031 3,902 4,044 3,786 3,956 4,085 FL : 1,353 1,344 1,354 1,342 1,344 1,343 GA : 33,445 33,573 33,448 33,214 32,539 33,638 KY : 7,564 *7,309 6,704 *6,991 *7,328 7,211 LA : 4,165 4,165 4,165 4,041 4,102 4,105 MD : 9,010 *9,005 8,981 8,876 *8,905 8,995 MS : 18,866 18,524 18,886 18,780 18,947 18,812 NC : 19,233 18,877 *19,087 19,124 18,753 18,796 OK : 6,465 6,507 6,649 6,265 6,102 6,625 PA : 4,173 4,148 4,003 *4,056 *4,115 3,988 SC : 5,106 5,205 5,010 5,192 4,983 5,177 TX : 15,505 15,486 15,542 15,527 15,553 15,536 VA : 6,601 6,515 6,602 6,677 6,495 6,634 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,631 *18,765 *17,967 *18,187 *18,138 18,265 : 19 State Total :*217,024 *215,342 *214,839 *214,461 *214,153 216,003 : Previous Year Total : 212,808 214,388 213,217 212,646 212,957 213,724 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 9 : Apr 16 : Apr 23 : Apr 30 : May 7 : May 14 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,769 21,842 22,081 22,253 21,625 21,315 AR : 24,245 24,090 24,829 23,759 *25,610 24,727 DE : 6,033 5,788 5,557 5,681 *5,156 6,457 FL : 1,699 1,488 1,504 *1,668 1,363 1,497 GA : 27,006 26,971 25,781 *27,120 *28,528 28,272 KY : 5,517 6,096 6,446 *6,420 *5,848 5,959 LA : 3,871 3,653 3,605 3,954 3,934 4,309 MD : 5,207 4,988 5,212 5,762 *6,105 4,808 MS : 17,940 17,960 17,749 17,421 *16,949 16,964 NC : 15,361 15,174 15,381 15,302 15,624 15,268 OK : 5,362 5,075 4,425 5,933 5,520 5,463 PA : 3,047 2,975 3,053 *3,191 *3,140 2,957 SC : 4,512 4,602 4,271 4,544 3,572 4,387 TX : 12,930 12,917 13,231 13,141 13,070 13,141 VA : 5,364 5,676 5,353 4,999 5,144 5,407 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,911 *17,866 *16,977 *18,488 *16,719 17,140 : 19 State Total :*176,774 *177,161 *175,455 *179,636 *177,907 178,071 : Previous Year Total : 172,145 173,941 173,669 174,862 176,351 175,431 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 101 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised