Pou 2-2 (5-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 25, 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 21, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 21, 2005. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through May 21, 2005 were 3.52 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 16 : Apr 23 : Apr 30 : May 7 : May 14 : May 21 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,020 31,194 31,577 31,405 31,626 31,466 AR : 30,997 31,203 30,826 31,488 31,167 31,284 DE : 3,902 4,044 3,786 3,956 4,085 4,077 FL : 1,344 1,354 1,342 1,344 1,343 1,344 GA : 33,573 33,448 33,214 32,539 *33,793 33,651 KY : 7,309 *6,806 *7,077 7,328 7,211 7,106 LA : 4,165 4,165 4,041 4,102 4,105 4,104 MD : 9,005 8,981 8,876 8,905 8,995 8,998 MS : 18,524 18,886 18,780 18,947 18,812 18,856 NC : 18,877 19,087 *19,063 18,753 18,796 18,851 OK : 6,507 6,649 6,265 *6,296 *6,650 6,431 PA : 4,148 *4,098 *4,019 *4,229 *4,102 4,116 SC : 5,205 5,010 5,192 4,983 5,177 5,239 TX : 15,486 15,542 15,527 15,553 15,536 15,401 VA : 6,515 6,602 6,677 6,495 6,634 6,591 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,765 17,967 18,187 18,138 *18,094 18,238 : 19 State Total : 215,342 *215,036 *214,449 *214,461 *216,126 215,753 : Previous Year Total : 214,388 213,217 212,646 212,957 213,724 214,186 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 16 : Apr 23 : Apr 30 : May 7 : May 14 : May 21 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,842 22,081 22,253 21,625 21,315 21,818 AR : 24,090 24,829 23,759 *25,615 *24,734 24,201 DE : 5,788 5,557 5,681 5,156 6,457 5,975 FL : 1,488 *1,496 1,668 *1,332 *1,471 1,190 GA : 26,971 25,781 27,120 28,528 *28,182 26,986 KY : 6,096 6,446 6,420 *5,818 *5,993 5,858 LA : 3,653 3,605 3,954 3,934 4,309 3,838 MD : 4,988 5,212 5,762 6,105 4,808 4,641 MS : 17,960 17,749 17,421 16,949 16,964 17,055 NC : 15,174 15,381 15,302 15,624 15,268 15,073 OK : 5,075 4,425 5,933 5,520 *5,464 5,427 PA : 2,975 *3,093 *3,262 *3,168 *3,067 2,963 SC : 4,602 4,271 4,544 3,572 4,387 4,734 TX : 12,917 13,231 13,141 13,070 13,141 13,062 VA : 5,676 5,353 4,999 5,144 5,407 5,683 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,866 16,977 18,488 *16,713 *17,156 16,891 : 19 State Total : 177,161 *175,487 *179,707 *177,873 *178,123 175,395 : Previous Year Total : 173,941 173,669 174,862 176,351 175,431 175,320 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 101 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised