Pou 2-2 (6-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 1, 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 28, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 28, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through May 28, 2005 were 3.69 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 23 : Apr 30 : May 7 : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,194 31,577 31,405 31,626 31,466 31,659 AR : 31,203 30,826 31,488 31,167 31,284 31,587 DE : 4,044 3,786 3,956 4,085 4,077 4,091 FL : 1,354 1,342 1,344 1,343 1,344 1,363 GA : 33,448 33,214 *32,615 33,793 33,651 33,619 KY : 6,806 7,077 7,328 7,211 7,106 7,149 LA : 4,165 4,041 4,102 4,105 4,104 4,105 MD : 8,981 8,876 8,905 8,995 *9,005 8,991 MS : 18,886 18,780 18,947 18,812 18,856 18,849 NC : 19,087 19,063 *18,792 18,796 *18,993 18,689 OK : 6,649 6,265 6,296 6,650 *6,458 6,566 PA : 4,098 4,019 4,229 4,102 *4,111 4,100 SC : 5,010 5,192 4,983 5,177 5,239 5,060 TX : 15,542 15,527 15,553 15,536 15,401 15,404 VA : 6,602 6,677 6,495 6,634 6,591 6,621 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,967 18,187 18,138 18,094 *18,239 18,165 : 19 State Total : 215,036 214,449 *214,576 216,126 *215,925 216,018 : Previous Year Total : 213,217 212,646 212,957 213,724 214,186 212,907 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 23 : Apr 30 : May 7 : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,081 22,253 21,625 21,315 21,818 21,834 AR : 24,829 23,759 25,615 24,734 *24,203 25,658 DE : 5,557 *5,780 5,156 6,457 5,975 5,435 FL : 1,496 1,668 1,332 1,471 *1,249 1,476 GA : 25,781 27,120 28,528 28,182 26,986 27,950 KY : 6,446 6,420 5,818 5,993 *5,849 6,350 LA : 3,605 3,954 3,934 4,309 3,838 4,197 MD : 5,212 5,762 6,105 4,808 *5,761 5,475 MS : 17,749 17,421 16,949 16,964 17,055 17,169 NC : 15,381 15,302 15,624 15,268 15,073 15,608 OK : 4,425 5,933 5,520 5,464 *5,429 4,355 PA : 3,093 3,262 3,168 3,067 *3,136 3,055 SC : 4,271 4,544 3,572 4,387 4,734 3,299 TX : 13,231 13,141 13,070 13,141 13,062 13,058 VA : 5,353 4,999 5,144 5,407 5,683 5,271 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,977 18,488 16,713 17,156 *17,354 16,669 : 19 State Total : 175,487 *179,806 177,873 178,123 *177,205 176,859 : Previous Year Total : 173,669 174,862 176,351 175,431 175,320 175,708 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 101 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised