Pou 2-2 (6-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 8, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 4, 2005. This was up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 4, 2005. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through June 4, 2005 were 3.87 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 30 : May 7 : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,577 31,405 31,626 31,466 31,659 31,750 AR : 30,826 31,488 31,167 31,284 31,587 31,505 DE : 3,786 3,956 4,085 4,077 4,091 4,039 FL : 1,342 1,344 1,343 1,344 1,363 1,374 GA : 33,214 32,615 33,793 33,651 33,619 33,677 KY : 7,077 7,328 *7,249 *7,080 *6,922 6,981 LA : 4,041 4,102 4,105 4,104 4,105 4,104 MD : 8,876 8,905 8,995 9,005 8,991 9,013 MS : 18,780 18,947 18,812 18,856 18,849 18,948 NC : 19,063 18,792 *18,522 18,993 *18,681 18,406 OK : 6,265 6,296 6,650 6,458 *6,587 6,526 PA : 4,019 4,229 4,102 *4,089 *3,932 4,076 SC : 5,192 4,983 5,177 5,239 5,060 5,232 TX : *15,520 *15,547 *15,511 *15,376 *15,379 15,391 VA : 6,677 6,495 6,634 6,591 6,621 6,512 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,187 18,138 18,094 18,239 *18,240 18,246 : 19 State Total :*214,442 *214,570 *215,865 *215,852 *215,686 215,780 : Previous Year Total : 212,646 212,957 213,724 214,186 212,907 212,431 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30 : May 7 : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *22,261 21,625 *21,391 21,818 21,834 21,974 AR : 23,759 25,615 24,734 24,203 *25,669 24,852 DE : 5,780 5,156 6,457 5,975 *5,721 5,693 FL : 1,668 1,332 1,471 1,249 *1,526 1,528 GA : 27,120 28,528 28,182 *27,073 *28,020 27,561 KY : 6,420 5,818 5,993 *5,771 *6,303 6,341 LA : 3,954 3,934 4,309 3,838 4,197 4,093 MD : 5,762 6,105 4,808 5,761 *5,184 5,058 MS : 17,421 16,949 16,964 17,055 17,169 17,041 NC : 15,302 15,624 15,268 15,073 *15,604 15,589 OK : 5,933 5,520 5,464 5,429 *4,356 4,921 PA : 3,262 3,168 3,067 *3,083 *3,080 2,959 SC : 4,544 3,572 4,387 4,734 3,299 4,148 TX : 13,141 *13,065 *13,136 *13,057 *13,053 13,020 VA : 4,999 5,144 5,407 5,683 5,271 4,802 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,488 16,713 17,156 17,354 *16,693 16,962 : 19 State Total :*179,814 *177,868 *178,194 *177,156 *176,979 176,542 : Previous Year Total : 174,862 176,351 175,431 175,320 175,708 176,393 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised