Pou 2-2 (6-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 22, 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 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 18, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 18, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through June 18, 2005 were 4.23 billion, up 2 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,626 31,662 31,661 31,750 31,786 31,240 AR : 31,167 31,329 31,587 31,505 31,343 31,354 DE : 4,085 4,077 4,091 4,039 4,110 4,136 FL : 1,343 1,384 *1,393 1,374 1,382 1,394 GA : 33,793 33,664 33,619 33,650 *33,397 33,499 KY : 7,239 *7,207 6,922 6,981 7,090 7,070 LA : 4,105 4,104 4,105 4,104 4,105 4,105 MD : 8,995 9,005 8,991 9,013 *8,996 9,009 MS : 18,812 18,856 18,849 18,948 19,069 19,178 NC : 18,522 18,972 *18,410 18,520 18,992 18,057 OK : 6,650 *6,612 6,587 6,526 *6,412 6,708 PA : 4,102 4,083 3,973 *4,036 *4,059 4,023 SC : 5,177 5,239 5,060 5,232 5,053 5,175 TX : 15,511 15,376 15,379 15,389 15,396 15,422 VA : 6,634 6,591 6,621 6,512 6,358 6,558 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,102 *18,300 *18,277 18,241 *18,251 18,200 : 19 State Total :*215,863 *216,461 *215,525 *215,820 *215,799 215,128 : Previous Year Total : 213,724 214,186 212,907 212,431 214,186 214,006 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,391 21,818 21,786 21,668 22,017 22,158 AR : 24,734 24,280 25,717 25,093 *25,012 24,552 DE : 6,457 5,975 5,721 5,693 *5,708 6,136 FL : 1,471 1,249 1,526 1,528 1,442 1,536 GA : 28,182 26,904 28,208 27,753 *27,652 26,911 KY : 5,993 5,771 6,375 6,335 6,102 6,090 LA : 4,309 3,838 4,197 4,093 3,800 4,134 MD : 4,808 5,761 5,184 5,058 *5,395 4,877 MS : 16,964 17,055 17,169 17,041 17,033 17,160 NC : 15,268 15,073 15,604 15,589 15,594 15,311 OK : 5,464 5,429 4,356 4,921 *4,939 4,998 PA : 3,067 3,089 3,169 *3,017 *3,054 2,942 SC : 4,387 4,734 3,299 4,148 3,996 4,927 TX : 13,136 13,057 13,053 13,018 12,904 12,937 VA : 5,407 5,683 5,271 4,782 *5,466 5,441 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,147 *17,403 *16,707 *16,998 *17,464 17,455 : 19 State Total :*178,185 *177,119 *177,342 *176,735 *177,578 177,565 : Previous Year Total : 175,431 175,320 175,708 176,393 177,930 175,598 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised