Pou 2-2 (6-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 29, 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 25, 2005. This was down slightly 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 25, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through June 25, 2005 were 4.40 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 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : Jun 25 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,662 31,661 31,750 31,786 31,240 30,846 AR : 31,329 31,587 31,505 31,343 31,354 30,905 DE : 4,077 4,091 4,039 4,110 4,136 4,061 FL : 1,384 1,393 1,374 1,382 1,394 1,403 GA : 33,664 33,619 33,650 33,397 33,499 33,138 KY : 7,207 *6,932 *6,948 7,090 7,070 6,636 LA : 4,104 4,105 4,104 4,105 4,105 4,105 MD : 9,005 8,991 9,013 8,996 9,009 9,016 MS : 18,856 18,849 18,948 19,069 19,178 18,959 NC : 18,972 18,410 *18,609 18,992 18,057 18,590 OK : 6,612 6,587 6,526 6,412 *6,506 6,468 PA : 4,083 3,973 *3,919 *3,986 *3,980 4,006 SC : 5,239 5,060 5,232 5,053 5,175 5,065 TX : 15,376 15,379 15,389 15,396 15,422 15,257 VA : 6,591 6,621 6,512 6,358 *6,556 6,495 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,300 18,277 18,241 18,251 *18,221 17,782 : 19 State Total : 216,461 *215,535 *215,759 *215,726 *214,902 212,732 : Previous Year Total : 214,186 212,907 212,431 214,186 214,006 212,929 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : Jun 25 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,818 21,786 21,668 22,017 22,158 21,560 AR : 24,280 25,717 25,093 25,012 *24,561 25,436 DE : 5,975 5,721 5,693 5,708 *5,999 6,480 FL : 1,249 1,526 1,528 1,442 1,536 1,482 GA : 26,904 28,208 27,753 27,652 26,911 28,325 KY : 5,771 6,375 6,335 6,102 *5,995 6,190 LA : 3,838 4,197 4,093 3,800 4,134 4,057 MD : 5,761 5,184 5,058 5,395 *5,009 4,452 MS : 17,055 17,169 17,041 17,033 17,160 17,212 NC : 15,073 15,604 15,589 15,594 15,311 15,001 OK : 5,429 4,356 4,921 4,939 *4,999 5,405 PA : 3,089 3,169 *3,035 *3,005 *2,988 2,867 SC : 4,734 3,299 4,148 3,996 4,927 4,605 TX : 13,057 13,053 13,018 12,904 12,937 12,972 VA : 5,683 5,271 4,782 5,466 *5,455 5,835 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,403 16,707 16,998 17,464 *17,450 16,231 : 19 State Total : 177,119 177,342 *176,753 *177,529 *177,530 178,110 : Previous Year Total : 175,320 175,708 176,393 177,930 175,598 175,595 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised