Pou 2-2 (7-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 13, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 9, 2005. This was up slightly 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 9, 2005. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through July 9, 2005 were 4.76 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : Jun 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,750 31,786 31,240 30,846 31,374 31,272 AR : 31,505 31,343 31,354 30,905 30,301 30,623 DE : 4,039 4,110 4,136 4,061 3,798 3,974 FL : 1,374 1,382 1,394 1,403 1,342 1,384 GA : 33,650 33,397 33,499 *33,173 *32,313 33,436 KY : 6,948 *7,076 *6,836 6,560 6,999 7,138 LA : 4,104 4,105 4,105 4,105 4,042 4,135 MD : 9,013 8,996 9,009 9,016 *9,022 9,022 MS : 18,948 19,069 19,178 18,959 19,191 19,162 NC : 18,609 18,977 *17,917 *18,588 17,716 17,551 OK : 6,526 6,412 6,506 6,508 6,563 6,238 PA : 3,919 3,986 4,001 3,979 *3,895 3,993 SC : 5,232 5,053 5,175 5,065 5,283 5,052 TX : 15,389 15,396 *15,416 *15,251 *14,584 15,329 VA : 6,512 6,358 6,556 6,495 *6,226 6,260 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,236 *18,415 *18,248 *17,771 *17,430 17,225 : 19 State Total :*215,754 *215,861 *214,570 *212,685 *210,079 211,794 : Previous Year Total : 212,431 214,186 214,006 212,929 210,618 211,359 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : Jun 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,668 22,017 22,158 21,560 22,088 21,748 AR : 25,093 25,012 *24,643 *25,470 *25,763 23,877 DE : 5,693 5,708 5,999 5,822 *5,913 5,978 FL : 1,528 1,442 1,536 1,482 1,516 1,502 GA : 27,753 *27,580 *26,841 *28,280 *26,933 27,655 KY : 6,335 6,182 6,025 6,222 *5,563 5,840 LA : 4,093 3,800 4,134 4,057 3,801 4,155 MD : 5,058 5,395 5,009 5,533 *5,471 5,287 MS : 17,041 17,033 17,160 17,212 17,248 17,291 NC : 15,589 15,594 15,311 *14,998 *15,896 15,012 OK : 4,921 4,939 4,999 5,405 4,761 5,532 PA : 3,035 3,005 2,997 2,963 *2,885 2,803 SC : 4,148 3,996 4,927 4,605 *4,337 3,975 TX : 13,018 12,904 12,937 12,972 *12,909 12,858 VA : 4,782 5,466 5,455 5,496 *5,108 5,031 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,998 17,464 *17,421 *16,085 *17,545 17,745 : 19 State Total : 176,753 *177,537 *177,552 *178,162 *177,737 176,289 : Previous Year Total : 176,393 177,930 175,598 175,595 176,751 176,620 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 101 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised