Pou 2-2 (7-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 20, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 16, 2005. This was down 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 16, 2005. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through July 16, 2005 were 4.93 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 11 : Jun 18 : Jun 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,786 31,240 *31,218 31,374 31,272 31,768 AR : 31,343 31,354 *30,555 30,301 30,623 30,603 DE : 4,110 4,136 4,061 3,798 3,974 4,073 FL : 1,382 1,394 1,403 1,342 1,384 1,384 GA : 33,397 33,499 33,173 32,313 33,436 33,337 KY : 7,076 6,836 *6,622 6,999 7,138 7,114 LA : 4,105 4,105 4,105 4,042 4,135 4,135 MD : 8,996 9,009 9,016 9,022 9,022 8,938 MS : 19,069 19,178 18,959 19,191 *19,165 19,101 NC : 18,977 17,917 18,588 17,716 17,551 18,350 OK : 6,412 6,506 6,508 6,563 *6,282 6,482 PA : 3,986 4,001 3,979 *3,779 *4,015 3,991 SC : 5,053 5,175 5,065 5,283 5,052 4,971 TX : 15,396 15,416 15,251 14,584 15,329 15,208 VA : 6,358 6,556 6,495 6,226 *6,491 6,062 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,415 18,248 17,771 *17,410 *17,243 18,231 : 19 State Total : 215,861 214,570 *212,769 *209,943 *212,112 213,748 : Previous Year Total : 214,186 214,006 212,929 210,618 211,359 214,348 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : Jun 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,017 22,158 21,560 22,088 21,748 21,383 AR : 25,012 24,643 25,470 25,763 *24,035 24,073 DE : 5,708 5,999 5,822 5,913 5,978 6,395 FL : 1,442 1,536 1,482 1,516 1,502 1,489 GA : 27,580 26,841 28,280 26,933 *27,700 27,277 KY : 6,182 6,025 6,222 5,563 5,840 5,997 LA : 3,800 4,134 4,057 3,801 *4,204 4,055 MD : 5,395 5,009 5,533 5,471 *5,284 4,830 MS : 17,033 17,160 17,212 17,248 *17,297 17,350 NC : 15,594 15,311 14,998 15,896 15,012 15,103 OK : 4,939 4,999 5,405 4,761 *5,531 5,599 PA : 3,005 2,997 2,963 *2,908 2,803 2,832 SC : 3,996 4,927 4,605 4,337 3,975 4,544 TX : 12,904 12,937 12,972 12,909 12,858 12,881 VA : 5,466 5,455 5,496 5,108 *4,734 5,206 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,464 17,421 16,085 17,545 *17,780 16,572 : 19 State Total : 177,537 177,552 178,162 *177,760 *176,281 175,586 : Previous Year Total : 177,930 175,598 175,595 176,751 176,620 176,174 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised