Pou 2-2 (7-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 27, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 23, 2005. This was up 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 23, 2005. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through July 23, 2005 were 5.11 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 18 : Jun 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,240 31,218 31,374 31,272 31,768 31,918 AR : 31,354 30,555 30,301 30,623 30,603 30,862 DE : 4,136 4,061 3,798 3,974 4,073 4,070 FL : 1,394 1,403 *1,377 1,384 1,384 1,380 GA : 33,499 33,173 *31,950 33,436 33,337 33,045 KY : 6,836 6,622 *7,046 7,138 7,114 7,104 LA : 4,105 4,105 4,042 4,135 4,135 4,135 MD : 9,009 9,016 9,022 9,022 8,938 8,950 MS : 19,178 18,959 19,191 19,165 19,101 19,099 NC : 17,917 *18,434 *17,396 *17,511 18,350 17,851 OK : 6,506 6,508 6,563 6,282 *6,563 6,676 PA : 4,001 3,979 *3,774 *4,117 *4,045 4,248 SC : 5,175 5,065 5,283 5,052 4,971 5,136 TX : 15,416 15,251 14,584 15,329 15,208 15,199 VA : 6,556 6,495 6,226 6,491 6,062 6,474 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,248 17,771 *17,530 17,243 *18,260 17,932 : 19 State Total : 214,570 *212,615 *209,457 *212,174 *213,912 214,079 : Previous Year Total : 214,006 212,929 210,618 211,359 214,348 213,160 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 18 : Jun 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,158 21,560 22,088 21,748 21,383 21,943 AR : 24,643 25,470 25,763 24,035 *24,077 23,439 DE : 5,999 5,822 5,913 5,978 6,395 4,147 FL : 1,536 1,482 1,516 1,502 1,489 1,445 GA : 26,841 28,280 *27,057 27,700 27,277 26,025 KY : 6,025 6,222 5,563 5,840 *5,891 5,869 LA : 4,134 4,057 3,801 4,204 4,055 4,120 MD : 5,009 5,533 5,471 5,284 4,830 6,545 MS : 17,160 17,212 17,248 17,297 17,350 17,139 NC : 15,311 14,998 15,896 *15,010 15,103 14,258 OK : 4,999 5,405 4,761 5,531 *5,600 5,120 PA : 2,997 2,963 *2,965 *2,973 *2,984 2,571 SC : 4,927 4,605 4,337 3,975 4,544 4,486 TX : 12,937 12,972 *13,002 *12,964 12,881 12,302 VA : 5,455 5,496 5,108 4,734 *5,209 5,143 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,421 16,085 17,545 17,780 *16,633 17,318 : 19 State Total : 177,552 178,162 *178,034 *176,555 *175,701 171,870 : Previous Year Total : 175,598 175,595 176,751 176,620 176,174 173,185 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised