Pou 2-2 (8-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 3, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 30, 2005. This was down 1 percent 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 30, 2005. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through July 30, 2005 were 5.28 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 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,218 31,374 *31,402 31,768 31,918 31,505 AR : 30,555 30,301 30,623 30,603 30,862 31,178 DE : 4,061 3,798 3,974 4,073 4,070 4,060 FL : 1,403 1,377 1,384 1,384 1,380 1,383 GA : 33,173 31,950 33,436 33,337 *33,050 33,130 KY : 6,622 7,046 *7,142 *7,086 *7,124 7,085 LA : 4,105 4,042 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 MD : 9,016 9,022 9,022 8,938 8,950 8,878 MS : 18,959 19,191 19,165 19,101 19,099 18,970 NC : 18,434 17,396 *17,378 18,350 17,851 18,064 OK : 6,508 6,563 6,282 6,563 *6,563 6,608 PA : *4,037 3,774 4,117 4,045 *4,333 4,061 SC : 5,065 5,283 5,052 4,971 *5,141 5,050 TX : 15,251 14,584 15,329 15,208 15,199 15,078 VA : 6,495 6,226 6,491 6,062 6,474 6,333 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,771 17,530 17,243 18,260 *17,952 18,301 : 19 State Total :*212,673 209,457 *212,175 *213,884 *214,101 213,819 : Previous Year Total : 212,929 210,618 211,359 214,348 213,160 214,939 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 25 : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,560 22,088 21,748 21,383 21,943 21,683 AR : 25,470 25,763 24,035 24,077 *23,448 25,144 DE : 5,822 5,913 5,978 6,395 4,147 5,103 FL : 1,482 1,516 1,502 1,489 1,445 1,586 GA : 28,280 27,057 *27,716 *27,350 *26,050 27,528 KY : 6,222 5,563 *5,820 *5,814 *5,818 5,981 LA : 4,057 3,801 4,204 4,055 4,120 4,118 MD : 5,533 5,471 5,284 4,830 6,545 5,710 MS : 17,212 17,248 17,297 17,350 *17,459 17,394 NC : 14,998 15,896 15,010 15,103 14,258 14,422 OK : 5,405 4,761 5,531 5,600 *5,121 3,869 PA : *2,982 2,965 *2,951 2,984 *2,841 3,007 SC : 4,605 4,337 3,975 4,544 *4,467 3,854 TX : 12,972 13,002 12,964 12,881 12,302 12,884 VA : 5,496 5,108 4,734 5,209 *5,225 5,707 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,085 17,545 17,780 16,633 17,318 16,859 : 19 State Total :*178,181 178,034 *176,529 *175,697 *172,507 174,849 : Previous Year Total : 175,595 176,751 176,620 176,174 173,185 174,183 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised