Pou 2-2 (8-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 10, 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-Type 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 August 6, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 6, 2005. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through August 6, 2005 were 5.46 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-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : Aug 6 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,374 31,402 *31,788 31,918 31,505 31,350 AR : 30,301 30,623 30,603 30,862 31,178 30,929 DE : 3,798 3,974 4,073 *4,069 4,060 3,956 FL : 1,377 1,384 1,384 1,380 1,383 1,381 GA : 31,950 33,436 *33,483 33,050 33,130 32,818 KY : 7,046 *7,163 7,086 7,124 7,085 7,056 LA : 4,042 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 MD : 9,022 9,022 8,938 8,950 8,878 8,963 MS : 19,191 19,165 19,101 19,099 18,970 18,794 NC : 17,396 17,378 *18,267 17,851 18,064 18,391 OK : 6,563 *6,180 *6,480 6,563 *6,622 6,638 PA : 3,774 4,117 4,045 *4,444 *4,242 4,115 SC : 5,283 5,052 4,971 5,141 5,050 5,060 TX : *14,594 *15,339 *15,215 *15,206 *15,085 14,233 VA : 6,226 6,491 *6,381 6,474 6,333 6,408 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,409 *17,363 *18,415 *17,786 *18,424 18,408 : 19 State Total :*209,346 *212,224 *214,365 *214,052 *214,144 212,635 : Previous Year Total : 210,618 211,359 214,348 213,160 214,939 213,074 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 2 : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : Aug 6 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,088 21,748 21,383 21,943 21,683 22,250 AR : 25,763 24,035 *24,228 *23,493 *24,315 23,813 DE : 5,913 5,978 6,395 *4,781 *5,629 6,216 FL : 1,516 1,502 1,489 1,445 1,586 1,488 GA : 27,057 27,716 *27,282 *25,969 *27,496 27,134 KY : 5,563 5,820 5,814 5,818 *5,983 6,115 LA : 3,801 4,204 4,055 4,120 4,118 4,167 MD : 5,471 5,284 4,830 *6,075 *5,216 4,920 MS : 17,248 17,297 17,350 17,459 17,394 17,385 NC : 15,896 15,010 15,103 14,258 14,422 15,144 OK : 4,761 5,531 5,600 5,121 *3,868 4,804 PA : 2,965 2,951 2,984 *2,820 *3,077 2,933 SC : 4,337 3,975 4,544 4,467 3,854 4,291 TX : 13,002 *12,973 *12,889 *12,310 *12,893 12,785 VA : 5,108 4,734 5,209 5,225 5,707 5,136 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,444 *17,740 *16,402 *17,102 *16,951 17,457 : 19 State Total :*177,933 *176,498 *175,557 *172,406 *174,192 176,038 : Previous Year Total : 176,751 176,620 176,174 173,185 174,183 175,954 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised