Pou 2-2 (8-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 17, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 13, 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 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 13, 2005. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through August 13, 2005 were 5.63 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 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,402 31,788 *32,047 31,505 31,350 31,532 AR : 30,623 30,603 30,862 31,178 30,929 30,031 DE : 3,974 4,073 4,069 4,060 3,956 3,940 FL : 1,384 1,384 1,380 1,383 1,381 1,382 GA : 33,436 33,483 33,050 33,130 *33,402 34,107 KY : 7,163 7,086 7,124 7,085 *7,149 7,101 LA : 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 MD : 9,022 8,938 8,950 8,878 8,963 8,731 MS : 19,165 19,101 19,099 18,970 18,794 18,998 NC : 17,378 18,267 *18,199 18,064 *18,454 18,419 OK : 6,180 6,480 6,563 6,622 6,638 6,643 PA : 4,117 4,045 4,444 4,242 *3,904 4,173 SC : 5,052 4,971 5,141 5,050 5,060 5,198 TX : 15,339 15,215 15,206 15,085 14,233 13,830 VA : 6,491 *6,367 6,474 6,333 6,408 6,274 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,363 *18,416 *18,107 18,424 18,408 17,647 : 19 State Total : 212,224 *214,352 *214,850 214,144 *213,164 212,141 : Previous Year Total : 211,359 214,348 213,160 214,939 213,074 213,309 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 101 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 9 : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,748 21,383 21,943 21,683 22,250 21,274 AR : 24,035 24,228 23,493 24,315 23,813 24,555 DE : 5,978 6,395 4,781 5,629 6,216 5,998 FL : 1,502 1,489 1,445 1,586 1,488 1,635 GA : 27,716 27,282 25,969 27,496 27,134 27,746 KY : 5,820 5,814 5,818 5,983 *6,077 6,308 LA : 4,204 4,055 4,120 4,118 4,167 4,053 MD : 5,284 4,830 6,075 5,216 4,920 5,327 MS : 17,297 17,350 17,459 17,394 17,385 17,466 NC : 15,010 15,103 14,258 14,422 *15,101 15,113 OK : 5,531 5,600 5,121 3,868 4,804 5,100 PA : 2,951 2,984 2,820 3,077 *3,027 3,208 SC : 3,975 4,544 4,467 3,854 4,291 3,928 TX : 12,973 12,889 12,310 12,893 12,785 12,724 VA : 4,734 *5,218 5,225 5,707 5,136 4,992 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,734 *16,394 *17,096 *16,942 *17,472 16,321 : 19 State Total :*176,492 *175,558 *172,400 *174,183 *176,066 175,748 : Previous Year Total : 176,620 176,174 173,185 174,183 175,954 175,391 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised