Pou 2-2 (8-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 24, 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 Up Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 20, 2005. This was up 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 August 20, 2005. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through August 20, 2005 were 5.81 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 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : Aug 20 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,788 32,047 *31,627 31,350 31,532 31,132 AR : 30,603 30,862 31,178 30,929 *29,854 30,050 DE : 4,073 4,069 4,060 3,956 3,940 3,938 FL : 1,384 1,380 1,383 1,381 1,382 1,287 GA : 33,483 33,050 33,130 33,402 34,107 34,871 KY : 7,086 *7,015 7,085 7,149 7,101 6,842 LA : 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,120 MD : 8,938 8,950 8,878 8,963 8,731 8,889 MS : 19,101 19,099 18,970 18,794 18,998 18,906 NC : 18,267 18,199 *18,461 18,454 *18,339 18,142 OK : 6,480 6,563 6,622 6,638 6,643 6,588 PA : 4,045 4,444 *4,131 *3,989 *4,107 4,220 SC : 4,971 5,141 5,050 5,060 5,198 5,110 TX : 15,215 15,206 15,085 14,233 *13,830 15,001 VA : 6,367 6,474 6,333 6,408 6,274 6,270 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,396 *18,108 18,424 *18,425 *17,652 18,366 : 19 State Total :*214,332 *214,742 *214,552 *213,266 *211,823 213,732 : Previous Year Total : 214,348 213,160 214,939 213,074 213,309 212,926 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 16 : Jul 23 : Jul 30 : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : Aug 20 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,383 21,943 21,683 22,250 21,274 21,529 AR : 24,228 23,493 24,315 23,813 24,555 25,084 DE : 6,395 4,781 5,629 6,216 5,998 6,431 FL : 1,489 1,445 1,586 1,488 1,635 1,511 GA : 27,282 25,969 27,496 27,134 27,746 26,589 KY : 5,814 5,818 5,983 6,077 *6,271 6,103 LA : 4,055 4,120 4,118 4,167 4,053 3,936 MD : 4,830 6,075 5,216 4,920 5,327 4,502 MS : 17,350 17,459 17,394 17,385 17,466 17,240 NC : 15,103 14,258 14,422 15,101 *15,162 15,168 OK : 5,600 5,121 3,868 4,804 5,100 4,906 PA : 2,984 2,820 *3,109 *3,025 *3,360 3,108 SC : 4,544 4,467 3,854 4,291 *4,007 4,721 TX : 12,889 12,310 12,893 12,785 12,724 12,595 VA : 5,218 5,225 5,707 5,136 *5,019 5,466 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,446 17,096 *16,944 *17,482 *16,355 16,685 : 19 State Total :*175,610 172,400 *174,217 *176,074 *176,052 175,574 : Previous Year Total : 176,174 173,185 174,183 175,954 175,391 176,170 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised