Pou 2-2 (9-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 7, 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 3, 2005. This was down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 3, 2005. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through September 3, 2005 were 6.15 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 30 : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : Aug 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,627 31,350 31,532 31,132 31,580 31,315 AR : 31,178 30,929 29,854 30,050 30,918 29,480 DE : 4,060 3,956 3,940 3,938 3,784 3,835 FL : 1,383 1,381 1,382 1,287 1,379 1,394 GA : 33,130 33,402 *33,246 34,828 33,247 33,235 KY : 7,031 *7,119 *7,058 6,932 *6,652 6,936 LA : 4,135 4,135 4,135 4,120 4,073 4,027 MD : 8,878 8,963 8,731 8,934 8,919 8,876 MS : 18,970 18,794 18,998 18,906 *18,605 17,489 NC : 18,461 18,193 *18,187 18,082 *17,511 17,301 OK : 6,622 6,638 6,590 6,601 6,734 6,508 PA : 4,131 3,989 4,107 4,066 *4,197 4,109 SC : 5,050 5,060 5,198 5,110 5,175 4,796 TX : 15,085 14,233 13,830 15,001 15,066 15,050 VA : 5,984 6,408 6,274 6,270 6,196 6,182 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,424 *18,434 *17,816 *18,499 *17,245 17,808 : 19 State Total :*214,149 *212,984 *210,878 *213,756 *211,281 208,341 : Previous Year Total : 214,939 213,074 213,309 212,926 210,468 209,170 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 30 : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : Aug 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,683 22,250 21,274 21,635 21,617 21,557 AR : 24,315 23,813 24,581 25,069 24,158 23,610 DE : 5,629 6,216 5,998 5,954 5,864 5,853 FL : 1,586 1,488 1,635 1,511 1,510 1,662 GA : 27,496 27,134 *27,802 26,602 *26,397 26,973 KY : 5,983 6,077 6,271 6,093 *6,226 5,790 LA : 4,118 4,167 4,053 3,936 *4,134 3,726 MD : 5,216 4,920 5,327 4,987 5,253 5,076 MS : 17,394 17,385 17,466 17,240 *16,994 15,117 NC : 14,422 15,101 15,162 15,168 *14,472 15,033 OK : 3,868 4,804 5,101 4,907 4,387 4,953 PA : 3,109 3,025 3,360 3,104 *3,001 3,012 SC : 3,854 4,291 4,007 4,721 5,003 4,140 TX : 12,893 12,785 12,724 12,595 12,084 11,753 VA : 5,707 5,136 5,019 5,172 5,207 5,094 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,941 *17,503 *16,202 *16,229 *17,832 16,259 : 19 State Total :*174,214 *176,095 *175,982 *174,923 *174,139 169,608 : Previous Year Total : 174,183 175,954 175,391 176,170 175,177 174,771 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 99 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised