Pou 2-2 (9-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 14, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 10, 2005. This was up 3 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 Down 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 10, 2005. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through September 10, 2005 were 6.32 billion, up 1 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : Aug 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,350 31,532 31,132 31,580 31,315 30,853 AR : 30,929 *28,861 *29,686 30,918 29,480 29,667 DE : 3,956 3,940 3,938 3,784 3,835 3,937 FL : 1,381 1,382 *1,302 1,379 1,394 1,344 GA : 33,402 33,246 *33,521 33,247 *33,290 33,323 KY : 7,119 7,058 6,932 6,652 6,936 6,837 LA : 4,135 4,135 4,120 4,073 4,027 4,043 MD : 8,963 8,731 8,934 8,919 *8,838 8,713 MS : 18,794 18,998 18,906 18,605 *17,523 17,639 NC : 18,193 18,187 *18,131 17,511 17,301 16,936 OK : 6,638 6,590 6,601 6,734 *6,387 6,669 PA : 3,989 4,107 *4,024 *4,195 *4,170 4,114 SC : 5,060 5,198 5,110 5,175 4,796 5,120 TX : *14,239 *13,836 *15,004 *15,069 *15,053 14,972 VA : 6,408 6,274 6,270 6,196 6,182 6,112 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,434 17,816 *18,503 *18,233 *18,225 18,052 : 19 State Total :*212,990 *209,891 *212,114 *212,270 *208,752 208,331 : Previous Year Total : 213,074 213,309 212,926 210,468 209,170 202,622 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 100 101 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 6 : Aug 13 : Aug 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,250 21,274 21,635 21,617 21,557 21,747 AR : 23,813 24,581 25,069 24,158 *23,640 23,248 DE : 6,216 5,998 5,954 5,864 *5,735 4,032 FL : 1,488 1,635 1,511 1,510 1,662 1,492 GA : 27,134 27,802 26,602 26,397 *26,778 27,156 KY : 6,077 6,271 6,093 6,226 5,790 5,727 LA : 4,167 4,053 3,936 4,134 3,726 3,870 MD : 4,920 5,327 4,987 5,253 *5,526 5,425 MS : 17,385 17,466 17,240 16,994 *14,687 15,322 NC : 15,101 15,162 15,168 14,472 15,033 14,904 OK : 4,804 5,101 4,907 4,387 *4,998 5,358 PA : 3,025 3,360 *3,134 *3,011 *2,926 2,921 SC : 4,291 4,007 4,721 5,003 4,140 4,318 TX : *12,790 *12,728 *12,599 *12,089 *11,758 12,753 VA : 5,136 5,019 5,172 5,207 *5,111 5,070 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,503 16,202 *16,230 *17,826 *16,515 17,531 : 19 State Total :*176,100 *175,986 *174,958 *174,148 *169,582 170,874 : Previous Year Total : 175,954 175,391 176,170 175,177 174,771 174,977 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 99 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised