Pou 2-2 (9-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 21, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 17, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 17, 2005. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through September 17, 2005 were 6.50 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 13 : Aug 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,532 31,132 31,580 31,315 30,853 30,928 AR : 28,861 29,686 30,918 29,480 29,667 29,297 DE : 3,940 3,938 3,784 3,835 3,937 3,668 FL : 1,382 1,302 1,379 1,394 1,344 1,379 GA : 33,246 33,521 *32,866 33,290 33,323 31,448 KY : 7,058 *6,968 6,652 6,936 6,837 6,284 LA : 4,135 4,120 4,073 4,027 *4,105 3,802 MD : 8,731 8,934 8,919 8,838 8,713 8,509 MS : 18,998 18,906 18,605 17,523 17,639 17,672 NC : 18,187 18,131 *17,697 17,301 16,936 16,913 OK : 6,590 6,601 *6,671 6,387 6,669 6,377 PA : 4,107 4,024 4,195 4,170 *4,283 3,984 SC : 5,198 5,110 5,175 4,796 5,120 5,151 TX : 13,836 15,004 15,069 15,053 14,972 14,505 VA : 6,274 6,270 6,196 6,182 6,112 6,030 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,816 18,503 18,233 18,225 *18,238 16,833 : 19 State Total : 209,891 *212,150 *212,012 208,752 *208,748 202,780 : Previous Year Total : 213,309 212,926 210,468 209,170 202,622 197,407 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 101 100 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 13 : Aug 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,274 21,635 21,617 21,557 21,747 21,520 AR : 24,581 25,069 24,158 23,640 *23,344 24,071 DE : 5,998 5,954 5,864 5,735 4,032 5,832 FL : 1,635 1,511 1,510 1,662 1,492 1,431 GA : 27,802 26,602 26,397 26,778 *27,309 26,514 KY : 6,271 6,093 6,226 5,790 *5,744 5,881 LA : 4,053 3,936 4,134 3,726 *3,880 4,059 MD : 5,327 4,987 5,253 5,526 5,425 5,173 MS : 17,466 17,240 16,994 14,687 15,322 16,252 NC : 15,162 15,168 14,472 15,033 14,904 14,635 OK : 5,101 4,907 4,387 4,998 5,358 5,311 PA : 3,360 3,134 3,011 2,926 *3,041 2,921 SC : 4,007 4,721 5,003 4,140 4,318 4,372 TX : 12,728 12,599 12,089 11,758 12,753 12,793 VA : 5,019 5,172 5,207 5,111 *4,780 4,919 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,202 16,230 17,826 16,515 *17,496 16,940 : 19 State Total : 175,986 174,958 174,148 169,582 *170,945 172,624 : Previous Year Total : 175,391 176,170 175,177 174,771 174,977 173,376 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 97 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised