Pou 2-2 (9-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 28, 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 24, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 24, 2005. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through September 24, 2005 were 6.67 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 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,132 31,580 31,315 30,853 30,928 30,779 AR : 29,686 30,918 *30,434 29,667 *29,276 29,694 DE : 3,938 3,784 3,835 3,937 3,668 3,797 FL : 1,302 1,379 1,394 1,344 1,379 1,364 GA : 33,521 *33,281 *33,689 *33,786 *31,926 33,062 KY : 6,968 *6,730 6,936 6,837 6,284 6,999 LA : 4,120 4,073 4,027 4,105 3,802 4,105 MD : 8,934 8,919 8,838 8,713 8,509 8,765 MS : 18,906 18,605 17,523 17,639 17,672 17,626 NC : 18,131 17,697 *17,523 16,936 16,913 18,307 OK : 6,601 6,671 *6,466 6,669 6,377 6,332 PA : 4,024 4,195 4,170 4,283 *3,860 3,994 SC : 5,110 5,175 4,796 5,120 5,151 4,859 TX : 15,004 15,069 15,053 14,972 14,505 14,227 VA : 6,270 6,196 6,182 6,112 6,030 6,272 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,503 18,233 18,225 18,238 *16,789 17,864 : 19 State Total : 212,150 *212,505 *210,406 *209,211 *203,069 208,046 : Previous Year Total : 212,926 210,468 209,170 202,622 197,407 201,405 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 20 : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,635 21,617 *21,746 21,747 21,520 20,919 AR : 25,069 24,158 23,640 23,344 *24,066 24,155 DE : 5,954 5,864 5,735 4,032 5,832 5,449 FL : 1,511 1,510 1,662 1,492 1,431 1,325 GA : 26,602 26,397 26,778 27,309 *26,674 26,736 KY : 6,093 6,226 5,790 5,744 *5,875 5,758 LA : 3,936 4,134 3,726 3,880 4,059 4,104 MD : 4,987 5,253 5,526 5,425 5,173 5,160 MS : 17,240 16,994 14,687 15,322 16,252 15,364 NC : 15,168 14,472 15,033 14,904 14,635 13,654 OK : 4,907 4,387 4,998 5,358 5,311 4,492 PA : 3,134 3,011 2,926 3,041 *2,977 3,018 SC : 4,721 5,003 4,140 4,318 *4,369 4,739 TX : 12,599 12,089 11,758 12,753 12,793 12,608 VA : 5,172 5,207 5,111 4,780 4,919 5,288 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,230 17,826 16,515 17,496 *16,946 17,607 : 19 State Total : 174,958 174,148 *169,771 170,945 *172,832 170,376 : Previous Year Total : 176,170 175,177 174,771 174,977 173,376 172,022 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 97 98 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised