Pou 2-2 (10-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 5, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 1, 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 Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 1, 2005. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through October 1, 2005 were 6.84 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 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,580 31,315 *30,705 30,928 30,779 31,035 AR : 30,918 30,434 *30,022 29,276 29,694 29,958 DE : 3,784 3,835 *3,744 3,668 3,797 3,979 FL : 1,379 1,394 *1,374 1,379 1,364 1,374 GA : 33,281 33,689 33,786 31,926 33,062 33,098 KY : *6,670 *6,970 *6,935 *6,142 *6,973 6,443 LA : 4,073 4,027 4,105 3,802 4,105 3,802 MD : 8,919 8,838 *8,796 8,509 8,765 8,721 MS : 18,605 17,523 17,639 17,672 17,626 17,235 NC : 17,697 17,523 *16,578 16,913 18,307 17,823 OK : 6,671 6,466 6,669 6,377 6,332 6,369 PA : 4,195 4,170 4,283 3,860 *3,943 4,104 SC : 5,175 4,796 5,120 5,151 4,859 5,075 TX : 15,069 15,053 14,972 14,505 14,227 13,050 VA : 6,196 6,182 6,112 6,030 6,272 5,861 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,233 18,225 18,238 *16,661 *17,889 17,370 : 19 State Total :*212,445 *210,440 *209,078 *202,799 *207,994 205,297 : Previous Year Total : 210,468 209,170 202,622 197,407 201,405 200,166 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 27 : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,617 21,746 *21,322 21,520 20,919 20,501 AR : 24,158 23,640 23,344 *24,216 24,155 23,573 DE : 5,864 5,735 *5,303 5,832 5,449 5,481 FL : 1,510 1,662 1,492 1,431 1,325 1,527 GA : 26,397 26,778 *27,306 *26,556 *26,746 27,652 KY : *6,216 5,790 *5,738 *5,843 *5,848 6,089 LA : 4,134 3,726 3,880 4,059 4,104 4,056 MD : 5,253 5,526 *5,479 5,173 5,160 5,133 MS : 16,994 14,687 15,322 16,252 15,364 15,386 NC : 14,472 15,033 14,904 14,635 13,654 13,996 OK : 4,387 4,998 5,358 5,311 4,492 5,059 PA : 3,011 2,926 3,041 2,977 *3,071 3,079 SC : 5,003 4,140 4,318 4,369 4,739 3,773 TX : 12,089 11,758 12,753 12,793 *12,636 12,499 VA : 5,207 5,111 4,780 4,919 5,288 5,034 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,826 16,515 17,496 *17,061 *17,621 17,267 : 19 State Total :*174,138 169,771 *171,836 *172,947 *170,571 170,105 : Previous Year Total : 175,177 174,771 174,977 173,376 172,022 165,909 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 98 100 99 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised