Pou 2-2 (10-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 12, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 8, 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 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 8, 2005. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through October 8, 2005 were 7.00 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,315 30,705 *30,508 30,779 *31,177 31,002 AR : 30,434 30,022 29,276 29,694 29,958 30,967 DE : 3,835 3,744 3,668 3,797 3,979 3,810 FL : 1,394 1,374 1,379 1,364 1,374 1,364 GA : 33,689 33,786 31,926 33,062 33,098 33,740 KY : 6,970 6,935 6,142 6,973 6,443 6,762 LA : 4,027 4,105 3,802 4,105 *3,833 4,136 MD : 8,838 8,796 8,509 8,765 8,721 8,670 MS : 17,523 17,639 17,672 17,626 17,235 17,672 NC : 17,523 16,578 *16,765 18,307 *17,643 17,170 OK : 6,466 6,669 6,377 6,332 *6,490 6,496 PA : 4,170 4,283 *3,802 *3,970 *4,247 4,143 SC : 4,796 5,120 5,151 4,859 5,075 4,939 TX : *15,050 *14,965 *14,504 *14,226 *13,049 14,561 VA : 6,182 6,112 6,030 6,272 5,861 6,245 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,210 *18,221 *16,722 *17,762 *16,955 18,147 : 19 State Total :*210,422 *209,054 *202,233 *207,893 *205,138 209,824 : Previous Year Total : 209,170 202,622 197,407 201,405 200,166 203,011 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 102 103 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 3 : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,746 21,322 21,520 20,919 *20,289 20,793 AR : 23,640 23,344 24,216 *24,255 *23,578 23,250 DE : 5,735 5,303 5,832 5,449 5,481 5,142 FL : 1,662 1,492 1,431 1,325 1,527 1,550 GA : 26,778 27,306 26,556 *26,700 *27,674 25,959 KY : 5,790 5,738 5,843 5,848 6,089 5,351 LA : 3,726 3,880 4,059 4,104 *4,052 3,260 MD : 5,526 5,479 5,173 5,160 5,133 5,296 MS : 14,687 15,322 16,252 15,364 15,386 15,415 NC : 15,033 14,904 14,635 13,654 *13,963 13,917 OK : 4,998 5,358 5,311 4,492 *5,060 5,028 PA : 2,926 3,041 *2,926 *3,073 *3,093 2,750 SC : 4,140 4,318 4,369 4,739 3,773 4,476 TX : 11,758 *12,751 *12,791 *12,633 *12,496 12,299 VA : 5,111 4,780 4,919 5,288 5,034 4,925 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,515 *17,617 *16,984 *17,614 *17,327 16,392 : 19 State Total : 169,771 *171,955 *172,817 *170,617 *169,955 165,803 : Previous Year Total : 174,771 174,977 173,376 172,022 165,909 160,797 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 100 99 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised