Pou 2-2 (10-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 19, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 15, 2005. This was up 5 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 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 15, 2005. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through October 15, 2005 were 7.17 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 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,705 30,508 *30,296 31,177 31,002 30,242 AR : 30,022 29,276 29,694 29,958 30,967 29,236 DE : 3,744 3,668 3,797 3,979 3,810 3,767 FL : 1,374 1,379 *1,404 1,374 1,364 1,384 GA : 33,786 31,926 *32,533 33,098 33,740 32,415 KY : 6,935 *6,206 6,973 *6,508 *6,745 5,986 LA : 4,105 3,802 4,105 3,833 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,796 8,509 8,765 8,721 8,670 8,813 MS : 17,639 17,672 *18,412 17,235 17,672 18,412 NC : 16,578 16,765 *17,885 17,643 17,170 17,334 OK : 6,669 *6,256 *6,257 6,490 6,496 6,590 PA : 4,283 3,802 3,970 4,247 *4,190 4,157 SC : 5,120 5,151 4,859 5,075 4,939 5,093 TX : 14,965 14,504 14,226 13,049 14,561 14,806 VA : 6,112 6,030 6,272 5,861 6,245 6,009 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,221 *16,677 17,762 *16,924 *18,541 17,115 : 19 State Total : 209,054 *202,131 *207,210 *205,172 *210,248 205,495 : Previous Year Total : 202,622 197,407 201,405 200,166 203,011 196,265 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 103 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 10 : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,322 21,520 20,919 20,289 *21,140 20,643 AR : 23,344 24,216 *24,271 23,578 23,250 23,736 DE : 5,303 5,832 5,449 5,481 5,142 5,742 FL : 1,492 1,431 1,325 1,527 *1,492 1,471 GA : 27,306 26,556 26,700 27,674 *25,903 26,418 KY : 5,738 5,843 5,848 *6,101 *5,344 6,131 LA : 3,880 4,059 4,104 4,052 3,260 3,381 MD : 5,479 5,173 5,160 5,133 5,296 5,357 MS : 15,322 16,252 15,364 15,386 15,415 16,554 NC : 14,904 14,635 13,654 13,963 13,917 14,620 OK : 5,358 5,311 *4,491 5,060 5,028 3,965 PA : 3,041 2,926 3,073 3,093 *2,784 2,892 SC : 4,318 4,369 4,739 3,773 4,476 3,630 TX : 12,751 12,791 12,633 12,496 12,299 12,960 VA : 4,780 4,919 5,288 5,034 4,925 4,922 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,617 16,984 17,614 *17,317 *16,224 16,188 : 19 State Total : 171,955 172,817 *170,632 *169,957 *165,895 168,610 : Previous Year Total : 174,977 173,376 172,022 165,909 160,797 164,297 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 99 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised