Pou 2-2 (10-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 26, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 22, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 22 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through October 22, 2005 were 7.34 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 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,508 30,296 31,177 31,002 30,242 30,901 AR : 29,276 29,694 *29,550 30,967 *29,003 28,489 DE : 3,668 3,797 3,979 3,810 3,767 3,690 FL : 1,379 1,404 1,374 1,364 1,384 1,379 GA : 31,926 32,533 33,098 *33,739 *32,431 31,484 KY : 6,206 *6,944 *6,655 6,745 5,986 6,136 LA : 3,802 4,105 3,833 4,136 4,136 3,834 MD : 8,509 8,765 8,721 8,670 8,813 8,737 MS : 17,672 18,412 *17,573 *17,756 *16,951 17,973 NC : 16,765 17,885 *17,936 17,170 17,334 17,914 OK : 6,256 6,257 *6,278 6,496 6,590 6,619 PA : 3,802 3,970 4,247 4,190 *4,032 3,976 SC : 5,151 4,859 5,075 4,939 5,093 5,029 TX : 14,504 14,226 *12,383 14,561 14,806 13,642 VA : 6,030 6,272 5,861 6,245 6,009 6,190 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,677 17,762 16,924 18,541 *17,101 17,069 : 19 State Total : 202,131 *207,181 *204,664 *210,331 *203,678 203,062 : Previous Year Total : 197,407 201,405 200,166 203,011 196,265 194,298 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 104 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 17 : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,520 20,919 20,289 21,140 20,643 21,641 AR : 24,216 24,271 23,578 23,250 23,736 23,224 DE : 5,832 5,449 5,481 5,142 *5,466 5,940 FL : 1,431 1,325 1,527 1,492 1,471 1,583 GA : 26,556 26,700 27,674 25,903 *26,400 25,995 KY : 5,843 5,848 6,101 5,344 *6,127 5,711 LA : 4,059 4,104 4,052 3,260 3,381 3,993 MD : 5,173 5,160 5,133 5,296 *4,958 4,679 MS : 16,252 15,364 15,386 15,415 *16,535 15,617 NC : 14,635 13,654 13,963 13,917 14,620 14,691 OK : 5,311 4,491 5,060 5,028 3,965 4,566 PA : 2,926 3,073 3,093 2,784 *2,908 3,091 SC : 4,369 4,739 3,773 4,476 3,630 4,838 TX : 12,791 12,633 12,496 12,299 12,960 10,369 VA : 4,919 5,288 5,034 4,925 4,922 4,651 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,984 17,614 17,317 16,224 *16,221 15,606 : 19 State Total : 172,817 170,632 169,957 165,895 *167,943 166,195 : Previous Year Total : 173,376 172,022 165,909 160,797 164,297 164,597 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 102 103 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised