Pou 2-2 (11-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 2, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 29, 2005. This was up 2 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 29 2005. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through October 29, 2005 were 7.51 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 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,296 31,177 *29,866 30,242 30,901 29,661 AR : 29,694 29,550 30,967 29,003 28,489 28,060 DE : 3,797 3,979 3,810 3,767 3,690 3,289 FL : 1,404 1,374 *1,389 1,384 1,379 1,383 GA : 32,533 33,098 33,739 32,431 31,484 31,773 KY : 6,944 6,655 6,745 5,986 6,136 6,910 LA : 4,105 3,833 4,136 4,136 3,834 4,136 MD : 8,765 8,721 8,670 8,813 8,737 8,467 MS : 18,412 17,573 *17,998 16,951 *17,912 16,619 NC : 17,885 17,936 *17,483 17,334 17,914 18,493 OK : 6,257 6,278 6,496 6,590 6,619 6,330 PA : 3,970 4,247 4,190 *3,938 *3,850 3,967 SC : 4,859 5,075 4,939 5,093 5,029 4,471 TX : 14,226 12,383 14,561 14,806 13,642 14,115 VA : 6,272 5,861 6,245 6,009 6,190 6,373 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,763 *16,925 18,541 17,101 17,069 17,363 : 19 State Total :*207,182 *204,665 *209,775 *203,584 *202,875 201,410 : Previous Year Total : 201,405 200,166 203,011 196,265 194,298 197,554 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 24 : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,919 20,289 21,140 *20,939 *21,642 20,911 AR : 24,271 23,578 23,250 23,736 23,224 25,076 DE : 5,449 5,481 5,142 5,466 5,940 5,289 FL : 1,325 1,527 1,492 1,471 1,583 1,566 GA : 26,700 27,674 25,903 26,400 25,995 25,979 KY : 5,848 6,101 5,344 6,127 5,711 5,993 LA : 4,104 4,052 3,260 3,381 3,993 3,871 MD : 5,160 5,133 5,296 4,958 4,679 5,388 MS : 15,364 15,386 15,415 16,535 *15,641 15,771 NC : 13,654 13,963 13,917 14,620 14,691 13,856 OK : 4,491 5,060 5,028 3,965 4,566 5,219 PA : 3,073 3,093 2,784 *2,913 *3,096 2,976 SC : 4,739 3,773 4,476 3,630 4,838 5,049 TX : 12,633 12,496 12,299 12,960 10,369 12,099 VA : 5,288 5,034 4,925 4,922 4,651 5,013 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,618 *17,324 *16,231 *16,232 *15,614 15,916 : 19 State Total :*170,636 *169,964 *165,902 *168,255 *166,233 169,972 : Previous Year Total : 172,022 165,909 160,797 164,297 164,597 165,442 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 102 103 102 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised