Pou 2-2 (11-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 9, 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 5, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 5, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through November 5, 2005 were 7.67 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,177 29,866 30,242 30,901 29,661 30,649 AR : 29,550 30,967 *29,008 28,489 28,060 29,863 DE : 3,979 3,810 3,767 3,690 3,289 3,820 FL : 1,374 1,389 1,384 1,379 1,383 1,374 GA : 33,098 33,739 *31,753 31,484 *31,494 32,339 KY : 6,655 *6,858 *6,006 6,136 6,910 6,878 LA : 3,833 4,136 4,136 3,834 4,136 3,834 MD : 8,721 8,670 8,813 8,737 8,467 8,820 MS : 17,573 17,998 *16,498 17,912 16,619 18,246 NC : 17,936 17,483 *17,574 17,914 18,493 17,365 OK : 6,278 6,496 6,590 6,619 *6,337 6,483 PA : 4,247 4,190 3,938 *3,739 *3,800 4,055 SC : 5,075 4,939 5,093 5,029 4,471 4,691 TX : *12,384 *14,562 *14,795 *13,631 *14,104 15,132 VA : 5,861 6,245 6,009 6,190 6,373 6,511 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,925 18,541 17,101 *17,261 *17,430 17,637 : 19 State Total :*204,666 *209,889 *202,707 *202,945 *201,027 207,697 : Previous Year Total : 200,166 203,011 196,265 194,298 197,554 200,982 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 104 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,289 21,140 20,939 21,642 *20,934 19,932 AR : 23,578 23,250 23,736 23,224 *25,082 22,165 DE : 5,481 5,142 5,466 5,940 5,289 4,912 FL : 1,527 1,492 1,471 1,583 *1,567 1,646 GA : 27,674 25,903 26,400 *25,948 *25,932 25,692 KY : 6,101 5,344 6,127 5,711 *6,050 5,423 LA : 4,052 3,260 3,381 3,993 3,871 3,920 MD : 5,133 5,296 4,958 4,679 5,388 5,933 MS : 15,386 15,415 16,535 15,641 15,771 14,936 NC : 13,963 13,917 14,620 14,691 13,856 14,433 OK : 5,060 5,028 3,965 4,566 *5,218 5,541 PA : 3,093 2,784 2,913 *3,095 *2,969 2,940 SC : 3,773 4,476 3,630 4,838 5,049 4,243 TX : 12,496 12,299 12,960 *10,370 *12,100 12,352 VA : 5,034 4,925 4,922 4,651 *4,933 4,859 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,324 16,231 16,232 *16,027 *16,182 16,112 : 19 State Total : 169,964 165,902 168,255 *166,599 *170,191 165,039 : Previous Year Total : 165,909 160,797 164,297 164,597 165,442 161,494 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 101 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised