Pou 2-2 (11-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 16, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 12, 2005. This was up 1 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 12, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through November 12, 2005 were 7.84 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 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,866 30,242 *30,786 29,661 30,649 30,673 AR : 30,967 29,008 *28,357 28,060 *29,546 30,983 DE : 3,810 3,767 3,690 3,289 3,820 3,484 FL : 1,389 1,384 *1,399 1,383 1,374 1,374 GA : 33,739 31,753 *31,405 31,494 32,339 32,520 KY : 6,858 *5,902 *6,105 *6,877 *6,838 6,900 LA : 4,136 4,136 3,834 4,136 3,834 4,136 MD : 8,670 8,813 8,737 8,467 8,820 8,842 MS : 17,998 16,498 *17,731 16,619 18,246 17,914 NC : 17,483 17,574 *18,099 *18,492 17,365 18,156 OK : 6,496 6,590 6,619 6,337 *6,322 6,606 PA : 4,190 3,938 3,739 *3,741 *3,903 4,022 SC : 4,939 5,093 5,029 4,471 4,691 4,937 TX : 14,562 *14,793 *13,223 *13,651 *15,133 14,891 VA : 6,245 6,009 6,190 6,373 6,511 6,374 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,523 *17,092 *17,252 *17,421 *17,521 18,203 : 19 State Total :*209,871 *202,592 *202,195 *200,472 *206,912 210,015 : Previous Year Total : 203,011 196,265 194,298 197,554 200,982 207,845 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 104 101 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,140 20,939 21,642 20,934 19,932 20,231 AR : 23,250 23,736 23,224 25,082 *22,153 21,297 DE : 5,142 5,466 5,940 5,289 4,912 5,960 FL : 1,492 1,471 1,583 1,567 1,646 1,542 GA : 25,903 26,400 *25,929 *25,934 *25,686 25,733 KY : 5,344 6,127 5,711 *6,051 *5,393 4,952 LA : 3,260 3,381 3,993 3,871 3,920 3,694 MD : 5,296 4,958 4,679 5,388 5,933 4,781 MS : 15,415 16,535 15,641 15,771 14,936 16,223 NC : 13,917 14,620 14,691 *13,853 14,433 14,751 OK : 5,028 3,965 4,566 5,218 *5,542 5,395 PA : 2,784 2,913 3,095 *3,034 *3,036 2,714 SC : 4,476 3,630 4,838 5,049 4,243 4,273 TX : 12,299 12,960 10,370 12,100 12,352 11,137 VA : 4,925 4,922 4,651 4,933 4,859 4,976 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,218 *16,216 *16,013 *16,167 *16,118 17,332 : 19 State Total :*165,889 *168,239 *166,566 *170,241 *165,094 164,991 : Previous Year Total : 160,797 164,297 164,597 165,442 161,494 161,853 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 101 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised