Pou 2-2 (11-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 23, 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 19, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 19, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through November 19, 2005 were 8.00 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 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,242 30,786 *29,368 30,649 *30,939 30,738 AR : 29,008 28,357 *27,886 29,546 30,983 30,495 DE : 3,767 3,690 3,289 3,820 3,484 3,797 FL : 1,384 1,399 1,383 1,374 1,374 1,364 GA : 31,753 31,405 *30,855 32,339 *32,315 32,511 KY : 5,902 *6,210 6,877 *6,808 6,900 6,690 LA : 4,136 3,834 4,136 3,834 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,813 8,737 8,467 8,820 8,842 8,787 MS : 16,498 17,731 *16,408 18,246 17,914 18,477 NC : 17,574 *18,126 *18,497 17,365 *18,303 18,279 OK : 6,590 6,619 6,337 6,322 6,606 6,676 PA : 3,938 3,739 3,741 3,903 *4,193 4,024 SC : 5,093 5,029 4,471 4,691 4,937 4,658 TX : 14,793 13,223 13,651 15,133 14,891 15,179 VA : 6,009 6,190 6,373 6,511 6,374 6,379 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,092 17,252 17,421 17,521 18,203 18,052 : 19 State Total : 202,592 *202,327 *199,160 *206,882 *210,394 210,242 : Previous Year Total : 196,265 194,298 197,554 200,982 207,845 208,330 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 101 103 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,939 21,642 20,934 *20,125 *20,224 20,280 AR : 23,736 23,224 25,082 22,153 *21,300 22,501 DE : 5,466 5,940 5,289 4,912 5,960 4,697 FL : 1,471 1,583 1,567 1,646 1,542 1,604 GA : 26,400 25,929 25,934 25,686 25,733 24,591 KY : 6,127 5,711 6,051 5,393 *4,998 5,798 LA : 3,381 3,993 3,871 3,920 3,694 3,852 MD : 4,958 4,679 5,388 5,933 4,781 5,439 MS : 16,535 15,641 15,771 14,936 16,223 14,960 NC : 14,620 14,691 13,853 14,433 *14,798 14,964 OK : 3,965 4,566 5,218 5,542 *5,396 4,539 PA : 2,913 3,095 3,034 3,036 *2,727 2,766 SC : 3,630 4,838 5,049 4,243 4,273 4,085 TX : 12,960 10,370 12,100 12,352 11,137 11,518 VA : 4,922 4,651 4,933 4,859 4,976 5,437 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,216 16,013 16,167 16,118 *17,236 17,268 : 19 State Total : 168,239 166,566 170,241 *165,287 *164,998 164,299 : Previous Year Total : 164,297 164,597 165,442 161,494 161,853 162,518 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised