Pou 2-2 (11-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 30, 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 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 26, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 26, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through November 26, 2005 were 8.17 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 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,786 29,368 30,649 30,939 *30,847 31,414 AR : 28,357 27,886 *28,826 30,983 30,495 30,960 DE : 3,690 3,289 3,820 3,484 3,797 3,995 FL : 1,399 1,383 1,374 1,374 1,364 1,364 GA : 31,405 30,855 32,339 32,315 32,511 34,393 KY : 6,210 *6,754 *6,826 6,900 *6,853 6,973 LA : 3,834 4,136 3,834 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,737 8,467 8,820 8,842 8,787 8,952 MS : 17,731 16,408 *18,412 17,914 18,477 18,484 NC : 18,126 18,497 *17,452 18,303 *18,409 18,729 OK : 6,619 6,337 6,322 6,606 6,676 6,800 PA : 3,739 3,741 3,903 *4,272 4,024 3,987 SC : 5,029 4,471 4,691 4,937 4,658 5,060 TX : 13,223 13,651 15,133 14,891 15,179 14,912 VA : 6,190 6,373 6,511 6,374 *6,377 6,388 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,252 17,421 *17,551 *18,049 18,052 18,033 : 19 State Total : 202,327 *199,037 *206,463 *210,319 *210,642 214,580 : Previous Year Total : 194,298 197,554 200,982 207,845 208,330 210,096 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 101 103 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,642 20,934 20,125 20,224 *20,230 20,365 AR : 23,224 25,082 22,153 21,300 22,501 22,475 DE : 5,940 5,289 4,912 5,960 4,697 5,897 FL : 1,583 1,567 1,646 1,542 1,604 1,612 GA : 25,929 25,934 *25,791 *25,770 *24,600 26,158 KY : 5,711 6,051 5,393 4,998 *5,563 5,854 LA : 3,993 3,871 3,920 3,694 3,852 3,507 MD : 4,679 5,388 5,933 4,781 *5,443 5,148 MS : 15,641 15,771 14,936 16,223 14,960 16,395 NC : 14,691 13,853 14,433 14,798 *14,999 14,088 OK : 4,566 5,218 5,542 5,396 4,539 4,943 PA : 3,095 3,034 3,036 *2,767 2,766 2,885 SC : 4,838 5,049 4,243 4,273 4,085 4,509 TX : 10,370 12,100 12,352 11,137 11,518 12,756 VA : 4,651 4,933 4,859 4,976 *5,083 5,173 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,013 16,167 *16,013 *17,199 *17,311 17,002 : 19 State Total : 166,566 170,241 *165,287 *165,038 *163,751 168,767 : Previous Year Total : 164,597 165,442 161,494 161,853 162,518 165,545 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised