Pou 2-2 (12-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 7, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 3, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 3, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through December 3, 2005 were 8.34 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 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,368 *30,510 *31,494 30,847 *31,535 31,711 AR : 27,886 28,826 *30,760 30,495 30,960 31,284 DE : 3,289 3,820 3,484 3,797 3,995 4,017 FL : 1,383 1,374 1,374 1,364 1,364 1,374 GA : 30,855 32,339 32,315 32,511 34,393 33,839 KY : 6,754 6,826 6,900 6,853 6,973 6,599 LA : 4,136 3,834 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,467 8,820 8,842 8,787 8,952 8,885 MS : 16,408 18,412 *18,059 18,477 18,484 18,704 NC : 18,497 17,452 *18,060 18,409 *18,918 17,807 OK : 6,337 6,322 6,606 6,676 *6,679 6,679 PA : 3,741 3,903 4,272 *4,285 *4,008 4,032 SC : 4,471 4,691 4,937 4,658 5,060 5,097 TX : 13,651 15,133 14,891 15,179 14,912 15,157 VA : 6,373 6,511 6,374 6,377 6,388 6,378 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,421 17,551 18,049 *18,121 *18,043 17,694 : 19 State Total : 199,037 *206,324 *210,553 *210,972 *214,800 213,393 : Previous Year Total : 197,554 200,982 207,845 208,330 210,096 208,114 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 101 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,934 20,125 20,224 *19,606 *20,419 21,090 AR : 25,082 22,153 21,300 22,501 *22,459 24,212 DE : 5,289 4,912 5,960 4,697 5,897 5,068 FL : 1,567 1,646 1,542 *1,640 *1,644 1,719 GA : 25,934 25,791 25,770 24,600 *26,195 26,756 KY : 6,051 5,393 4,998 5,563 5,854 5,707 LA : 3,871 3,920 3,694 3,852 3,507 4,235 MD : 5,388 5,933 4,781 5,443 5,148 5,456 MS : 15,771 14,936 16,223 14,960 16,395 15,850 NC : 13,853 14,433 14,798 14,999 *14,144 14,963 OK : 5,218 5,542 5,396 4,539 *4,942 5,100 PA : 3,034 3,036 2,767 *2,911 *3,021 3,054 SC : 5,049 4,243 4,273 4,085 4,509 3,865 TX : 12,100 12,352 11,137 11,518 12,756 12,608 VA : 4,933 4,859 4,976 5,083 5,173 5,342 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,167 16,013 17,199 *17,427 *17,071 16,715 : 19 State Total : 170,241 165,287 165,038 *163,424 *169,134 171,740 : Previous Year Total : 165,442 161,494 161,853 162,518 165,545 170,790 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised