Pou 2-2 (12-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 14, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 10, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 10, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through December 10, 2005 were 8.52 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,510 31,494 *31,215 31,535 31,711 31,525 AR : 28,826 30,760 *30,903 30,960 31,284 31,147 DE : 3,820 3,484 3,797 3,995 4,017 4,047 FL : 1,374 1,374 1,364 1,364 1,374 1,364 GA : 32,339 32,315 32,511 34,393 33,839 34,019 KY : *6,751 *7,021 6,853 6,973 6,599 7,123 LA : 3,834 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,820 8,842 8,787 8,952 8,885 8,889 MS : 18,412 18,059 *18,659 18,484 18,704 18,661 NC : 17,452 18,060 18,409 18,918 17,807 18,456 OK : 6,322 6,606 6,676 6,679 *6,675 6,636 PA : 3,903 4,272 4,285 4,008 *4,036 4,200 SC : 4,691 4,937 4,658 5,060 5,097 5,089 TX : *15,137 *14,894 *15,180 *14,914 *15,159 15,160 VA : 6,511 6,374 6,377 6,388 6,378 6,393 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,551 18,049 18,121 18,043 *17,687 17,024 : 19 State Total :*206,253 *210,677 *211,931 *214,802 *213,388 213,869 : Previous Year Total : 200,982 207,845 208,330 210,096 208,114 209,584 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 5 : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,125 20,224 19,606 20,419 21,090 21,533 AR : 22,153 21,300 22,501 22,459 *24,197 24,594 DE : 4,912 5,960 4,697 5,897 5,068 5,750 FL : 1,646 1,542 1,640 1,644 1,719 1,573 GA : 25,791 25,770 24,600 26,195 26,756 27,776 KY : 5,393 4,998 5,563 *5,834 *5,749 5,856 LA : 3,920 3,694 3,852 3,507 4,235 3,828 MD : 5,933 4,781 5,443 5,148 5,456 5,192 MS : 14,936 16,223 14,960 16,395 15,850 16,707 NC : 14,433 14,798 14,999 14,144 14,963 15,180 OK : 5,542 5,396 4,539 4,942 *5,101 5,181 PA : 3,036 2,767 2,911 3,021 *3,023 3,007 SC : 4,243 4,273 4,085 4,509 3,865 3,114 TX : *12,355 *11,140 *11,521 *12,759 *12,610 12,840 VA : 4,859 4,976 5,083 5,173 5,342 4,946 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,013 17,199 17,427 17,071 *16,690 16,504 : 19 State Total :*165,290 *165,041 *163,427 *169,117 *171,714 173,581 : Previous Year Total : 161,494 161,853 162,518 165,545 170,790 171,447 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised