Pou 2-2 (12-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 21, 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 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 17, 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 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 17, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through December 17, 2005 were 8.69 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 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,494 31,215 *31,614 31,711 31,525 31,563 AR : 30,760 30,903 30,960 31,284 31,147 31,368 DE : 3,484 3,797 3,995 4,017 4,047 4,068 FL : 1,374 1,364 1,364 1,374 1,364 1,362 GA : 32,315 32,511 34,393 33,839 *34,179 34,470 KY : 7,021 *6,888 *6,959 6,599 7,123 6,972 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,842 *8,942 8,952 8,885 *8,974 9,013 MS : 18,059 18,659 18,484 18,704 18,661 18,463 NC : 18,060 *18,282 *18,879 17,807 *18,368 19,031 OK : 6,606 6,676 6,679 6,675 *6,676 6,621 PA : 4,272 4,285 4,008 4,036 *4,182 4,152 SC : 4,937 4,658 5,060 5,097 5,089 5,273 TX : 14,894 15,180 *15,156 15,159 15,160 15,143 VA : 6,374 6,377 6,388 6,378 6,393 6,359 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,049 18,121 18,043 *17,696 *17,270 17,904 : 19 State Total : 210,677 *211,994 *215,070 *213,397 *214,294 215,898 : Previous Year Total : 207,845 208,330 210,096 208,114 209,584 211,111 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 12 : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,224 19,606 20,419 21,090 21,533 21,693 AR : 21,300 22,501 22,459 24,197 *24,197 24,418 DE : 5,960 4,697 5,897 5,068 *5,625 5,854 FL : 1,542 1,640 1,644 1,719 1,573 1,473 GA : 25,770 24,600 26,195 26,756 *26,557 27,601 KY : 4,998 5,563 5,834 5,749 *5,871 5,867 LA : 3,694 3,852 3,507 4,235 3,828 4,057 MD : 4,781 5,443 5,148 5,456 *5,443 5,626 MS : 16,223 14,960 16,395 15,850 16,707 16,535 NC : 14,798 14,999 14,144 14,963 *15,209 15,310 OK : 5,396 4,539 4,942 5,101 5,181 4,656 PA : 2,767 2,911 3,021 3,023 *2,992 2,984 SC : 4,273 4,085 4,509 3,865 3,114 4,579 TX : 11,140 11,521 12,759 12,610 12,840 12,808 VA : 4,976 5,083 5,173 5,342 *4,876 5,398 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,199 17,427 17,071 *16,689 *16,473 16,953 : 19 State Total : 165,041 163,427 169,117 *171,713 *172,019 175,812 : Previous Year Total : 161,853 162,518 165,545 170,790 171,447 172,727 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 101 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised