Pou 2-2 (12-05) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 28, 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 24, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 24, 2005. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through December 24, 2005 were 8.87 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 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,215 31,614 *31,665 *31,594 *31,568 31,317 AR : 30,903 30,960 31,284 31,147 31,368 31,406 DE : 3,797 3,995 4,017 4,047 4,068 4,068 FL : 1,364 1,364 1,374 1,364 1,362 1,358 GA : 32,511 34,393 33,839 34,179 34,470 33,817 KY : 6,888 *6,906 6,599 *7,171 *7,096 6,906 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,942 8,952 8,885 8,974 9,013 9,013 MS : 18,659 18,484 18,704 18,661 18,463 18,492 NC : 18,282 18,879 *18,964 18,368 *18,997 18,841 OK : 6,676 6,679 6,675 6,676 *6,661 6,621 PA : 4,285 4,008 *3,994 4,182 4,152 3,989 SC : *5,044 5,060 5,097 5,089 5,273 4,945 TX : 15,180 15,156 15,159 15,160 15,143 15,157 VA : 6,377 6,388 6,378 6,393 6,359 6,373 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,121 *18,113 *17,419 *17,393 *17,926 17,797 : 19 State Total :*212,380 *215,087 *214,189 *214,534 *216,055 214,236 : Previous Year Total : 208,330 210,096 208,114 209,584 211,111 209,901 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,606 20,419 *21,096 *21,565 *22,002 21,361 AR : 22,501 22,459 24,197 *24,596 24,418 24,990 DE : 4,697 5,897 5,068 5,625 5,854 5,738 FL : 1,640 1,644 1,719 1,573 1,473 1,593 GA : 24,600 26,195 26,756 26,557 27,601 26,858 KY : 5,563 5,834 5,749 5,871 *5,931 5,603 LA : 3,852 3,507 4,235 3,828 4,057 4,252 MD : 5,443 5,148 5,456 5,443 5,626 5,912 MS : 14,960 16,395 15,850 16,707 16,535 16,668 NC : 14,999 *13,967 14,963 15,209 *15,583 15,407 OK : 4,539 4,942 5,101 5,181 4,656 5,071 PA : 2,911 3,021 3,023 2,992 2,984 3,214 SC : 4,085 4,509 3,865 *4,051 4,579 4,732 TX : 11,521 12,759 12,610 12,840 12,808 12,795 VA : 5,083 5,173 5,342 4,876 5,398 5,286 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,077 17,071 *16,821 *16,398 *16,862 15,602 : 19 State Total :*163,077 *168,940 *171,851 *173,312 *176,367 175,082 : Previous Year Total : 162,518 165,545 170,790 171,447 172,727 171,547 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 101 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised