Mixed U.S. Broiler Hatchery Situation

WASHINGTON - Jun 22/05 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance across the week closing June 18, 2005, reveals this week's USDA statistics.

Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215.0 million eggs in incubators during the week. This was up 0.5% from the eggs set the same week last year.

Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84%. 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 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 18, 2005. Placements were up 1% from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through June 18, 2005 were 4.23 billion, up 2% 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,626 31,662 31,661 31,750 31,786 31,240 AR : 31,167 31,329 31,587 31,505 31,343 31,354 DE : 4,085 4,077 4,091 4,039 4,110 4,136 FL : 1,343 1,384 *1,393 1,374 1,382 1,394 GA : 33,793 33,664 33,619 33,650 *33,397 33,499 KY : 7,239 *7,207 6,922 6,981 7,090 7,070 LA : 4,105 4,104 4,105 4,104 4,105 4,105 MD : 8,995 9,005 8,991 9,013 *8,996 9,009 MS : 18,812 18,856 18,849 18,948 19,069 19,178 NC : 18,522 18,972 *18,410 18,520 18,992 18,057 OK : 6,650 *6,612 6,587 6,526 *6,412 6,708 PA : 4,102 4,083 3,973 *4,036 *4,059 4,023 SC : 5,177 5,239 5,060 5,232 5,053 5,175 TX : 15,511 15,376 15,379 15,389 15,396 15,422 VA : 6,634 6,591 6,621 6,512 6,358 6,558 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,102 *18,300 *18,277 18,241 *18,251 18,200 : 215,863 216,461 215,525 215,820 215,799 215,128 : 213,724 214,186 212,907 212,431 214,186 214,006 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : Jun 4 : Jun 11 : Jun 18 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,391 21,818 21,786 21,668 22,017 22,158 AR : 24,734 24,280 25,717 25,093 *25,012 24,552 DE : 6,457 5,975 5,721 5,693 *5,708 6,136 FL : 1,471 1,249 1,526 1,528 1,442 1,536 GA : 28,182 26,904 28,208 27,753 *27,652 26,911 KY : 5,993 5,771 6,375 6,335 6,102 6,090 LA : 4,309 3,838 4,197 4,093 3,800 4,134 MD : 4,808 5,761 5,184 5,058 *5,395 4,877 MS : 16,964 17,055 17,169 17,041 17,033 17,160 NC : 15,268 15,073 15,604 15,589 15,594 15,311 OK : 5,464 5,429 4,356 4,921 *4,939 4,998 PA : 3,067 3,089 3,169 *3,017 *3,054 2,942 SC : 4,387 4,734 3,299 4,148 3,996 4,927 TX : 13,136 13,057 13,053 13,018 12,904 12,937 VA : 5,407 5,683 5,271 4,782 *5,466 5,441 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,147 *17,403 *16,707 *16,998 *17,464 17,455 : 178,185 177,119 177,342 176,735 177,578 177,565 : 175,431 175,320 175,708 176,393 177,930 175,598 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised

Broiler growers placed 177.0 million chicks for meat production. Placements were up 1.1% from the comparable week a year earlier.

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