Pou 2-2 (1-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 11, 2006, 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 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 7, 2006. 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 7, 2006. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,585 31,394 *31,637 31,311 *31,099 31,596 AR : 31,101 31,147 31,368 31,406 31,300 31,308 DE : 4,017 4,047 4,068 *4,073 *3,969 3,945 FL : 1,374 1,389 1,362 1,358 1,373 1,379 GA : 33,839 33,390 34,470 33,881 34,522 34,148 KY : 6,605 *6,996 *7,129 7,022 7,032 7,041 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : *8,970 8,974 9,013 *8,989 *8,951 8,873 MS : 18,704 18,661 18,463 18,492 18,659 18,597 NC : 18,964 18,116 *18,992 18,841 18,768 18,970 OK : 6,675 6,676 6,661 6,621 *6,673 6,684 PA : 3,994 4,157 3,814 *3,731 *3,941 3,922 SC : 5,097 5,089 5,273 4,945 5,146 5,239 TX : 15,159 15,160 *15,144 *15,159 *15,202 15,125 VA : 6,378 6,393 6,359 6,373 6,390 6,379 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,497 *17,466 *17,737 *16,896 *16,974 17,197 : 19 State Total :*214,095 *213,191 *215,626 *213,234 *214,135 214,539 : Previous Year Total : 208,114 209,584 211,111 209,901 208,842 210,232 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,096 21,565 22,002 21,411 *21,114 21,671 AR : 24,197 24,596 24,418 24,802 *24,817 23,997 DE : 5,068 5,625 5,854 *5,460 *5,545 6,131 FL : 1,719 1,573 1,473 1,593 1,562 1,533 GA : 26,756 26,557 27,601 27,293 26,660 27,775 KY : 5,749 5,871 5,931 5,771 *5,529 6,238 LA : 4,235 3,828 4,057 4,252 3,563 4,140 MD : 5,456 5,443 5,626 *5,424 *5,565 4,901 MS : 15,850 16,707 16,535 16,668 16,663 16,528 NC : 14,963 15,209 15,583 15,407 15,061 15,440 OK : 5,101 5,181 4,656 5,071 5,165 5,399 PA : 3,099 3,003 2,853 *2,813 *3,105 2,822 SC : 3,865 4,051 4,579 4,732 4,708 4,197 TX : 12,610 12,840 *12,874 *12,796 12,924 12,739 VA : 5,342 4,876 5,398 6,082 5,160 5,339 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,920 *16,499 *16,913 *15,687 *16,464 16,539 : 19 State Total :*172,026 *173,424 *176,353 *175,262 *173,605 175,389 : Previous Year Total : 170,790 171,447 172,727 171,547 172,249 173,466 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised