Pou 2-2 (1-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 18, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 14, 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 14, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through January 14, 2006 were 347 million, up slightly 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,394 31,637 *31,182 31,099 31,596 31,689 AR : 31,147 31,368 *31,267 31,300 31,308 31,096 DE : 4,047 4,068 4,073 3,969 3,945 3,970 FL : 1,389 1,362 *1,343 1,373 1,379 1,343 GA : 33,390 34,470 33,881 34,522 *34,046 33,720 KY : 6,996 7,129 7,022 7,032 7,041 7,267 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,974 9,013 8,989 8,951 8,873 8,933 MS : 18,661 18,463 18,492 18,659 18,597 18,583 NC : 18,116 18,992 *18,610 18,768 *18,962 17,949 OK : 6,676 6,661 6,621 6,673 6,684 6,587 PA : *4,118 *3,791 *3,701 *3,899 *3,704 3,941 SC : 5,089 5,273 4,945 5,146 5,239 5,202 TX : 15,160 15,144 15,159 15,202 15,125 15,132 VA : 6,393 6,359 6,373 6,390 *6,418 6,437 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,466 17,737 *16,386 16,974 *17,187 17,060 : 19 State Total :*213,152 *215,603 *212,180 *214,093 *214,240 213,045 : Previous Year Total : 209,584 211,111 209,901 208,842 210,232 209,544 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,565 22,002 21,411 21,114 21,671 20,893 AR : 24,596 24,418 24,802 24,817 23,997 24,842 DE : 5,625 5,854 5,460 5,545 6,131 5,909 FL : 1,573 1,473 *1,495 *1,457 *1,587 1,526 GA : 26,557 27,601 27,293 26,660 *27,421 27,276 KY : 5,871 5,931 5,771 5,529 6,238 5,873 LA : 3,828 4,057 4,252 3,563 4,140 3,733 MD : 5,443 5,626 5,424 5,565 4,901 5,354 MS : 16,707 16,535 16,668 16,663 16,528 16,456 NC : 15,209 15,583 15,407 15,061 *15,434 14,915 OK : 5,181 4,656 5,071 5,165 5,399 4,783 PA : *2,980 *2,835 *2,771 *3,087 *2,788 2,809 SC : 4,051 4,579 4,732 4,708 4,197 4,752 TX : 12,840 12,874 12,796 12,924 12,739 12,828 VA : 4,876 5,398 6,082 5,160 *5,418 4,785 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,499 16,913 15,687 16,464 *16,492 15,575 : 19 State Total :*173,401 *176,335 *175,122 *173,482 *175,081 172,309 : Previous Year Total : 171,447 172,727 171,547 172,249 173,466 173,733 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 101 101 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised