Pou 2-2 (2-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 8, 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 4, 2006. This was down slightly 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 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 4, 2006. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through February 4, 2006 were 871 million, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,045 31,486 31,689 31,526 30,946 31,605 AR : 31,300 31,308 *31,150 31,443 31,327 31,442 DE : 3,969 3,945 3,970 3,781 *3,981 3,700 FL : 1,373 1,354 1,343 1,349 1,344 1,344 GA : 34,522 34,046 34,046 35,051 *34,382 34,048 KY : 6,951 *6,983 *7,262 7,466 *7,358 7,154 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,135 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,951 8,873 8,933 8,942 8,912 8,874 MS : 18,659 18,597 18,583 18,704 18,447 18,188 NC : 18,997 18,716 *18,442 18,214 18,140 18,640 OK : 6,673 6,557 6,565 6,690 *6,760 6,602 PA : 3,799 3,729 3,915 *3,983 *3,971 3,789 SC : 5,146 5,239 5,202 5,250 5,367 5,194 TX : *15,203 *15,126 *15,166 *15,048 *15,237 14,632 VA : 6,390 6,418 6,437 6,385 6,156 6,246 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,961 *17,118 *17,048 *17,444 *17,201 17,516 : 19 State Total :*214,075 *213,631 *213,887 *215,411 *213,665 213,110 : Previous Year Total : 208,842 210,232 209,544 211,673 212,630 213,234 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,114 21,682 20,882 20,990 21,440 21,731 AR : 24,817 24,022 24,910 24,773 24,595 25,000 DE : 5,545 6,131 5,909 5,365 *5,908 5,511 FL : 1,457 1,587 1,526 1,429 *1,631 1,641 GA : 26,660 27,421 27,421 27,998 *27,047 27,321 KY : 5,529 6,238 5,754 *5,620 *5,815 6,147 LA : 3,563 4,140 3,733 3,843 *3,937 3,977 MD : 5,565 4,901 5,354 5,632 4,931 5,618 MS : 16,663 16,528 16,645 16,502 16,511 16,617 NC : 15,061 15,434 14,915 15,715 15,465 14,630 OK : 5,165 5,398 4,784 5,262 5,447 4,452 PA : 3,087 2,857 2,873 *2,958 *2,949 2,875 SC : 4,708 4,178 4,752 4,001 4,390 4,570 TX : 12,924 12,739 *12,829 *12,804 *12,936 13,067 VA : 5,160 5,418 4,785 5,213 4,990 5,222 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,464 *16,485 *16,049 *16,206 *16,546 15,456 : 19 State Total : 173,482 *175,159 *173,121 *174,311 *174,538 173,835 : Previous Year Total : 172,249 173,466 173,733 172,679 171,340 172,928 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised