Pou 2-2 (2-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 15, 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 11, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 11, 2006. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through February 11, 2006 were 1.05 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *31,111 31,689 *31,411 30,946 31,605 31,668 AR : 31,308 31,150 *31,473 31,327 31,442 30,728 DE : 3,945 3,970 3,781 3,981 3,700 3,700 FL : 1,354 1,343 *1,369 1,344 1,344 1,343 GA : 34,046 34,046 35,051 34,382 *33,575 33,657 KY : 6,983 7,262 7,466 7,358 7,154 7,440 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,135 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,873 8,933 8,942 8,912 *8,888 8,869 MS : 18,597 18,583 18,704 18,447 18,188 18,082 NC : 18,716 18,442 *18,272 18,140 18,640 18,604 OK : 6,557 6,565 6,690 6,760 *6,566 6,660 PA : 3,729 3,915 3,983 3,971 *3,664 4,063 SC : 5,239 5,202 5,250 5,367 5,194 5,345 TX : 15,126 15,166 15,048 15,237 14,632 15,121 VA : 6,418 6,437 6,385 6,156 6,246 6,360 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,118 17,048 *17,444 *17,239 *18,074 17,487 : 19 State Total :*213,256 213,887 *215,404 *213,703 *213,048 213,263 : Previous Year Total : 210,232 209,544 211,673 212,630 213,234 213,830 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,582 *20,782 *20,890 *21,340 *21,631 21,412 AR : 24,022 24,910 24,773 *24,597 *25,961 25,389 DE : 6,131 5,909 5,365 5,908 *5,088 5,205 FL : 1,587 1,526 1,429 1,631 1,641 1,843 GA : 27,421 27,421 27,998 *27,061 *27,312 27,552 KY : 6,238 5,754 5,620 5,815 6,147 6,347 LA : 4,140 3,733 3,843 3,937 3,977 3,950 MD : 4,901 5,354 5,632 *5,267 *5,667 6,069 MS : 16,528 16,645 16,502 16,511 16,617 16,244 NC : 15,434 14,915 15,715 15,465 14,630 14,449 OK : 5,398 4,784 5,262 5,447 *4,451 4,780 PA : 2,857 2,873 2,958 2,949 *2,858 2,875 SC : 4,178 4,752 4,001 4,390 4,570 5,232 TX : 12,739 12,829 12,804 12,936 13,067 13,002 VA : 5,418 4,785 5,213 4,990 5,222 4,913 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,485 16,049 *16,205 *16,490 *15,498 16,480 : 19 State Total :*175,059 *173,021 *174,210 *174,734 *174,337 175,742 : Previous Year Total : 173,466 173,733 172,679 171,340 172,928 175,504 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 101 102 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised