Pou 2-2 (2-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 22, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 18, 2006. This was up 1 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 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 18, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through February 18, 2006 were 1.22 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 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,689 31,411 *31,025 31,605 31,668 31,713 AR : 31,150 31,473 31,327 31,442 30,728 31,127 DE : 3,970 3,781 3,981 3,700 3,700 3,987 FL : 1,343 1,369 *1,359 1,344 1,343 1,354 GA : *33,848 35,051 34,382 33,575 *33,661 34,154 KY : 7,262 *7,467 7,358 7,154 7,440 7,210 LA : 4,136 4,135 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,166 MD : 8,933 8,942 8,912 8,888 *8,622 8,901 MS : 18,583 18,704 18,447 18,188 18,082 18,108 NC : 18,442 18,272 *18,351 18,640 *19,063 19,438 OK : 6,565 6,690 6,760 6,566 *6,665 6,799 PA : 3,915 3,983 3,971 *3,721 *4,145 3,711 SC : 5,202 5,250 5,367 5,194 5,345 5,369 TX : 15,166 15,048 15,237 14,632 15,121 15,147 VA : 6,437 6,385 6,156 6,246 6,360 6,296 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,048 17,444 17,239 18,074 *17,464 17,854 : 19 State Total :*213,689 *215,405 *214,008 *213,105 *213,543 215,334 : Previous Year Total : 209,544 211,673 212,630 213,234 213,830 213,897 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,782 20,890 21,340 21,631 21,412 20,803 AR : 24,910 24,773 24,597 25,961 *25,383 23,786 DE : 5,909 5,365 5,908 5,088 *5,268 5,874 FL : 1,526 1,429 1,631 1,641 1,843 1,496 GA : *27,320 27,998 27,061 27,312 *27,662 28,117 KY : 5,754 5,620 5,815 6,147 *6,354 6,037 LA : 3,733 3,843 3,937 3,977 3,950 4,229 MD : 5,354 5,632 5,267 5,667 *6,021 4,960 MS : 16,645 16,502 16,511 16,617 16,244 16,547 NC : 14,915 15,715 15,465 14,630 *14,471 14,951 OK : 4,784 5,262 5,447 *4,467 *4,781 5,948 PA : 2,873 2,958 2,949 *2,921 *2,858 2,997 SC : 4,752 4,001 4,390 4,570 *5,239 4,562 TX : 12,829 12,804 12,936 13,067 13,002 13,151 VA : 4,785 5,213 4,990 5,222 4,913 4,996 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,049 16,205 16,490 15,498 *16,496 15,918 : 19 State Total :*172,920 174,210 174,734 *174,416 *175,897 174,372 : Previous Year Total : 173,733 172,679 171,340 172,928 175,504 175,869 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 102 101 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised