Pou 2-2 (3-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 1, 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 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 25, 2006. This was up1 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 25, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through February 25, 2006 were 1.39 billion, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,411 31,025 *31,655 31,668 31,713 31,868 AR : 31,473 31,327 31,442 30,728 31,127 31,122 DE : 3,781 3,981 3,700 *3,713 3,987 3,920 FL : 1,369 1,359 *1,374 1,343 1,354 1,373 GA : 35,051 *34,455 *33,622 *33,762 *34,226 34,816 KY : 7,467 *7,432 *7,205 7,440 7,210 7,062 LA : 4,135 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,166 4,166 MD : 8,942 8,912 8,888 8,622 8,901 8,871 MS : 18,704 18,447 18,188 18,082 18,108 18,392 NC : 18,272 18,351 *18,431 19,063 19,438 19,225 OK : 6,690 6,760 6,566 6,665 *6,759 6,617 PA : 3,983 3,971 3,721 *4,063 *3,333 4,174 SC : 5,250 5,367 5,194 5,345 5,369 5,339 TX : 15,048 15,237 14,632 15,121 15,147 15,197 VA : 6,385 6,156 6,246 6,360 6,296 6,410 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,443 17,239 *17,550 17,464 *17,987 18,189 : 19 State Total :*215,404 *214,155 *212,550 *213,575 *215,121 216,741 : Previous Year Total : 211,673 212,630 213,234 213,830 213,897 213,989 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 100 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,890 21,340 21,631 21,412 20,803 21,468 AR : 24,773 24,597 25,961 25,383 23,786 23,832 DE : 5,365 5,908 5,088 *5,267 5,874 5,648 FL : 1,429 1,631 1,641 1,843 1,496 1,498 GA : 27,998 27,061 27,312 27,662 *28,147 27,124 KY : 5,620 5,815 6,147 6,354 *6,063 5,858 LA : 3,843 3,937 3,977 3,950 4,229 4,174 MD : 5,632 5,267 5,667 *6,022 4,960 5,022 MS : 16,502 16,511 16,617 16,244 16,547 16,428 NC : 15,715 15,465 14,630 14,471 14,951 15,241 OK : 5,262 5,447 4,467 4,781 5,948 5,392 PA : 2,958 2,949 2,921 *2,936 *2,989 2,787 SC : 4,001 4,390 4,570 5,239 4,562 4,338 TX : 12,804 12,936 13,067 13,002 13,151 12,625 VA : 5,213 4,990 *5,260 *4,952 4,996 5,182 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,205 16,490 15,498 *16,498 *15,907 16,391 : 19 State Total : 174,210 174,734 *174,454 *176,016 *174,409 173,008 : Previous Year Total : 172,679 171,340 172,928 175,504 175,869 176,799 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised