Pou 2-2 (3-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 11, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 11, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through March 11, 2006 were 1.74 billion, down 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,501 *31,872 *31,815 31,907 31,895 31,866 AR : 31,442 30,591 *31,038 30,994 30,868 31,164 DE : 3,700 3,713 3,987 3,920 3,872 3,742 FL : 1,374 1,368 1,354 1,373 1,364 1,369 GA : 33,622 33,992 34,226 34,816 34,827 34,980 KY : 7,205 *5,943 7,191 *7,143 *7,130 7,094 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,166 4,166 4,088 4,136 MD : 8,888 8,622 8,901 8,871 8,977 8,980 MS : 18,188 18,323 18,108 18,392 18,439 18,439 NC : 18,431 18,738 *19,355 19,223 18,986 18,911 OK : 6,566 6,665 6,759 6,617 *6,633 6,602 PA : 3,721 4,063 3,333 4,214 *3,919 3,880 SC : 5,194 5,345 5,369 5,339 5,444 5,425 TX : 14,628 15,117 15,144 15,189 15,266 15,184 VA : 6,246 6,360 6,296 6,410 6,577 6,644 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,968 17,768 18,210 *18,202 *18,361 18,208 : 19 State Total :*212,810 *212,616 *215,252 *216,776 *216,646 216,624 : Previous Year Total : 213,234 213,830 213,897 213,989 214,750 213,629 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,631 21,416 20,851 21,339 21,298 21,563 AR : 25,961 25,383 23,786 23,863 24,141 23,758 DE : 5,088 5,267 5,874 5,648 5,207 6,049 FL : 1,641 1,843 1,496 1,498 1,494 1,451 GA : 27,312 27,662 28,038 *27,129 *27,560 28,059 KY : 6,168 6,370 6,097 *5,913 *4,925 5,987 LA : 3,977 3,950 4,229 4,174 3,806 4,048 MD : 5,667 6,022 4,960 5,022 5,194 4,949 MS : 16,617 16,244 16,547 16,428 16,541 16,272 NC : 14,630 14,471 14,951 15,346 15,346 15,523 OK : 4,467 4,781 5,948 5,391 *5,242 5,206 PA : 2,921 2,936 2,989 2,732 *2,874 2,573 SC : 4,570 5,239 4,562 4,338 5,152 4,611 TX : 13,063 12,999 13,148 12,622 12,920 12,885 VA : 5,260 4,952 4,996 5,092 5,235 5,110 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,498 16,486 15,909 *16,607 *16,756 17,319 : 19 State Total : 174,471 176,021 174,381 *173,142 *173,691 175,363 : Previous Year Total : 172,928 175,504 175,869 176,799 176,267 176,772 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 99 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised