Pou 2-2 (4-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 5, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 1, 2006. This was up 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 Placed Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 1, 2006. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through April 1, 2006 were 2.28 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,810 31,895 *31,827 *31,629 31,790 30,962 AR : 31,029 30,868 *31,376 30,561 30,151 30,034 DE : 3,920 3,872 3,742 3,781 *3,620 3,519 FL : 1,373 1,364 1,369 1,365 1,364 1,366 GA : 34,816 34,827 34,980 34,004 *34,822 35,004 KY : 7,129 7,162 7,154 6,763 7,124 7,239 LA : 4,166 4,088 4,136 4,136 3,756 4,058 MD : 8,871 8,977 8,980 8,964 *8,632 8,870 MS : 18,392 18,439 18,439 18,326 18,528 18,393 NC : 19,477 19,219 *18,936 18,603 18,043 18,727 OK : 6,617 6,633 6,657 *6,698 6,659 6,408 PA : 4,214 3,947 4,118 4,052 3,746 4,102 SC : 5,339 5,444 5,425 5,171 5,382 5,027 TX : 15,189 15,266 15,184 15,180 13,455 15,062 VA : 6,410 6,577 6,644 6,607 6,561 6,563 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,202 18,361 17,942 17,863 *17,972 18,100 : 19 State Total : 216,954 216,939 *216,909 *213,703 *211,605 213,434 : Previous Year Total : 213,989 214,750 213,629 213,135 212,819 212,425 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 102 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,339 21,298 21,608 *22,039 21,700 21,923 AR : 23,863 24,141 23,761 *25,114 *25,367 24,248 DE : 5,648 5,207 6,049 5,319 *6,002 6,235 FL : 1,498 1,494 1,451 1,541 *1,536 1,471 GA : 27,129 27,560 28,060 27,986 *28,573 27,947 KY : 5,913 4,925 6,435 5,815 5,741 6,047 LA : 4,174 3,806 4,048 3,830 3,831 4,149 MD : 5,022 5,194 4,949 5,091 *4,852 4,820 MS : 16,428 16,541 16,272 16,514 16,428 16,490 NC : 15,346 15,346 15,577 15,839 15,323 15,597 OK : 5,391 5,242 5,205 *4,186 5,095 5,319 PA : 2,732 2,844 2,730 2,986 2,936 3,118 SC : 4,338 5,152 4,611 4,721 *4,849 4,497 TX : 12,622 12,920 12,885 13,071 13,101 13,055 VA : 5,092 5,235 5,110 5,646 5,098 4,916 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,607 16,756 17,033 17,668 *16,452 17,527 : 19 State Total : 173,142 173,661 175,784 *177,366 *176,884 177,359 : Previous Year Total : 176,799 176,267 176,772 176,235 176,843 176,671 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised