Pou 2-2 (4-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 26, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 22, 2006. This was down 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 Placed Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 22, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through April 22, 2006 were 2.80 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,629 31,906 30,835 31,781 31,147 30,175 AR : 30,561 29,754 30,034 31,066 30,364 30,234 DE : 3,781 3,620 3,519 3,583 3,466 3,726 FL : 1,344 1,364 1,366 1,344 1,344 1,352 GA : 34,004 34,822 35,004 34,747 35,257 34,747 KY : 6,715 7,160 7,262 7,436 7,339 7,004 LA : 4,136 3,756 4,058 4,136 4,136 4,000 MD : 8,964 8,632 8,870 8,924 *8,844 8,824 MS : 18,326 18,528 18,393 18,285 18,004 18,172 NC : 18,366 18,010 *18,678 18,633 *18,573 19,093 OK : 6,698 6,659 6,367 6,666 6,650 6,614 PA : 4,191 3,809 4,186 *4,276 *4,351 4,011 SC : 5,171 5,382 5,027 5,120 4,959 5,205 TX : 15,192 13,466 15,074 15,073 15,059 14,984 VA : 6,607 6,561 6,563 6,503 6,552 6,445 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,870 17,785 *18,015 18,328 *18,244 18,037 : 19 State Total : 213,555 211,214 *213,251 *215,901 *214,289 212,623 : Previous Year Total : 213,175 213,028 212,503 217,115 215,452 215,123 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,039 21,700 21,811 21,367 *21,403 20,806 AR : 25,114 25,367 24,238 24,090 *23,131 23,462 DE : 5,319 6,002 6,235 5,680 *4,918 4,638 FL : 1,541 1,536 1,471 1,304 1,531 1,428 GA : 27,986 28,485 27,909 26,625 27,919 29,050 KY : 5,815 5,862 6,011 5,640 6,263 6,260 LA : 3,830 3,831 4,149 3,912 3,811 4,139 MD : 5,091 4,852 4,820 5,414 *5,347 5,910 MS : 16,514 16,428 16,490 16,414 16,394 16,394 NC : 15,839 15,323 15,606 15,030 *14,787 15,281 OK : 4,186 5,095 5,319 5,313 5,683 4,877 PA : 2,992 2,913 2,963 *2,961 *2,690 2,899 SC : 4,721 4,849 4,497 5,378 4,582 4,286 TX : 13,073 13,103 13,058 12,971 11,458 12,810 VA : 5,646 5,098 4,916 4,916 5,462 5,375 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,690 16,549 *17,500 *16,966 *16,598 16,791 : 19 State Total : 177,396 176,993 *176,993 *173,981 *171,977 174,406 : Previous Year Total : 177,582 178,178 177,165 176,158 176,765 175,439 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 99 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised