Pou 2-2 (5-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 3, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 29, 2006. This was down 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 29, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through April 29, 2006 were 2.97 billion, down 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,906 30,835 *31,814 31,147 30,175 31,584 AR : 29,754 30,034 *30,647 30,364 30,234 29,461 DE : 3,620 *3,635 3,583 3,466 3,726 3,580 FL : 1,364 1,366 *1,389 1,344 1,352 1,364 GA : 34,822 35,004 34,747 35,257 34,747 34,425 KY : 7,160 *7,300 7,436 7,339 7,004 7,133 LA : 3,756 4,058 4,136 4,136 4,000 3,970 MD : 8,632 8,870 8,924 8,844 8,824 8,859 MS : 18,528 18,393 18,285 18,004 18,172 17,788 NC : 18,010 18,678 *18,397 18,573 *19,078 18,744 OK : *6,498 6,367 6,666 *6,771 *6,603 6,497 PA : 3,809 4,186 4,276 4,351 *4,034 3,790 SC : 5,382 5,027 5,120 4,959 5,205 5,395 TX : 13,466 15,074 15,073 15,059 14,984 13,444 VA : 6,561 6,563 6,503 *6,553 *6,443 6,501 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,785 18,015 18,328 18,244 18,037 17,095 : 19 State Total :*211,053 *213,405 *215,324 *214,411 *212,618 209,630 : Previous Year Total : 213,028 212,503 217,115 215,452 215,123 214,687 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,700 21,811 21,367 21,403 20,806 21,350 AR : *25,370 24,238 24,090 *23,110 *23,469 24,234 DE : 6,002 6,235 5,680 4,918 *4,740 4,996 FL : 1,536 1,471 1,304 1,531 1,428 1,522 GA : 28,485 27,909 26,625 27,919 29,050 28,904 KY : 5,862 6,011 5,640 6,263 *6,280 6,217 LA : 3,831 4,149 3,912 3,811 4,139 3,914 MD : 4,852 4,820 5,414 5,347 *5,901 5,670 MS : 16,428 16,490 16,414 16,394 16,394 16,413 NC : 15,323 15,606 15,030 14,787 *15,272 15,098 OK : 5,095 5,319 5,313 5,683 4,877 5,143 PA : 2,913 2,963 2,961 2,690 *2,913 3,051 SC : 4,849 4,497 5,378 4,582 4,286 4,703 TX : 13,103 13,058 12,971 11,458 12,810 12,872 VA : 5,098 4,916 4,916 5,462 5,375 5,123 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,549 17,500 16,966 16,598 16,791 17,408 : 19 State Total :*176,996 176,993 173,981 *171,956 *174,531 176,618 : Previous Year Total : 178,178 177,165 176,158 176,765 175,439 180,017 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 97 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised