Pou 2-2 (5-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 10, 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 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 6, 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 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 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 6, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through May 6, 2006 were 3.15 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *30,971 31,814 *31,187 30,175 31,584 31,056 AR : 30,034 30,647 *30,536 30,234 29,461 30,270 DE : 3,635 3,583 3,466 3,726 3,580 3,574 FL : 1,366 1,389 *1,374 1,352 1,364 1,361 GA : 35,004 *35,091 35,257 34,747 34,425 34,689 KY : *7,400 7,436 *7,377 *7,082 *7,227 7,275 LA : 4,058 4,136 4,136 4,000 3,970 3,874 MD : 8,870 8,924 8,844 8,824 8,859 8,811 MS : 18,393 18,285 *18,113 18,172 17,788 18,408 NC : 18,678 18,397 *18,636 19,078 18,744 18,645 OK : 6,367 6,666 6,771 6,603 *6,648 6,597 PA : 4,186 4,276 4,351 *4,022 *3,819 4,136 SC : 5,027 5,120 4,959 5,205 5,395 5,298 TX : 15,074 *15,074 *15,044 *14,969 *13,428 14,952 VA : 6,563 6,503 6,553 6,443 6,501 6,475 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,089 *18,389 *18,269 *18,057 *17,114 16,645 : 19 State Total :*213,715 *215,730 *214,873 *212,689 *209,907 212,066 : Previous Year Total : 212,503 217,115 215,452 215,123 214,687 215,071 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 99 100 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,811 21,367 21,403 20,806 21,350 21,484 AR : 24,238 24,090 23,110 23,469 24,234 24,595 DE : 6,235 5,680 4,918 4,740 4,996 5,506 FL : 1,471 1,304 1,531 *1,494 *1,619 1,435 GA : 27,909 26,625 *27,863 *29,045 *28,888 28,784 KY : 6,011 5,640 *6,301 *6,387 *6,249 6,328 LA : 4,149 3,912 3,811 4,139 3,914 4,035 MD : 4,820 5,414 5,347 5,901 5,670 5,021 MS : 16,490 16,414 16,394 16,394 16,413 16,100 NC : 15,606 15,030 14,787 15,272 15,098 14,776 OK : 5,319 5,313 5,683 4,877 5,143 4,862 PA : 2,963 2,961 2,690 *2,891 *3,039 3,055 SC : 4,497 5,378 4,582 4,286 4,703 5,118 TX : 13,058 12,971 11,458 12,810 12,872 12,795 VA : 4,916 4,916 5,462 5,375 5,123 5,136 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,500 *16,970 *16,619 *16,835 *17,480 17,208 : 19 State Total : 176,993 *173,985 *171,959 *174,721 *176,791 176,238 : Previous Year Total : 177,165 176,158 176,765 175,439 180,017 179,021 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 97 100 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised