Pou 2-2 (5-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 17, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 13, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 13, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through May 13, 2006 were 3.32 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 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,814 31,187 30,175 31,584 *31,087 31,471 AR : 30,647 30,536 30,234 29,461 30,270 30,039 DE : 3,583 3,466 3,726 3,580 *3,586 3,542 FL : 1,389 1,374 *1,384 1,364 1,361 1,378 GA : 35,091 35,257 34,747 34,425 *34,530 34,709 KY : 7,436 7,377 7,082 7,227 7,275 7,214 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,000 3,970 3,874 3,923 MD : 8,924 8,844 8,824 8,859 *8,842 8,876 MS : 18,285 18,113 18,172 17,788 18,408 18,385 NC : 18,397 18,636 *18,638 18,744 *18,426 18,994 OK : 6,666 6,771 6,603 6,648 *6,395 6,104 PA : 4,276 4,351 4,022 *3,785 *4,094 4,202 SC : 5,120 4,959 5,205 5,395 5,298 5,336 TX : 15,074 15,044 14,969 13,428 14,952 14,842 VA : 6,503 6,553 6,443 6,501 *6,460 6,472 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,389 18,269 18,057 17,114 *16,685 18,023 : 19 State Total : 215,730 214,873 *212,281 *209,873 *211,543 213,510 : Previous Year Total : 217,115 215,452 215,123 214,687 215,071 215,969 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,367 21,403 20,806 21,350 *21,507 20,897 AR : 24,090 23,110 23,469 24,234 24,595 25,172 DE : 5,680 4,918 4,740 4,996 *5,137 5,940 FL : 1,304 1,531 1,494 1,619 1,435 1,324 GA : 26,625 27,863 29,045 28,888 *28,916 28,312 KY : 5,640 *6,291 6,387 6,249 6,328 5,990 LA : 3,912 3,811 4,139 3,914 4,035 3,782 MD : 5,414 5,347 5,901 5,670 *5,201 4,484 MS : 16,414 16,394 16,394 16,413 16,100 15,743 NC : 15,030 14,787 15,272 15,098 *14,787 15,193 OK : 5,313 5,683 4,877 5,143 4,862 4,087 PA : 2,961 2,690 2,891 *3,023 *2,981 3,052 SC : 5,378 4,582 4,286 4,703 5,118 5,080 TX : 12,971 11,458 12,810 12,872 12,795 12,778 VA : *4,917 *5,463 5,375 5,123 *5,140 5,112 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,970 16,619 16,835 17,480 *17,213 17,224 : 19 State Total :*173,986 *171,950 174,721 *176,775 *176,150 174,170 : Previous Year Total : 176,158 176,765 175,439 180,017 179,021 178,354 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 100 98 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised