Pou 2-2 (5-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 24, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 20, 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 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 20, 2006. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through May 20, 2006 were 3.50 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 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,187 30,175 *31,540 31,087 31,471 31,644 AR : 30,536 30,234 *29,530 30,270 *30,190 30,301 DE : 3,466 3,726 3,580 3,586 3,542 3,661 FL : 1,374 1,384 *1,384 1,361 1,378 922 GA : 35,257 34,747 34,425 34,530 *34,679 34,584 KY : 7,377 *7,169 7,227 7,275 *7,289 7,209 LA : 4,136 4,000 3,970 3,874 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,844 8,824 8,859 8,842 8,876 8,955 MS : 18,113 18,172 17,788 18,408 18,385 17,679 NC : 18,636 18,638 *19,200 18,426 18,994 18,845 OK : 6,771 6,603 6,648 6,395 6,104 6,478 PA : 4,351 *3,922 *3,819 *4,093 *4,013 4,122 SC : 4,959 5,205 5,395 5,298 5,336 5,309 TX : 15,044 14,969 13,428 14,952 14,842 14,903 VA : 6,553 6,443 6,501 6,460 6,472 6,475 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,269 18,057 17,114 16,685 18,023 17,925 : 19 State Total : 214,873 *212,268 *210,408 *211,542 *213,517 212,935 : Previous Year Total : 215,452 215,123 214,687 215,071 215,969 216,555 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 98 98 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,403 20,806 21,350 21,507 *20,470 21,550 AR : 23,110 23,469 24,234 *24,610 *25,233 24,056 DE : 4,918 4,740 4,996 5,137 5,940 5,119 FL : 1,531 1,494 1,619 1,435 1,324 1,319 GA : 27,863 29,045 28,888 28,916 *28,863 28,687 KY : 6,291 6,387 6,249 6,328 *6,564 6,367 LA : 3,811 4,139 3,914 4,035 3,782 3,767 MD : 5,347 5,901 5,670 5,201 4,484 4,979 MS : 16,394 16,394 16,413 16,100 15,743 15,414 NC : 14,787 15,272 15,098 14,787 15,193 15,522 OK : 5,683 4,877 5,143 4,862 *4,194 5,296 PA : 2,690 *2,865 *2,966 *2,919 *2,959 2,601 SC : 4,582 4,286 4,703 5,118 *4,592 4,701 TX : 11,458 12,810 12,872 12,795 12,778 11,459 VA : 5,463 5,375 5,123 5,140 5,112 5,792 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,619 16,835 17,480 17,213 *17,221 15,901 : 19 State Total : 171,950 *174,695 *176,718 *176,103 *174,452 172,530 : Previous Year Total : 176,765 175,439 180,017 179,021 178,354 177,385 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 100 98 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised