Pou 2-2 (5-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 31, 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 May 27, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 27, 2006. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through May 27, 2006 were 3.67 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 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,175 *31,579 *30,781 31,471 31,644 31,567 AR : 30,234 29,530 30,270 30,190 30,301 30,428 DE : 3,726 3,580 3,586 3,542 3,661 3,646 FL : 1,384 1,384 *1,381 1,378 922 1,392 GA : 34,747 34,425 *34,181 *34,704 34,584 35,119 KY : 7,169 *7,217 *7,326 7,289 *7,201 7,257 LA : 4,000 3,970 3,874 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,824 8,859 8,842 8,876 8,955 8,544 MS : 18,172 17,788 18,408 18,385 17,679 17,694 NC : 18,638 19,200 *18,380 18,994 *18,805 18,627 OK : 6,603 6,648 6,395 6,104 *6,276 6,478 PA : 3,922 3,819 4,093 4,013 4,122 4,058 SC : 5,205 5,395 5,298 5,336 5,309 5,385 TX : 14,969 13,428 14,952 14,842 14,903 14,884 VA : 6,443 6,501 6,460 6,472 6,475 6,460 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,057 *17,113 *17,685 *18,021 17,925 17,870 : 19 State Total : 212,268 *210,436 *211,912 *213,540 *212,685 213,332 : Previous Year Total : 215,123 214,687 215,071 215,969 216,555 215,660 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,806 21,350 21,507 *20,897 21,550 21,209 AR : 23,469 24,234 24,610 25,233 *24,060 24,546 DE : 4,740 4,996 5,137 5,940 5,119 6,005 FL : 1,494 1,619 1,435 1,324 *1,372 1,452 GA : 29,045 28,888 28,916 28,863 *28,669 28,636 KY : 6,387 6,249 *6,314 *6,388 *6,388 6,332 LA : 4,139 3,914 4,035 3,782 3,767 3,619 MD : 5,901 5,670 5,201 4,484 4,979 4,553 MS : 16,394 16,413 16,100 15,743 15,414 16,241 NC : 15,272 15,098 14,787 15,193 *15,513 15,158 OK : 4,877 5,143 4,862 4,194 5,296 4,781 PA : 2,865 2,966 2,919 2,959 2,601 2,968 SC : 4,286 4,703 5,118 4,592 4,701 3,929 TX : 12,810 12,872 12,795 12,778 11,459 12,832 VA : 5,375 5,123 5,140 5,112 5,792 5,296 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,835 17,480 17,213 *16,220 *15,073 16,037 : 19 State Total : 174,695 176,718 *176,089 *173,702 *171,753 173,594 : Previous Year Total : 175,439 180,017 179,021 178,354 177,385 178,099 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 98 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised