Pou 2-2 (6-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 7, 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 June 3, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 3, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through June 3, 2006 were 3.84 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 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,579 30,781 31,471 31,644 *31,605 31,618 AR : 29,530 30,270 *29,750 30,301 30,428 30,051 DE : 3,580 3,586 3,542 3,661 3,646 3,887 FL : 1,384 1,381 *1,328 922 1,392 1,346 GA : 34,425 34,181 34,704 34,584 35,119 34,838 KY : 7,217 7,326 7,289 7,201 *7,174 7,129 LA : 3,970 3,874 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,859 8,842 8,876 8,955 8,544 8,893 MS : 17,788 18,408 18,385 17,679 17,694 17,901 NC : 19,200 18,380 *18,925 18,805 *18,635 18,618 OK : 6,648 6,395 *6,404 6,276 6,478 6,517 PA : 3,819 4,093 4,013 *4,114 *4,087 4,016 SC : 5,395 5,298 5,336 5,309 5,385 5,392 TX : 13,428 14,952 14,842 14,903 14,884 14,923 VA : 6,501 6,460 6,472 6,475 6,460 6,369 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,113 17,685 18,021 17,925 *17,857 17,676 : 19 State Total : 210,436 211,912 *213,281 *212,677 *213,311 213,097 : Previous Year Total : 214,687 215,071 215,969 216,555 215,660 215,857 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,350 21,507 20,897 21,550 *21,203 21,932 AR : 24,234 24,610 25,233 24,060 24,546 22,812 DE : 4,996 5,137 5,940 5,119 6,005 5,317 FL : 1,619 1,435 1,324 1,372 1,452 1,403 GA : 28,888 28,916 28,863 28,669 28,636 28,165 KY : 6,249 6,314 6,388 6,388 *6,013 6,293 LA : 3,914 4,035 3,782 3,767 3,619 4,189 MD : 5,670 5,201 4,484 4,979 4,553 5,261 MS : 16,413 16,100 15,743 15,414 16,241 16,204 NC : 15,098 14,787 15,193 15,513 *15,357 15,699 OK : 5,143 4,862 *4,087 5,296 4,781 5,102 PA : 2,966 2,919 2,959 *2,624 *2,960 2,940 SC : 4,703 5,118 4,592 4,701 3,929 4,993 TX : 12,872 12,795 12,778 11,459 12,832 12,760 VA : 5,123 5,140 5,112 5,792 *5,206 5,202 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,480 17,213 16,220 15,073 *16,024 17,101 : 19 State Total : 176,718 176,089 *173,595 *171,776 *173,357 175,373 : Previous Year Total : 180,017 179,021 178,354 177,385 178,099 178,299 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 97 97 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised