Pou 2-2 (6-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 21, 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 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 17, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 17, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through June 17, 2006 were 4.19 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,471 31,644 *31,821 31,547 *31,840 31,072 AR : 29,750 30,709 30,428 30,051 30,499 28,819 DE : 3,542 3,661 3,840 3,887 3,959 3,944 FL : 1,328 962 1,392 1,346 1,374 1,374 GA : 34,704 34,612 *34,869 35,085 *34,951 35,312 KY : *7,338 *7,031 7,174 7,129 7,254 7,244 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,876 8,955 8,544 8,893 8,772 8,961 MS : 18,385 17,916 *17,910 17,901 17,916 17,569 NC : 18,925 18,872 *18,387 18,618 *18,900 17,828 OK : 6,404 6,276 6,478 6,517 6,412 6,493 PA : 4,013 4,114 4,087 *3,973 *4,136 3,991 SC : 5,336 5,309 5,385 5,392 5,297 5,103 TX : 14,836 14,886 14,868 14,907 14,867 14,875 VA : 6,472 6,475 6,460 6,369 6,384 6,338 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,211 *17,898 *18,092 *17,605 *17,834 17,987 : 19 State Total :*213,514 *213,243 *213,658 *213,143 *214,318 210,833 : Previous Year Total : 215,969 216,555 215,660 215,857 215,948 214,626 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 99 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,897 21,550 21,210 21,298 *21,126 21,647 AR : 25,233 24,060 24,546 22,812 23,247 23,370 DE : 5,940 5,119 6,056 5,317 6,480 5,835 FL : 1,324 1,372 1,452 1,403 814 1,408 GA : *28,488 28,669 *28,308 28,168 *29,687 29,263 KY : 6,388 6,388 6,013 *6,315 *6,034 6,226 LA : 3,782 3,767 3,619 4,189 3,558 3,741 MD : 4,484 4,979 4,512 5,261 4,582 4,849 MS : 15,743 15,414 16,241 16,204 15,880 15,877 NC : 15,193 15,513 15,357 15,699 *15,721 15,315 OK : 4,087 5,296 4,781 5,102 5,369 5,107 PA : 2,959 2,624 2,960 *2,920 *2,981 2,954 SC : 4,592 4,701 3,929 4,993 *4,091 4,460 TX : 12,773 11,455 12,828 12,755 12,928 12,913 VA : 5,112 5,792 5,206 5,202 4,870 5,000 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,380 *15,156 *16,152 *17,195 *16,933 17,139 : 19 State Total :*173,375 *171,855 *173,170 *174,833 *174,301 175,104 : Previous Year Total : 178,354 177,385 178,099 178,299 178,287 178,125 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 97 98 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised