Pou 2-2 (7-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 6, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 1, 2006. This was down slightly 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 July 1, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through July 1, 2006 were 4.54 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 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *31,733 31,732 *31,945 31,072 *30,803 31,784 AR : 30,428 30,440 30,499 28,819 29,739 29,397 DE : 3,840 3,887 3,959 *3,854 3,957 3,765 FL : 1,392 1,346 1,374 1,374 1,373 1,369 GA : 34,869 35,085 *35,280 35,312 34,559 34,920 KY : *7,077 *7,044 *7,095 7,204 6,937 7,074 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : *8,950 8,893 8,772 8,961 9,007 8,959 MS : 17,910 17,901 17,916 17,569 17,732 17,240 NC : 18,387 18,498 *18,844 17,958 *18,262 18,084 OK : 6,478 6,517 6,412 6,533 6,493 6,307 PA : 4,073 3,950 *4,011 4,033 *4,061 3,999 SC : 5,385 5,392 5,297 5,103 5,124 5,454 TX : 14,868 14,907 14,867 14,875 14,889 13,104 VA : 6,460 6,369 6,384 6,338 6,354 6,084 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,117 *17,628 *17,801 *17,925 *17,543 17,071 : 19 State Total :*213,890 *213,512 *214,379 *210,853 *210,756 208,534 : Previous Year Total : 215,660 215,857 215,948 214,626 212,546 209,473 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,210 21,298 21,126 21,647 *21,192 22,095 AR : 24,546 22,812 23,247 23,373 *23,547 24,123 DE : 6,056 5,317 6,480 *5,740 *5,162 4,612 FL : 1,452 1,403 904 1,408 1,535 1,641 GA : 28,308 28,168 *29,278 *28,858 *28,642 28,484 KY : 6,013 6,315 5,869 *6,286 *5,400 6,026 LA : 3,619 4,189 3,558 3,741 4,024 3,830 MD : 4,512 5,261 4,582 *5,097 *6,022 6,382 MS : 16,241 16,204 15,880 15,877 15,833 15,885 NC : 15,357 15,699 15,721 15,230 *15,234 15,302 OK : 4,781 5,102 5,369 5,107 *5,080 4,943 PA : 2,921 2,892 *2,945 2,878 *2,856 2,970 SC : 3,929 4,993 4,091 4,460 4,364 4,870 TX : 12,828 12,755 12,928 12,913 12,986 12,866 VA : 5,206 5,202 4,870 5,075 5,194 5,248 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,152 17,195 *17,050 *17,043 *16,305 16,187 : 19 State Total : 173,131 174,805 *173,898 *174,733 *173,376 175,464 : Previous Year Total : 178,099 178,299 178,287 178,125 178,879 178,732 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 98 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised