Pou 2-2 (7-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 12, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 8, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 8, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through July 8, 2006 were 4.71 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *31,742 31,945 *31,137 30,803 *31,836 31,002 AR : 30,440 30,499 *28,900 29,739 29,397 29,697 DE : 3,887 3,959 3,854 3,957 3,765 3,758 FL : 1,346 1,374 1,374 1,373 1,369 1,364 GA : 35,085 35,280 35,312 34,559 34,920 34,205 KY : 7,044 7,095 7,204 6,937 7,074 7,131 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,798 MD : 8,893 8,772 8,961 9,007 8,959 8,934 MS : 17,901 17,916 *17,432 17,732 17,240 17,851 NC : 18,498 18,844 *18,031 18,262 *18,082 18,068 OK : 6,517 6,412 6,533 6,493 6,307 6,199 PA : 3,950 4,011 *4,110 *4,099 *3,928 4,034 SC : 5,392 5,297 5,103 5,124 5,454 5,161 TX : *14,903 *14,864 *14,870 *14,884 *13,099 14,819 VA : 6,369 6,384 6,338 6,354 6,084 6,318 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,628 17,801 17,925 *17,608 *17,124 17,593 : 19 State Total :*213,518 *214,376 *211,007 *210,854 *208,561 209,932 : Previous Year Total : 215,857 215,948 214,626 212,546 209,473 212,303 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 98 99 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,928 21,126 21,647 21,192 *22,099 21,105 AR : 22,812 23,247 23,373 23,547 24,123 22,999 DE : 5,317 6,480 5,740 5,162 *4,883 4,547 FL : 1,403 904 1,408 1,535 1,641 1,547 GA : 28,168 29,278 28,858 28,642 28,484 28,872 KY : 6,315 5,869 6,286 5,400 6,026 6,141 LA : 4,189 3,558 3,741 4,024 3,830 3,670 MD : 5,261 4,582 5,097 6,022 *6,098 6,941 MS : 16,204 15,880 15,877 15,833 15,885 15,408 NC : 15,699 15,721 15,230 15,234 15,302 14,735 OK : 5,102 5,369 5,107 5,080 4,943 5,177 PA : 2,892 2,945 *2,861 *2,878 *3,024 3,089 SC : 4,993 4,091 4,460 4,364 4,870 5,067 TX : 12,755 *12,926 *12,910 *12,983 *12,863 12,673 VA : 5,202 *4,872 5,075 5,194 5,248 5,485 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,195 17,050 17,043 16,305 *16,206 16,890 : 19 State Total :*175,435 173,898 *174,713 *173,395 *175,525 174,346 : Previous Year Total : 178,299 178,287 178,125 178,879 178,732 176,964 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 98 97 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised