Pou 2-2 (7-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 19, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 15, 2006. This was down slightly 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 15, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through July 15, 2006 were 4.89 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 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,945 31,137 *30,768 31,836 *31,436 32,033 AR : 30,499 28,900 29,739 29,397 29,697 30,275 DE : 3,959 3,854 3,957 3,765 *3,887 3,969 FL : 1,374 1,374 1,373 1,369 1,364 1,344 GA : 35,280 35,312 34,559 34,920 34,205 35,020 KY : 7,095 *7,061 *6,831 *6,958 *7,105 7,264 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,798 3,954 MD : 8,772 8,961 9,007 8,959 8,934 8,942 MS : 17,916 17,432 17,732 17,240 17,851 17,916 NC : 18,844 18,031 *18,436 18,082 *18,047 18,762 OK : 6,412 6,533 6,493 6,307 *6,118 6,333 PA : 4,011 4,110 *3,991 *3,920 *4,088 4,077 SC : 5,297 5,103 5,124 5,454 5,161 5,455 TX : 14,864 14,870 14,884 13,099 14,819 14,816 VA : 6,384 6,338 6,354 6,084 6,318 6,382 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,801 *17,939 *17,622 *17,138 *17,604 17,787 : 19 State Total : 214,376 *210,878 *210,793 *208,451 *210,432 214,329 : Previous Year Total : 215,948 214,626 212,546 209,473 212,303 214,405 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,126 21,647 21,192 22,099 *21,003 20,659 AR : 23,247 23,373 23,547 24,123 *22,993 24,377 DE : 6,480 5,740 5,162 4,883 *4,703 5,916 FL : 904 1,408 1,535 1,641 *1,546 1,487 GA : 29,278 28,858 28,642 28,484 *28,873 28,323 KY : 5,869 6,286 5,400 *6,203 *5,986 5,836 LA : 3,558 3,741 4,024 3,830 3,670 3,578 MD : 4,582 5,097 6,022 6,098 *6,795 5,977 MS : 15,880 15,877 15,833 15,885 15,408 15,776 NC : 15,721 15,230 15,234 15,302 14,735 15,629 OK : 5,369 5,107 5,080 4,943 *5,176 4,526 PA : 2,945 2,861 *2,821 *3,029 *2,945 3,027 SC : 4,091 4,460 4,364 4,870 5,067 4,312 TX : 12,926 12,910 12,983 12,863 12,673 12,800 VA : 4,872 5,075 5,194 5,248 5,485 5,503 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,050 17,043 *16,311 16,206 *16,481 16,511 : 19 State Total : 173,898 174,713 *173,344 *175,707 *173,539 174,237 : Previous Year Total : 178,287 178,125 178,879 178,732 176,964 175,429 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 97 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised