Pou 2-2 (7-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 26, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 22, 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 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 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 22, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through July 22, 2006 were 5.06 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 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,137 30,768 *31,865 31,436 32,033 32,037 AR : 28,900 29,739 29,397 29,697 30,275 30,099 DE : 3,854 3,957 3,765 3,887 3,969 3,824 FL : 1,374 1,373 1,369 1,364 1,344 1,364 GA : 35,312 34,559 34,920 34,205 35,020 34,858 KY : 7,061 6,831 6,958 7,105 7,264 7,306 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,798 3,954 3,954 MD : 8,961 9,007 8,959 8,934 8,942 8,855 MS : 17,432 17,732 *17,038 17,851 17,916 17,720 NC : 18,031 18,436 *17,973 18,047 18,762 18,416 OK : 6,533 6,493 6,307 6,118 *6,252 6,394 PA : 4,110 3,991 3,920 4,088 4,077 4,178 SC : 5,103 5,124 5,454 5,161 5,455 5,385 TX : 14,870 14,884 13,099 14,819 14,816 14,611 VA : 6,338 6,354 6,084 6,318 6,382 6,348 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,939 *17,621 *17,322 17,604 *17,528 18,280 : 19 State Total : 210,878 *210,792 *208,353 210,432 *213,989 213,629 : Previous Year Total : 214,626 212,546 209,473 212,303 214,405 215,913 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 99 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 17 : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,647 21,192 22,099 21,003 20,659 21,700 AR : 23,373 23,547 24,123 22,993 *24,378 22,883 DE : 5,740 5,162 4,883 4,703 5,916 5,971 FL : 1,408 1,535 1,641 1,546 1,487 1,390 GA : 28,858 28,642 28,484 28,873 *28,322 28,387 KY : 6,286 5,400 6,203 5,986 5,836 5,869 LA : 3,741 4,024 3,830 3,670 3,578 3,916 MD : 5,097 6,022 6,098 6,795 5,977 5,699 MS : 15,877 15,833 15,885 15,408 15,776 15,166 NC : 15,230 15,234 15,302 14,735 15,629 15,060 OK : 5,107 5,080 4,943 5,176 *4,527 5,481 PA : 2,861 2,821 3,029 2,945 3,027 2,891 SC : 4,460 4,364 4,870 5,067 *4,130 4,754 TX : 12,910 12,983 12,863 12,673 12,800 11,069 VA : 5,075 5,194 5,248 5,485 5,503 5,198 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,043 16,311 *16,047 *16,575 *16,578 15,789 : 19 State Total : 174,713 173,344 *175,548 *173,633 *174,123 171,223 : Previous Year Total : 178,125 178,879 178,732 176,964 175,429 172,892 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised