Pou 2-2 (8-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 2, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 29, 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 29, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through July 29, 2006 were 5.23 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 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,768 31,865 *31,361 32,033 32,037 32,036 AR : 29,739 29,397 29,697 30,275 *30,127 30,146 DE : 3,957 3,765 3,887 3,969 3,824 3,825 FL : 1,373 1,369 *1,344 1,344 1,364 1,344 GA : 34,559 34,920 34,205 35,020 34,858 34,468 KY : 6,831 *6,927 7,105 7,264 *7,175 7,337 LA : 3,923 3,923 *3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 MD : 9,007 8,959 8,934 8,942 8,855 8,859 MS : 17,732 17,038 *17,947 17,916 17,720 17,914 NC : 18,436 17,973 *18,170 *18,729 18,416 18,434 OK : 6,493 6,307 6,118 6,252 *6,494 6,434 PA : 3,991 3,920 4,088 *4,085 *4,203 4,119 SC : 5,124 5,454 5,161 5,455 5,385 5,259 TX : 14,884 13,099 14,819 14,816 14,611 14,772 VA : 6,354 6,084 6,318 6,382 *6,353 6,323 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,621 *17,321 17,604 17,528 18,280 18,054 : 19 State Total : 210,792 *208,321 *210,712 *213,964 *213,656 213,278 : Previous Year Total : 212,546 209,473 212,303 214,405 215,913 214,171 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,192 22,099 21,003 20,659 21,700 21,276 AR : 23,547 24,123 22,993 24,378 22,883 23,210 DE : 5,162 4,883 4,703 5,916 5,971 5,158 FL : 1,535 1,641 1,546 1,487 1,390 1,388 GA : 28,642 28,484 *28,875 28,322 *28,429 28,099 KY : 5,400 6,203 5,986 5,836 *5,868 5,804 LA : 4,024 3,830 *3,570 3,578 3,916 3,630 MD : 6,022 6,098 6,795 5,977 5,699 6,283 MS : 15,833 15,885 15,408 15,776 15,166 15,924 NC : 15,234 15,302 14,735 *15,641 15,060 14,961 OK : 5,080 4,943 5,176 4,527 5,481 5,049 PA : 2,821 3,029 2,945 *2,958 *2,849 2,899 SC : 4,364 4,870 5,067 4,130 4,754 4,217 TX : 12,983 12,863 12,673 12,800 11,069 12,596 VA : 5,194 5,248 5,485 5,503 5,198 5,669 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,311 16,047 16,575 16,578 *15,780 16,992 : 19 State Total : 173,344 175,548 *173,535 *174,066 *171,213 173,155 : Previous Year Total : 178,879 178,732 176,964 175,429 172,892 175,277 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 98 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised