Pou 2-2 (8-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 9, 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 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 5, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 5, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through August 5, 2006 were 5.41 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,865 31,361 32,033 32,037 *32,037 31,846 AR : 29,397 29,697 *30,003 30,127 30,146 29,934 DE : 3,765 3,887 3,969 3,824 3,825 4,081 FL : 1,369 1,344 1,344 1,364 1,344 1,344 GA : 34,920 34,205 35,020 34,858 34,468 34,912 KY : 6,927 *7,023 7,264 7,175 7,337 7,300 LA : 3,923 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,952 MD : 8,959 8,934 8,942 8,855 8,859 8,831 MS : 17,038 17,947 17,916 17,720 17,914 17,864 NC : 17,973 18,170 *18,643 18,416 *18,405 18,124 OK : 6,307 6,118 6,252 6,494 6,434 6,566 PA : 3,920 4,088 4,085 *4,229 *4,246 3,976 SC : 5,454 5,161 5,455 5,385 5,259 5,288 TX : 13,099 14,819 *14,821 *14,616 *14,777 14,820 VA : 6,084 6,318 6,382 6,353 6,323 6,279 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,321 17,604 17,528 18,280 *18,266 17,316 : 19 State Total : 208,321 *210,630 *213,611 *213,687 *213,594 212,433 : Previous Year Total : 209,473 212,303 214,405 215,913 214,171 213,068 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,099 21,003 20,659 *21,992 *20,820 21,928 AR : 24,123 22,993 24,378 *22,880 *23,200 24,384 DE : 4,883 4,703 5,916 5,971 5,158 5,193 FL : 1,641 1,546 1,487 1,390 1,388 1,534 GA : 28,484 28,875 28,322 28,429 28,099 28,767 KY : 6,203 5,986 5,836 5,868 *5,768 6,027 LA : 3,830 3,570 3,578 3,916 3,630 3,962 MD : 6,098 6,795 5,977 5,699 6,283 5,995 MS : 15,885 15,408 15,776 15,166 15,924 15,990 NC : 15,302 14,735 15,641 15,060 *14,929 15,565 OK : 4,943 5,176 4,527 5,481 5,049 4,029 PA : 3,029 2,945 2,958 *2,870 *2,841 3,114 SC : 4,870 5,067 4,130 4,754 4,217 4,394 TX : 12,863 12,673 *12,801 *11,070 12,596 12,577 VA : 5,248 5,485 5,503 5,198 5,669 5,141 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,047 16,575 16,578 15,780 *16,981 16,822 : 19 State Total : 175,548 173,535 *174,067 *171,524 *172,552 175,422 : Previous Year Total : 178,732 176,964 175,429 172,892 175,277 177,097 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 99 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised