Pou 2-2 (8-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 16, 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 12, 2006. This was up 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 12, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through August 12, 2006 were 5.58 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 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,361 32,033 32,037 32,037 31,846 31,738 AR : 29,697 30,003 *29,980 30,146 29,934 30,200 DE : 3,887 3,969 3,824 *4,075 *4,110 4,112 FL : 1,344 1,344 1,364 1,344 1,344 1,344 GA : 34,205 35,020 34,858 34,468 *34,988 34,513 KY : 7,023 7,264 7,175 7,337 *7,382 7,260 LA : 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,952 3,954 MD : 8,934 8,942 8,855 *8,867 8,831 8,797 MS : 17,947 17,916 *17,947 17,914 17,864 17,693 NC : 18,170 18,643 *18,380 18,405 18,124 18,406 OK : *6,320 6,252 6,494 *6,698 *6,420 6,633 PA : 4,088 4,085 4,229 4,246 *3,962 3,984 SC : 5,161 5,455 5,385 5,259 5,288 5,311 TX : 14,819 14,821 *14,769 14,777 14,820 14,758 VA : 6,318 6,382 6,353 6,323 6,279 6,326 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,625 *17,523 *18,275 *18,261 *17,368 17,953 : 19 State Total :*210,853 *213,606 *213,879 *214,111 *212,512 212,982 : Previous Year Total : 212,303 214,405 215,913 214,171 213,068 210,010 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,003 20,659 21,992 20,820 21,928 21,798 AR : 22,993 24,378 22,880 *23,224 *24,382 22,938 DE : 4,703 5,916 5,971 *5,242 *5,116 4,662 FL : 1,546 1,487 1,390 1,388 1,534 1,410 GA : 28,875 28,322 28,429 28,099 *28,525 29,009 KY : 5,986 5,836 5,868 5,768 *6,082 6,029 LA : 3,570 3,578 3,916 3,630 3,962 3,668 MD : 6,795 5,977 5,699 *6,154 *6,062 6,454 MS : 15,408 15,776 15,166 15,924 15,990 15,975 NC : 14,735 15,641 15,060 14,929 15,565 15,320 OK : 5,176 4,527 5,481 *5,047 4,029 5,873 PA : 2,945 2,958 2,870 2,841 *3,063 3,061 SC : 5,067 4,130 4,754 4,217 *4,643 4,182 TX : 12,673 12,801 11,070 12,596 12,577 12,411 VA : 5,485 5,503 5,198 5,669 *5,143 4,775 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,541 *16,560 *15,752 *16,993 *16,602 16,960 : 19 State Total :*173,501 *174,049 *171,496 *172,541 *175,203 174,525 : Previous Year Total : 176,964 175,429 172,892 175,277 177,097 177,045 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised