Pou 2-2 (8-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 23, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 19, 2006. This was up 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 August 19, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through August 19, 2006 were 5.76 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 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,033 32,037 32,037 31,846 31,738 31,873 AR : 30,003 29,980 *30,096 29,934 30,200 30,346 DE : 3,969 3,824 4,075 4,110 4,112 4,008 FL : 1,344 1,364 *1,364 1,344 1,344 1,353 GA : 35,020 34,858 34,468 34,988 34,513 35,047 KY : *7,275 *7,189 *7,456 7,382 *7,253 7,195 LA : 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,952 3,954 3,954 MD : 8,942 8,855 8,867 8,831 8,797 8,862 MS : 17,916 17,947 17,914 17,864 17,693 17,628 NC : 18,643 18,380 *18,397 18,124 18,406 18,350 OK : 6,252 6,494 6,698 6,420 6,633 6,264 PA : 4,085 4,229 4,246 3,962 3,984 4,104 SC : 5,455 5,385 5,259 5,288 *5,328 5,261 TX : 14,821 14,769 14,777 14,820 14,758 14,794 VA : 6,382 6,353 6,323 6,279 6,326 5,917 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,523 18,275 *18,319 17,368 *17,985 18,093 : 19 State Total :*213,617 *213,893 *214,250 212,512 *213,024 213,049 : Previous Year Total : 214,405 215,913 214,171 213,068 210,010 212,244 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,659 21,992 20,820 21,928 21,798 22,310 AR : 24,378 22,880 23,224 24,382 22,938 23,662 DE : 5,916 5,971 5,242 5,116 4,662 5,331 FL : 1,487 1,390 1,388 1,534 1,410 1,510 GA : 28,322 28,429 28,099 28,525 *29,068 27,811 KY : *5,633 *5,760 *5,892 *6,004 *5,741 6,173 LA : 3,578 3,916 3,630 3,962 3,668 3,629 MD : 5,977 5,699 6,154 6,062 6,454 5,844 MS : 15,776 15,166 15,924 15,990 15,975 15,894 NC : 15,641 15,060 14,929 15,565 *15,198 15,464 OK : 4,527 5,481 5,047 4,029 5,873 5,239 PA : 2,958 2,870 2,841 3,063 *3,042 3,067 SC : 4,130 4,754 4,217 4,643 *4,304 4,417 TX : 12,801 11,070 12,596 12,577 12,411 12,390 VA : 5,503 5,198 5,669 5,143 4,775 4,995 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,560 15,752 16,993 16,602 *17,033 16,727 : 19 State Total :*173,846 *171,388 *172,665 *175,125 *174,350 174,463 : Previous Year Total : 175,429 172,892 175,277 177,097 177,045 176,063 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised