Pou 2-2 (8-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 30, 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 26, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 26, 2006. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through August 26, 2006 were 5.93 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 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,037 32,037 *31,885 31,738 31,873 31,580 AR : 29,980 30,096 *30,155 30,200 30,346 30,429 DE : 3,824 4,075 4,110 4,112 4,008 3,824 FL : 1,364 1,364 *1,389 1,344 1,353 1,364 GA : 34,858 34,468 34,988 34,513 35,047 35,145 KY : 7,189 *7,607 7,382 7,253 7,195 7,165 LA : 3,954 3,954 3,952 3,954 3,954 3,954 MD : 8,855 8,867 8,831 8,797 8,862 8,766 MS : 17,947 17,914 17,864 17,693 17,628 17,700 NC : 18,380 18,397 *18,046 18,406 18,350 18,417 OK : 6,494 *6,555 *6,620 *6,432 6,264 6,456 PA : 4,229 4,246 3,962 3,984 4,104 4,086 SC : 5,385 5,259 5,288 5,328 5,261 5,291 TX : 14,769 14,777 14,820 14,758 14,794 14,852 VA : 6,353 6,323 6,279 6,326 5,917 5,917 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,275 *18,250 *17,883 *18,148 18,093 18,234 : 19 State Total : 213,893 *214,189 *213,454 *212,986 213,049 213,180 : Previous Year Total : 215,913 214,171 213,068 210,010 212,244 212,598 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 22 : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,992 20,820 21,928 21,798 22,310 21,902 AR : 22,880 23,224 24,382 *22,941 *23,635 23,946 DE : 5,971 5,242 5,116 4,662 5,331 4,449 FL : 1,390 1,388 1,534 1,410 1,510 1,516 GA : 28,429 28,099 28,525 29,068 27,811 28,275 KY : 5,760 5,892 6,004 5,741 *6,231 5,967 LA : 3,916 3,630 3,962 3,668 3,629 3,923 MD : 5,699 6,154 6,062 6,454 5,844 6,621 MS : 15,166 15,924 15,990 15,975 15,894 16,028 NC : 15,060 14,929 15,565 15,198 15,464 15,036 OK : 5,481 5,047 4,029 *5,874 *5,238 4,523 PA : 2,870 2,841 3,063 3,042 *2,970 2,735 SC : 4,754 4,217 4,643 4,304 4,417 4,707 TX : 11,070 12,596 12,577 12,411 12,390 12,523 VA : 5,198 5,669 5,143 4,775 4,995 4,929 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,774 *17,035 *16,606 *17,035 16,727 17,108 : 19 State Total :*171,410 *172,707 *175,129 *174,356 *174,396 174,188 : Previous Year Total : 172,892 175,277 177,097 177,045 176,063 174,673 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised