Pou 2-2 (9-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 6, 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 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 2, 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 Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 2, 2006. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through September 2, 2006 were 6.10 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 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,037 31,885 *31,683 31,873 31,580 32,017 AR : 30,096 30,155 *30,238 30,346 30,429 29,829 DE : 4,075 4,110 4,112 4,008 3,824 3,824 FL : 1,364 1,389 *1,371 1,353 1,364 1,364 GA : *34,868 34,988 34,513 35,047 35,145 35,708 KY : 7,607 *7,533 7,253 7,195 *7,189 7,202 LA : 3,954 3,952 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 MD : 8,867 8,831 8,797 8,862 8,766 8,864 MS : 17,914 17,864 17,693 17,628 17,700 16,990 NC : 18,397 18,046 *18,273 18,350 *18,333 17,337 OK : 6,555 6,620 *6,344 6,264 6,456 6,475 PA : 4,246 3,962 3,984 4,104 4,086 4,081 SC : 5,259 5,288 5,328 5,261 5,291 4,842 TX : 14,777 14,820 14,758 14,794 14,852 14,976 VA : 6,323 6,279 6,326 5,917 5,917 6,169 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,250 17,883 18,148 18,093 *18,270 18,357 : 19 State Total :*214,589 *213,605 *212,775 213,049 *213,156 211,989 : Previous Year Total : 214,171 213,068 210,010 212,244 212,598 210,692 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 29 : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,820 21,928 21,798 22,310 21,902 21,308 AR : 23,224 24,382 22,941 23,635 23,946 23,591 DE : 5,242 5,116 4,662 5,331 4,449 4,689 FL : 1,388 1,534 1,410 1,510 *1,400 1,449 GA : 28,099 28,525 29,068 *28,133 28,275 28,446 KY : 5,892 6,004 5,741 6,231 *6,311 6,368 LA : 3,630 3,962 3,668 3,629 3,923 3,901 MD : 6,154 6,062 6,454 5,844 6,621 6,345 MS : 15,924 15,990 15,975 15,894 16,028 15,885 NC : 14,929 15,565 15,198 15,464 *15,151 15,421 OK : 5,047 4,029 *6,149 5,238 4,523 5,021 PA : 2,841 3,063 3,042 2,970 2,735 2,893 SC : 4,217 4,643 4,304 4,417 4,707 4,342 TX : 12,596 12,577 12,411 12,390 12,523 12,535 VA : 5,669 5,143 4,775 4,995 4,929 4,834 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,035 16,606 17,035 16,727 *16,881 15,881 : 19 State Total : 172,707 175,129 *174,631 *174,718 *174,304 172,909 : Previous Year Total : 175,277 177,097 177,045 176,063 174,673 169,752 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised