Pou 2-2 (9-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 13, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 9, 2006. This was down 2 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 9, 2006. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through September 9, 2006 were 6.28 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,885 31,683 31,873 *31,601 32,017 30,109 AR : 30,155 30,238 30,346 30,429 29,829 29,573 DE : 4,110 4,112 4,008 3,824 *3,762 3,831 FL : 1,389 1,371 *1,373 1,364 1,364 1,371 GA : 34,988 34,513 35,047 35,145 *35,696 33,239 KY : 7,533 *7,222 7,195 *6,775 *7,252 7,038 LA : 3,952 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,771 MD : 8,831 8,797 8,862 8,766 *8,871 8,589 MS : 17,864 17,693 17,628 17,700 16,990 17,075 NC : 18,046 18,273 *18,361 18,333 17,337 17,722 OK : 6,620 6,344 6,264 6,456 *6,342 6,554 PA : 3,962 3,984 4,104 4,086 *4,126 3,931 SC : 5,288 5,328 5,261 5,291 4,842 4,925 TX : *14,823 *14,761 *14,796 *14,855 *14,978 14,646 VA : 6,279 6,326 5,917 5,917 6,169 6,185 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,800 *18,063 *18,069 *18,246 *17,247 16,725 : 19 State Total :*213,525 *212,662 *213,058 *212,742 *210,776 205,284 : Previous Year Total : 213,068 210,010 212,244 212,598 210,692 209,112 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,928 21,798 22,310 *21,883 21,308 21,729 AR : 24,382 22,941 23,635 23,946 *23,586 23,883 DE : 5,116 4,662 5,331 4,449 *5,319 4,855 FL : 1,534 1,410 1,510 1,400 1,449 1,541 GA : 28,525 29,068 28,133 *28,305 *28,440 28,086 KY : 6,004 5,741 6,231 *6,268 *6,430 6,152 LA : 3,962 3,668 3,629 3,923 3,901 3,751 MD : 6,062 6,454 5,844 6,621 *5,652 5,891 MS : 15,990 15,975 15,894 16,028 15,885 15,792 NC : 15,565 15,198 15,464 15,151 15,421 14,802 OK : 4,029 6,149 *5,453 4,523 5,021 5,056 PA : 3,063 3,042 2,970 2,735 *2,858 2,897 SC : 4,643 4,304 4,417 4,707 4,342 4,957 TX : *12,579 *12,414 *12,392 *12,526 *12,537 12,682 VA : 5,143 4,775 4,995 4,929 4,834 4,823 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,631 *17,057 *16,672 *16,728 *16,047 16,306 : 19 State Total :*175,156 *174,656 *174,880 *174,122 *173,030 173,203 : Previous Year Total : 177,097 177,045 176,063 174,673 169,752 172,881 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 100 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised