Pou 2-2 (9-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 20, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 16, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 16, 2006. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through September 16, 2006 were 6.45 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 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,683 31,873 *31,659 32,017 30,109 31,245 AR : 30,238 30,346 30,429 29,829 29,573 28,333 DE : 4,112 4,008 3,824 3,762 3,831 3,862 FL : 1,371 1,373 1,364 1,364 1,371 1,367 GA : 34,513 35,047 35,145 35,696 *33,224 33,443 KY : 7,222 7,195 *7,243 7,252 *7,032 6,686 LA : 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,771 3,802 MD : 8,797 8,862 8,766 8,871 8,589 8,126 MS : 17,693 17,628 *17,352 16,990 17,075 17,065 NC : 18,273 18,361 *18,407 17,337 17,722 17,788 OK : 6,344 6,264 6,456 6,342 6,554 6,234 PA : 3,984 4,104 4,086 4,126 *3,948 3,681 SC : 5,328 5,261 5,291 4,842 4,925 5,305 TX : 14,761 14,796 14,855 14,978 14,646 14,084 VA : 6,326 5,917 *6,282 6,169 6,185 6,194 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,063 18,069 18,246 17,247 *16,727 16,722 : 19 State Total : 212,662 213,058 *213,359 210,776 *205,282 203,937 : Previous Year Total : 210,010 212,244 212,598 210,692 209,112 202,351 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 100 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,798 22,310 *21,735 *21,050 *21,755 20,867 AR : 22,941 23,635 23,946 23,586 *24,146 22,920 DE : 4,662 5,331 4,449 5,319 4,855 5,007 FL : 1,410 1,510 1,400 1,449 1,541 1,429 GA : 29,068 28,133 *28,300 *28,574 *27,995 28,566 KY : 5,741 6,231 6,268 6,430 *6,160 6,402 LA : 3,668 3,629 3,923 3,901 3,751 3,527 MD : 6,454 5,844 6,621 5,652 5,891 6,018 MS : 15,975 15,894 16,028 15,885 15,792 15,621 NC : 15,198 15,464 15,151 15,421 14,802 15,245 OK : 6,149 5,453 4,523 5,021 *4,897 5,623 PA : 3,042 2,970 *2,779 *2,840 *2,864 2,852 SC : 4,304 4,417 4,707 4,342 4,957 5,224 TX : 12,414 12,392 12,526 12,537 12,682 12,714 VA : 4,775 4,995 *4,938 4,834 4,823 4,784 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,057 16,672 16,728 16,047 *16,215 17,140 : 19 State Total : 174,656 174,880 *174,022 *172,888 *173,126 173,939 : Previous Year Total : 177,045 176,063 174,673 169,752 172,881 174,088 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 102 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised