Pou 2-2 (9-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 27, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 23, 2006. This was down 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 23, 2006. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through September 23, 2006 were 6.62 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 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,873 31,659 32,017 30,109 31,245 31,499 AR : 30,346 30,429 *29,959 29,573 28,333 29,266 DE : 4,008 3,824 3,762 3,831 3,862 3,863 FL : 1,373 1,364 1,364 1,371 1,367 1,367 GA : 35,047 35,145 35,696 33,224 *33,379 33,756 KY : *7,203 7,243 7,252 7,032 6,686 7,418 LA : 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,771 3,802 3,728 MD : 8,862 8,766 8,871 8,589 8,126 8,391 MS : 17,628 17,352 16,990 17,075 17,065 16,491 NC : 18,361 18,407 *17,544 17,722 17,788 18,451 OK : 6,264 6,456 *6,392 6,554 6,234 6,454 PA : 4,104 4,086 4,126 *3,976 3,681 3,990 SC : 5,261 5,291 4,842 4,925 *5,317 5,281 TX : 14,796 14,855 14,978 14,646 14,084 14,006 VA : 5,917 6,282 6,169 6,185 6,194 6,155 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,179 *18,336 *17,344 *16,776 *15,954 16,043 : 19 State Total :*213,176 *213,449 *211,260 *205,359 *203,117 206,159 : Previous Year Total : 212,244 212,598 210,692 209,112 202,351 207,247 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 98 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,310 21,735 21,050 21,755 *20,865 21,319 AR : 23,635 23,946 23,586 24,146 22,920 24,019 DE : 5,331 4,449 5,319 4,855 5,007 4,517 FL : 1,510 1,400 1,449 1,541 1,429 1,454 GA : 28,133 28,300 28,574 27,995 *28,562 29,912 KY : 6,231 6,268 6,430 *6,161 6,402 6,189 LA : 3,629 3,923 3,901 3,751 3,527 3,870 MD : 5,844 6,621 5,652 5,891 6,018 6,009 MS : 15,894 16,028 15,885 15,792 15,621 15,203 NC : 15,464 15,151 15,421 14,802 15,245 14,071 OK : 5,453 4,523 5,021 4,897 5,623 4,543 PA : 2,970 2,779 2,840 *2,806 2,852 2,943 SC : 4,417 4,707 4,342 4,957 *5,242 4,580 TX : 12,392 12,526 12,537 12,682 12,714 12,585 VA : 4,995 4,938 4,834 4,823 4,784 5,162 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,672 16,728 *16,127 *16,282 *17,153 16,161 : 19 State Total : 174,880 174,022 *172,968 *173,136 *173,964 172,537 : Previous Year Total : 176,063 174,673 169,752 172,881 174,088 171,921 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 102 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised