Pou 2-2 (10-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 4, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 30, 2006. This was down 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 30, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006 were 6.79 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 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,659 *32,110 *29,980 31,245 31,499 30,687 AR : 30,429 *29,985 29,573 28,333 29,266 29,001 DE : 3,824 3,762 3,831 3,862 *3,798 3,865 FL : 1,364 1,364 1,371 1,367 1,367 1,369 GA : 35,145 35,696 33,224 33,379 *34,325 33,617 KY : *7,241 *7,215 *7,076 *6,788 *7,472 6,963 LA : 3,954 3,954 3,771 3,802 3,728 3,954 MD : 8,766 8,871 *8,590 8,126 *8,694 8,713 MS : 17,352 16,990 *16,727 17,065 16,491 16,201 NC : 18,407 17,544 *17,365 17,788 18,451 17,999 OK : 6,456 6,392 6,554 6,234 6,454 6,162 PA : *3,794 *4,094 *3,791 *3,567 *4,119 3,994 SC : 5,291 *5,315 4,925 5,317 5,281 5,511 TX : 14,855 14,978 14,646 14,084 14,006 14,237 VA : 6,282 6,169 6,185 6,194 6,155 5,674 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,336 17,344 16,776 15,954 *16,036 16,434 : 19 State Total :*213,155 *211,783 *204,385 *203,105 *207,142 204,381 : Previous Year Total : 212,598 210,692 209,112 202,351 207,247 204,691 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 98 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,735 21,050 21,755 20,865 21,319 19,442 AR : 23,946 23,586 *24,147 *22,926 *24,013 23,720 DE : 4,449 5,319 *4,825 5,007 *4,757 5,084 FL : 1,400 1,449 1,541 1,429 1,454 1,582 GA : 28,300 28,574 27,995 28,562 *29,988 27,609 KY : *5,927 6,430 6,161 *6,383 *6,187 5,913 LA : 3,923 3,901 3,751 3,527 3,870 3,523 MD : 6,621 5,652 *5,941 6,018 *5,593 5,559 MS : 16,028 15,885 15,792 15,621 15,203 15,193 NC : 15,151 15,421 14,802 15,245 14,071 14,725 OK : 4,523 5,021 4,897 5,623 4,543 4,866 PA : *2,775 *2,780 *2,797 *2,763 *2,935 2,806 SC : 4,707 4,342 4,957 5,242 *4,484 4,012 TX : 12,526 12,537 12,682 12,714 12,585 12,470 VA : 4,938 4,834 4,823 4,784 5,162 4,812 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,728 16,127 16,282 17,153 *16,126 15,807 : 19 State Total :*173,677 *172,908 *173,148 *173,862 *172,290 167,123 : Previous Year Total : 174,673 169,752 172,881 174,088 171,921 170,757 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 102 100 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised