Pou 2-2 (10-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 11, 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 7, 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 7, 2006. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through October 7, 2006 were 6.96 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,110 *29,844 *31,067 31,499 *30,520 30,414 AR : 29,985 29,573 28,333 29,266 *28,990 27,263 DE : 3,762 3,831 *3,784 3,798 3,865 3,697 FL : 1,364 1,371 *1,383 1,367 1,369 1,374 GA : 35,696 33,224 *33,101 34,325 *33,748 34,923 KY : 7,215 7,076 6,788 *7,605 *7,026 7,375 LA : 3,954 3,771 3,802 3,728 3,954 3,675 MD : 8,871 8,590 8,126 8,694 8,713 8,879 MS : 16,990 16,727 17,065 16,491 16,201 17,064 NC : 17,544 17,365 *17,708 18,451 *18,090 17,135 OK : 6,392 6,554 6,234 6,454 6,162 6,579 PA : 4,094 3,791 3,567 *4,255 *4,119 3,924 SC : 5,315 4,925 5,317 5,281 *5,519 5,484 TX : *14,979 14,646 *14,083 *14,004 *14,235 14,913 VA : 6,169 6,185 6,194 6,155 5,674 6,398 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,344 *16,824 *15,990 *16,072 *16,519 16,659 : 19 State Total :*211,784 *204,297 *202,542 *207,445 *204,704 205,756 : Previous Year Total : 210,692 209,112 202,351 207,247 204,691 209,968 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 98 100 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 2 : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,050 21,755 20,865 21,319 *19,528 20,784 AR : 23,586 24,147 22,926 24,013 23,720 21,850 DE : 5,319 4,825 *5,018 4,757 5,084 4,321 FL : 1,449 1,541 1,429 1,454 1,582 1,245 GA : 28,574 27,995 28,562 29,988 *27,746 26,954 KY : 6,430 6,161 6,383 *6,416 *5,723 5,703 LA : 3,901 3,751 3,527 3,870 3,523 3,651 MD : 5,652 5,941 *5,999 5,593 5,559 5,306 MS : 15,885 15,792 15,621 15,203 15,193 15,702 NC : 15,421 14,802 15,245 14,071 *14,804 14,743 OK : 5,021 4,897 5,623 4,543 4,866 5,115 PA : 2,780 2,797 2,763 2,935 *2,788 2,658 SC : 4,342 4,957 5,242 4,484 *3,839 4,421 TX : 12,537 *12,683 *12,715 12,585 *12,471 11,863 VA : 4,834 4,823 4,784 5,162 *4,762 5,541 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,127 16,282 17,153 16,126 *16,222 15,222 : 19 State Total : 172,908 *173,149 *173,855 *172,519 *167,410 165,079 : Previous Year Total : 169,752 172,881 174,088 171,921 170,757 165,328 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 100 100 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised