Pou 2-2 (10-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 18, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 14, 2006. This was up 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 14, 2006. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through October 14, 2006 were 7.12 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 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,844 31,067 *31,433 30,520 *30,200 29,668 AR : 29,573 28,333 29,266 28,990 27,263 28,049 DE : 3,831 3,784 3,798 3,865 3,697 3,697 FL : 1,371 1,383 1,367 1,369 1,374 1,374 GA : 33,224 33,101 34,325 33,748 34,923 34,766 KY : 7,076 *6,723 *7,645 7,026 *7,535 6,764 LA : 3,771 3,802 *3,954 3,954 *3,399 3,802 MD : 8,590 8,126 8,694 8,713 8,879 8,362 MS : 16,727 17,065 16,491 16,201 17,064 16,934 NC : 17,365 17,708 *18,391 18,090 17,135 17,418 OK : 6,554 6,234 6,454 6,162 6,579 6,455 PA : 3,791 3,567 4,255 4,119 *4,089 3,855 SC : 4,925 5,317 5,281 5,519 5,484 4,951 TX : 14,646 14,083 14,004 14,235 14,913 14,525 VA : 6,185 6,194 6,155 5,674 6,398 6,186 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,701 *15,962 *16,045 *16,480 *16,611 16,577 : 19 State Total :*204,174 *202,449 *207,558 *204,665 *205,543 203,383 : Previous Year Total : 209,112 202,351 207,247 204,691 209,968 202,542 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 100 100 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 9 : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,755 20,865 21,319 19,528 *20,748 20,797 AR : 24,147 22,926 24,013 23,720 *21,851 24,171 DE : 4,825 5,018 4,757 5,084 4,321 3,973 FL : 1,541 1,429 1,454 1,582 1,245 1,426 GA : 27,995 28,562 29,988 27,746 26,954 28,046 KY : 6,161 6,383 6,416 5,723 *5,630 6,273 LA : 3,751 3,527 *3,884 3,523 *3,664 3,733 MD : 5,941 5,999 5,593 5,559 5,306 6,776 MS : 15,792 15,621 15,203 15,193 15,702 15,237 NC : 14,802 15,245 14,071 14,804 14,743 15,174 OK : 4,897 5,623 4,543 4,866 5,115 3,999 PA : 2,797 2,763 2,935 2,788 *2,650 3,064 SC : 4,957 5,242 4,484 3,839 4,421 4,292 TX : 12,683 12,715 12,585 12,471 11,863 11,857 VA : 4,823 4,784 5,162 4,762 5,541 4,734 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,185 *17,142 *16,030 *16,125 *15,220 15,412 : 19 State Total :*173,052 *173,844 *172,437 *167,313 *164,974 168,964 : Previous Year Total : 172,881 174,088 171,921 170,757 165,328 168,732 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 98 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised