Pou 2-2 (10-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 25, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 21, 2006. This was down 3 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 21, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through October 21, 2006 were 7.29 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 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,067 31,433 *29,609 30,200 29,668 29,440 AR : 28,333 29,266 *28,174 27,263 28,049 27,323 DE : 3,784 3,798 3,865 3,697 *3,683 3,605 FL : 1,383 1,367 1,369 1,374 1,374 1,372 GA : 33,101 34,325 33,748 34,923 34,766 32,557 KY : 6,723 7,645 *7,086 7,535 6,764 7,462 LA : 3,802 3,954 3,954 3,399 3,802 3,678 MD : 8,126 8,694 8,713 8,879 8,362 8,445 MS : 17,065 16,491 16,201 17,064 16,934 16,094 NC : 17,708 18,391 *18,437 17,135 *17,507 18,039 OK : 6,234 6,454 6,162 6,579 6,455 6,232 PA : 3,567 4,255 4,119 *4,069 *3,875 3,922 SC : 5,317 5,281 *5,249 5,484 4,951 5,481 TX : 14,083 14,004 14,235 14,913 14,525 12,536 VA : 6,194 6,155 5,674 6,398 6,186 5,782 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,962 16,045 *16,496 *16,627 *16,848 14,968 : 19 State Total : 202,449 207,558 *203,091 *205,539 *203,749 196,936 : Previous Year Total : 202,351 207,247 204,691 209,968 202,542 202,413 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 98 101 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,865 21,319 19,528 20,748 20,797 19,963 AR : 22,926 24,013 23,720 21,851 *24,163 23,550 DE : 5,018 4,757 5,084 4,321 *3,961 4,760 FL : 1,429 1,454 1,582 *1,281 1,426 1,449 GA : 28,562 29,988 27,746 *26,968 *27,565 27,084 KY : 6,383 6,416 5,723 5,630 *6,094 5,669 LA : 3,527 3,884 3,523 3,664 3,733 3,470 MD : 5,999 5,593 5,559 5,306 *6,809 6,523 MS : 15,621 15,203 15,193 15,702 15,237 14,477 NC : 15,245 14,071 14,804 14,743 *15,191 15,277 OK : 5,623 4,543 4,866 5,115 *4,020 4,411 PA : 2,763 2,935 2,788 *2,490 *3,065 3,025 SC : 5,242 4,484 3,839 4,421 *4,256 4,271 TX : 12,715 12,585 12,471 11,863 11,857 11,990 VA : 4,784 5,162 4,762 5,541 4,734 4,222 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,142 16,030 16,125 15,220 *15,458 15,077 : 19 State Total : 173,844 172,437 167,313 *164,864 *168,366 165,218 : Previous Year Total : 174,088 171,921 170,757 165,328 168,732 166,512 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 98 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised