Pou 2-2 (11-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 1, 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 194 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 28, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 28, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through October 28, 2006 were 7.46 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 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,433 29,609 *29,882 29,668 29,440 28,109 AR : 29,266 28,174 27,263 28,049 27,323 27,264 DE : 3,798 3,865 3,697 3,683 *3,732 3,398 FL : 1,367 1,369 *1,365 1,374 1,372 1,364 GA : 34,325 33,748 34,923 *34,506 *32,782 32,551 KY : 7,645 *7,184 7,535 *6,188 *6,878 7,408 LA : 3,954 3,954 *3,678 3,802 3,678 3,618 MD : 8,694 8,713 8,879 8,362 8,445 8,411 MS : 16,491 16,201 *17,321 16,934 16,094 14,391 NC : 18,391 18,437 *17,235 17,507 18,039 18,400 OK : 6,454 6,162 6,579 6,455 6,232 6,465 PA : 4,255 4,119 4,069 *3,834 *3,783 3,802 SC : 5,281 *5,257 5,484 4,951 5,481 5,198 TX : 14,004 14,235 14,913 14,525 12,536 12,612 VA : 6,155 5,674 6,398 6,186 5,782 5,744 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,045 16,496 *16,623 16,848 *14,940 15,633 : 19 State Total : 207,558 *203,197 *205,844 *202,872 *196,537 194,368 : Previous Year Total : 207,247 204,691 209,968 202,542 202,413 199,322 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 98 100 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,319 19,528 20,748 20,797 19,963 20,098 AR : 24,013 23,720 21,851 24,163 23,550 22,506 DE : 4,757 5,084 4,321 3,961 *4,809 5,057 FL : 1,454 1,582 1,281 1,426 1,449 1,389 GA : 29,988 27,746 26,968 27,565 *27,415 28,790 KY : 6,416 5,723 5,630 *5,976 *5,469 5,553 LA : 3,884 3,523 3,664 3,733 3,470 3,107 MD : 5,593 5,559 5,306 6,809 *6,446 5,932 MS : 15,203 15,193 15,702 15,237 14,477 15,205 NC : 14,071 14,804 14,743 15,191 15,277 14,299 OK : 4,543 4,866 5,115 4,020 4,411 4,706 PA : 2,935 2,788 2,490 *3,054 *2,912 3,007 SC : 4,484 3,839 4,421 4,256 4,271 4,463 TX : 12,585 12,471 11,863 11,857 11,990 12,608 VA : 5,162 4,762 5,541 4,734 4,222 4,926 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,030 16,125 15,220 *15,416 *15,187 16,214 : 19 State Total : 172,437 167,313 164,864 *168,195 *165,318 167,860 : Previous Year Total : 171,921 170,757 165,328 168,732 166,512 170,277 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 100 100 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised