Pou 2-2 (11-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 8, 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 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 4, 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 4, 2006. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through November 4, 2006 were 7.62 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 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,609 29,882 29,668 29,440 *28,161 28,814 AR : 28,174 27,263 28,049 *27,158 27,264 27,732 DE : 3,865 3,697 3,683 3,732 3,398 3,761 FL : 1,369 1,365 1,374 1,372 1,364 1,367 GA : 33,748 34,923 *35,094 32,782 32,551 32,062 KY : 7,184 *7,549 6,188 6,878 7,408 7,355 LA : 3,954 3,678 3,802 3,678 3,618 3,802 MD : 8,713 8,879 8,362 8,445 8,411 8,685 MS : 16,201 17,321 *17,034 16,094 14,391 17,123 NC : 18,437 17,235 *17,363 18,039 18,400 18,412 OK : 6,162 6,579 6,455 6,232 *6,385 6,070 PA : 4,119 4,069 3,834 *3,737 *3,726 3,920 SC : 5,257 5,484 4,951 5,481 5,198 4,763 TX : *14,236 *14,914 *14,513 *12,525 *12,600 13,900 VA : 5,674 6,398 6,186 5,782 5,744 5,328 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,496 16,623 16,848 14,940 *15,802 17,130 : 19 State Total :*203,198 *205,859 *203,404 *196,315 *194,421 200,224 : Previous Year Total : 204,691 209,968 202,542 202,413 199,322 206,422 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 100 97 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,528 20,748 20,797 19,963 *20,097 19,558 AR : 23,720 21,851 *23,862 *23,702 22,506 22,516 DE : 5,084 4,321 3,961 4,809 5,057 4,877 FL : 1,582 1,281 1,426 1,449 1,389 1,428 GA : 27,746 26,968 27,565 27,415 28,790 28,419 KY : 5,723 5,630 5,976 5,469 *6,222 5,584 LA : 3,523 3,664 3,733 3,470 3,107 3,907 MD : 5,559 5,306 6,809 6,446 5,932 5,728 MS : 15,193 15,702 15,237 14,477 15,205 15,375 NC : 14,804 14,743 15,191 15,277 14,299 14,066 OK : 4,866 5,115 *4,251 *4,211 4,706 4,426 PA : 2,788 2,490 3,054 *2,864 *2,952 2,819 SC : 3,839 4,421 4,256 4,271 4,463 4,630 TX : 12,471 *11,864 *11,858 *11,991 *12,609 12,323 VA : 4,762 5,541 4,734 4,222 4,926 4,697 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,125 15,220 15,416 15,187 *15,542 15,102 : 19 State Total : 167,313 *164,865 *168,126 *165,223 *167,802 165,455 : Previous Year Total : 170,757 165,328 168,732 166,512 170,277 165,230 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 100 99 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised