Pou 2-2 (11-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 15, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 11, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 161 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 11, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through November 11, 2006 were 7.78 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,882 *29,586 *30,217 *27,956 *28,874 30,712 AR : 27,263 28,049 27,158 27,264 27,732 28,306 DE : 3,697 3,683 3,732 *3,402 3,761 3,690 FL : 1,365 1,374 1,372 1,364 1,367 1,354 GA : 34,923 35,094 *32,473 32,551 32,062 33,972 KY : *7,401 *6,418 *6,640 *7,314 *6,582 6,908 LA : 3,678 3,802 *3,802 3,618 3,802 3,742 MD : 8,879 8,362 8,445 8,411 8,685 8,295 MS : 17,321 17,034 16,094 14,391 17,123 16,921 NC : 17,235 17,363 *17,758 18,400 18,412 18,428 OK : 6,579 6,455 6,232 6,385 6,070 6,363 PA : 4,069 *3,814 *3,721 *3,388 *3,707 3,857 SC : 5,484 4,951 5,481 5,198 4,763 5,460 TX : 14,914 14,513 12,525 12,600 13,900 13,684 VA : 6,398 6,186 5,782 5,744 5,328 4,474 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,539 16,848 *14,889 *15,751 *17,079 17,941 : 19 State Total :*205,627 *203,532 *196,321 *193,737 *199,247 204,107 : Previous Year Total : 209,968 202,542 202,413 199,322 206,422 210,900 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 97 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,748 20,797 *19,923 *20,125 *19,657 19,714 AR : 21,851 23,862 23,702 22,506 22,516 22,201 DE : 4,321 3,961 4,809 *4,965 *5,301 5,773 FL : 1,281 1,426 1,449 1,389 1,428 1,400 GA : 26,968 27,565 27,415 *28,785 *28,334 26,708 KY : 5,630 5,976 5,469 *6,126 *5,576 5,769 LA : 3,664 3,733 3,470 3,107 3,907 3,950 MD : 5,306 6,809 6,446 *6,031 *5,612 4,676 MS : 15,702 15,237 14,477 15,205 15,375 14,645 NC : 14,743 15,191 15,277 14,299 14,066 15,056 OK : 5,115 4,251 4,211 4,706 *4,498 4,877 PA : 2,490 *2,977 *2,856 *2,882 *2,788 2,701 SC : 4,421 4,256 4,271 4,463 4,630 4,315 TX : 11,864 11,858 11,991 12,609 12,323 10,630 VA : 5,541 4,734 4,222 *5,039 4,697 4,382 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,192 15,416 *15,122 *15,475 *15,059 14,355 : 19 State Total :*164,837 *168,049 *165,110 *167,712 *165,767 161,152 : Previous Year Total : 165,328 168,732 166,512 170,277 165,230 165,141 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 98 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised