Pou 2-2 (11-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 22, 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 18, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 156 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 18, 2006. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through November 18, 2006 were 7.94 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 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,586 30,217 *26,736 28,874 *30,879 29,562 AR : 28,049 *27,581 27,264 *27,218 *29,669 29,543 DE : 3,683 3,732 3,402 3,761 3,690 3,686 FL : 1,374 1,372 1,364 1,367 1,354 1,359 GA : 35,094 32,473 32,551 32,062 *34,004 33,664 KY : 6,418 *6,666 7,314 6,582 *7,186 7,193 LA : 3,802 3,802 *3,742 3,802 3,742 3,712 MD : 8,362 8,445 8,411 8,685 8,295 8,616 MS : 17,034 16,094 14,391 17,123 16,921 17,599 NC : 17,363 17,758 *18,182 18,412 18,428 18,531 OK : 6,455 6,232 6,385 6,070 *6,202 6,412 PA : 3,814 3,721 3,388 *3,595 *3,911 3,758 SC : 4,951 5,481 *5,052 4,763 5,460 5,487 TX : 14,513 12,525 12,600 13,900 13,684 14,040 VA : 6,186 5,782 5,744 5,328 *6,255 6,277 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,848 14,889 *16,171 *17,082 *17,861 18,138 : 19 State Total : 203,532 *196,770 *192,697 *198,624 *207,541 207,577 : Previous Year Total : 202,542 202,413 199,322 206,422 210,900 212,945 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 97 97 96 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,797 19,923 20,125 19,657 *19,635 17,292 AR : 23,862 23,702 *22,474 *22,444 *20,938 21,767 DE : 3,961 4,809 4,965 5,301 5,773 4,583 FL : 1,426 1,449 1,389 1,428 1,400 1,209 GA : 27,565 27,415 28,785 28,334 *26,793 26,485 KY : 5,976 5,469 6,126 5,576 *5,421 6,336 LA : 3,733 3,470 3,107 3,907 3,950 3,365 MD : 6,809 6,446 6,031 5,612 4,676 5,617 MS : 15,237 14,477 15,205 15,375 14,645 12,830 NC : 15,191 15,277 14,299 14,066 15,056 14,632 OK : 4,251 4,211 4,706 4,498 *5,020 4,289 PA : 2,977 2,856 2,882 *2,782 *2,633 2,630 SC : 4,256 4,271 4,463 4,630 4,315 4,340 TX : 11,858 11,991 12,609 12,323 10,630 10,662 VA : 4,734 4,222 5,039 4,697 4,382 4,808 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,416 15,122 15,475 *15,067 *14,902 15,142 : 19 State Total : 168,049 165,110 *167,680 *165,697 *160,169 155,987 : Previous Year Total : 168,732 166,512 170,277 165,230 165,141 162,967 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 98 100 97 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised