Pou 2-2 (11-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 29, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 25, 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 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 25, 2006. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through November 25, 2006 were 8.10 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 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,217 26,736 *28,406 30,879 29,562 29,777 AR : 27,581 27,264 *27,780 29,669 *29,771 29,433 DE : 3,732 3,402 3,761 3,690 *3,830 3,837 FL : 1,372 1,364 1,367 1,354 1,359 1,356 GA : 32,473 32,551 32,062 34,004 *33,827 34,780 KY : *6,732 *7,468 *6,586 7,186 *7,537 7,572 LA : 3,802 3,742 3,802 3,742 3,712 3,712 MD : 8,445 8,411 8,685 8,295 8,616 8,609 MS : 16,094 14,391 17,123 16,921 17,599 18,123 NC : 17,758 18,182 *18,290 18,428 *18,563 18,235 OK : 6,232 6,385 6,070 6,202 *6,573 6,403 PA : 3,721 3,388 3,595 *3,897 *3,999 3,809 SC : 5,481 5,052 4,763 5,460 5,487 5,384 TX : 12,525 12,600 *13,673 13,684 14,040 14,326 VA : 5,782 5,744 5,328 6,255 6,277 6,223 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *14,865 *16,147 *17,076 17,861 *18,152 17,913 : 19 State Total :*196,812 *192,827 *198,367 *207,527 *208,904 209,492 : Previous Year Total : 202,413 199,322 206,422 210,900 212,945 215,393 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 96 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,923 20,125 19,657 *19,638 17,292 18,768 AR : 23,702 22,474 22,444 20,938 *21,612 21,931 DE : 4,809 4,965 *5,241 5,773 *4,182 5,070 FL : 1,449 1,389 1,428 1,400 1,209 1,439 GA : 27,415 28,785 28,334 26,793 *26,482 26,483 KY : 5,469 6,126 5,576 *5,934 *6,503 5,218 LA : 3,470 3,107 3,907 3,950 3,365 3,768 MD : 6,446 6,031 *5,511 4,676 *6,012 5,972 MS : 14,477 15,205 15,375 14,645 12,830 15,453 NC : 15,277 14,299 14,066 15,056 *14,682 15,428 OK : 4,211 4,706 4,498 5,020 *4,820 3,948 PA : 2,856 2,882 2,782 *2,606 *2,589 2,680 SC : 4,271 4,463 4,630 4,315 4,340 3,966 TX : 11,991 12,609 12,323 10,630 10,662 11,603 VA : 4,222 5,039 4,697 4,382 4,808 4,057 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,123 15,475 *15,066 *14,688 *15,136 16,181 : 19 State Total :*165,111 167,680 *165,535 *160,444 *156,524 161,965 : Previous Year Total : 166,512 170,277 165,230 165,141 162,967 169,218 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 100 97 96 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised