Pou 2-2 (12-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 6, 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 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 2, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 2, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through December 2, 2006 were 8.27 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 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,736 28,406 *30,929 *29,563 *29,775 31,207 AR : 27,264 27,780 29,669 29,771 29,433 29,594 DE : 3,402 3,761 3,690 3,830 3,837 3,943 FL : 1,364 1,367 *1,369 1,359 1,356 1,164 GA : 32,551 32,062 *34,165 33,827 34,780 35,298 KY : 7,468 6,586 7,186 7,537 *7,565 7,432 LA : 3,742 3,802 3,742 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 8,411 8,685 8,295 8,616 8,609 8,530 MS : 14,391 17,123 16,921 17,599 18,123 17,007 NC : 18,182 18,290 *18,493 18,563 *18,296 18,605 OK : 6,385 6,070 6,202 6,573 6,403 6,449 PA : 3,388 3,595 3,897 3,999 *3,891 3,773 SC : 5,052 4,763 5,460 5,487 5,384 5,574 TX : 12,600 13,673 13,684 14,040 14,326 14,309 VA : 5,744 5,328 6,255 6,277 6,223 6,253 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,116 *17,043 *17,936 *17,898 *17,650 17,912 : 19 State Total :*192,796 *198,334 *207,893 *208,651 *209,363 210,762 : Previous Year Total : 199,322 206,422 210,900 212,945 215,393 214,156 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 99 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,125 19,657 19,638 *17,285 *18,660 20,820 AR : 22,474 22,444 20,938 21,612 21,931 23,607 DE : 4,965 5,241 5,773 4,182 5,070 4,955 FL : 1,389 1,428 1,400 1,209 1,439 1,194 GA : 28,785 28,334 26,793 26,482 26,483 26,515 KY : 6,126 5,576 5,934 6,503 *5,366 5,691 LA : 3,107 3,907 3,950 3,365 3,768 3,445 MD : 6,031 5,511 4,676 6,012 5,972 5,331 MS : 15,205 15,375 14,645 12,830 15,453 15,302 NC : 14,299 14,066 15,056 14,682 *15,437 15,586 OK : 4,706 4,498 5,020 4,820 3,948 4,805 PA : 2,882 2,782 2,606 2,589 *2,671 2,877 SC : 4,463 4,630 4,315 4,340 3,966 4,998 TX : 12,609 12,323 10,630 10,662 11,603 11,667 VA : 5,039 4,697 4,382 4,808 4,057 5,014 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,475 *15,044 *14,665 *15,114 *16,268 16,487 : 19 State Total : 167,680 *165,513 *160,421 *156,495 *162,092 168,294 : Previous Year Total : 170,277 165,230 165,141 162,967 169,218 171,991 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 97 96 96 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised