Pou 2-2 (12-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 13, 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 December 9, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 9, 2006. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through December 9, 2006 were 8.44 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,242 *30,826 *30,197 *29,654 *31,106 31,254 AR : 27,780 29,669 29,771 29,433 29,594 28,614 DE : 3,761 3,690 3,830 3,837 3,943 3,937 FL : 1,367 1,369 *1,354 1,356 1,164 1,356 GA : 32,062 34,165 *34,926 34,780 35,298 33,968 KY : 6,586 *7,081 *7,646 7,565 *7,472 6,698 LA : 3,802 3,742 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 8,685 8,295 8,616 8,609 *8,495 8,482 MS : 17,123 16,921 17,599 18,123 17,007 17,147 NC : 18,290 18,493 *18,810 18,296 18,605 18,660 OK : 6,070 6,202 6,573 6,403 6,449 6,447 PA : 3,595 3,897 3,999 *4,102 *3,984 3,764 SC : 4,763 5,460 5,487 5,384 5,574 5,471 TX : *13,677 *13,688 *14,328 14,326 14,309 14,080 VA : 5,328 6,255 6,277 6,223 *6,399 6,282 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,043 17,936 17,898 *17,967 *17,606 17,838 : 19 State Total :*198,174 *207,689 *211,023 *209,770 *210,717 207,710 : Previous Year Total : 206,422 210,900 212,945 215,393 214,156 213,249 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 98 99 97 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,657 19,638 17,285 *18,602 *20,721 20,081 AR : 22,444 20,938 21,612 21,931 23,607 23,273 DE : 5,241 5,773 4,182 5,070 *4,941 5,206 FL : 1,428 1,400 1,209 1,439 1,194 1,484 GA : 28,334 26,793 26,482 26,483 26,515 28,138 KY : 5,576 5,934 6,503 5,366 *5,717 6,174 LA : 3,907 3,950 3,365 3,768 3,445 3,635 MD : 5,511 4,676 6,012 5,972 *5,340 5,821 MS : 15,375 14,645 12,830 15,453 15,302 15,762 NC : 14,066 15,056 14,682 15,437 15,586 15,496 OK : 4,498 5,020 4,820 3,948 4,805 5,424 PA : 2,782 2,606 2,589 *2,730 *2,924 2,910 SC : 4,630 4,315 4,340 3,966 4,998 4,578 TX : *12,327 *10,634 *10,666 *11,606 *11,670 12,142 VA : 4,697 4,382 4,808 4,057 *5,017 4,799 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,044 14,665 15,114 16,268 *16,367 17,129 : 19 State Total :*165,517 *160,425 *156,499 *162,096 *168,149 172,052 : Previous Year Total : 165,230 165,141 162,967 169,218 171,991 173,392 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 97 96 96 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised