Pou 2-2 (12-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 20, 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 16, 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 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 16, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through December 16, 2006 were 8.61 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 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,826 *30,348 *30,220 31,106 *30,593 30,327 AR : 29,669 29,771 *30,100 29,594 28,614 29,789 DE : 3,690 3,830 3,837 3,943 *3,963 3,913 FL : 1,369 1,354 *1,336 1,164 1,356 1,353 GA : 34,165 34,926 *35,216 35,298 *34,244 35,819 KY : 7,081 7,646 *7,541 7,472 6,698 7,465 LA : 3,742 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,742 MD : 8,295 8,616 8,609 8,495 8,482 8,531 MS : 16,921 17,599 18,123 17,007 17,147 17,960 NC : 18,493 18,810 *18,540 18,605 18,660 19,039 OK : 6,202 6,573 6,403 6,449 6,447 6,177 PA : 3,897 3,999 *4,124 *4,023 *3,919 3,943 SC : 5,460 5,487 5,384 5,574 5,471 5,530 TX : 13,688 14,328 14,326 14,309 14,080 14,138 VA : 6,255 6,277 6,223 6,399 *5,959 6,075 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,939 *17,919 17,967 17,606 *17,863 17,678 : 19 State Total :*207,692 *211,195 *211,661 *210,756 *207,208 211,479 : Previous Year Total : 210,900 212,945 215,393 214,156 213,249 215,686 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 98 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,638 17,285 18,602 20,721 *19,686 20,024 AR : 20,938 21,612 21,931 23,607 *23,250 24,249 DE : 5,773 4,182 5,070 4,941 *5,287 4,366 FL : 1,400 1,209 1,439 1,194 1,484 1,685 GA : 26,793 26,482 26,483 26,515 28,138 28,590 KY : 5,934 6,503 5,366 5,717 6,174 5,922 LA : 3,950 3,365 3,768 3,445 3,635 3,606 MD : 4,676 6,012 5,972 5,340 *5,761 6,675 MS : 14,645 12,830 15,453 15,302 15,762 16,075 NC : 15,056 14,682 15,437 15,586 15,496 15,454 OK : 5,020 4,820 3,948 4,805 5,424 4,180 PA : 2,606 2,589 *2,828 *2,846 *2,897 3,012 SC : 4,315 4,340 3,966 4,998 4,578 4,521 TX : 10,634 10,666 11,606 11,670 12,142 12,085 VA : 4,382 4,808 4,057 5,017 *4,776 5,186 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,665 15,114 16,268 *16,374 *17,163 16,350 : 19 State Total : 160,425 156,499 *162,194 *168,078 *171,653 171,980 : Previous Year Total : 165,141 162,967 169,218 171,991 173,392 175,810 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 96 98 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised