Pou 2-2 (12-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 27, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 23, 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 23, 2006. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2006 through December 23, 2006 were 8.78 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 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,348 30,220 *31,091 30,593 30,327 30,098 AR : 29,771 *29,644 *29,765 28,614 29,789 28,911 DE : 3,830 3,837 3,943 3,963 3,913 3,572 FL : 1,354 1,336 *1,264 1,356 1,353 1,342 GA : 34,926 35,216 35,298 34,244 35,819 34,923 KY : 7,646 *7,505 7,472 6,698 7,465 7,154 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,742 3,742 MD : 8,616 8,609 8,495 8,482 8,531 8,603 MS : 17,599 18,123 17,007 17,147 17,960 18,321 NC : 18,810 18,540 *18,825 18,660 19,039 18,688 OK : 6,573 6,403 6,449 6,447 6,177 5,994 PA : 3,999 4,124 4,023 *3,901 *4,002 4,076 SC : 5,487 5,384 5,574 5,471 5,530 5,205 TX : 14,328 14,326 14,309 14,080 14,138 14,112 VA : 6,277 6,223 6,399 5,959 6,075 6,234 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,919 *17,985 17,606 17,863 *17,701 17,764 : 19 State Total : 211,195 *211,187 *211,232 *207,190 *211,561 208,739 : Previous Year Total : 212,945 215,393 214,156 213,249 215,686 212,232 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 97 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 17,285 18,602 20,721 19,686 *20,225 20,926 AR : 21,612 21,931 23,607 23,250 *23,904 23,789 DE : 4,182 5,070 4,941 5,287 4,366 4,126 FL : 1,209 1,439 1,194 1,484 1,685 1,575 GA : 26,482 26,483 26,515 28,138 28,590 28,316 KY : 6,503 5,366 5,717 6,174 5,922 6,327 LA : 3,365 3,768 3,445 3,635 3,606 3,816 MD : 6,012 5,972 5,340 5,761 6,675 6,220 MS : 12,830 15,453 15,302 15,762 16,075 15,228 NC : 14,682 15,437 15,586 15,496 15,454 15,445 OK : 4,820 3,948 4,805 5,424 4,180 4,648 PA : 2,589 2,828 2,846 *2,915 *2,949 2,974 SC : 4,340 3,966 4,998 4,578 4,521 5,006 TX : 10,666 11,606 11,670 12,142 12,085 12,052 VA : 4,808 4,057 5,017 4,776 5,186 5,238 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,114 16,268 16,374 *16,980 *17,119 16,361 : 19 State Total : 156,499 162,194 168,078 *171,488 *172,542 172,047 : Previous Year Total : 162,967 169,218 171,991 173,392 175,810 174,733 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 98 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised