al-broilers BROILER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING: 1/21/2006 The Alabama Agricultural Statistics Service in Montgomery conducts a weekly survey of the State's broiler hatcheries. For more information contact us at 1-800-832-4181. The results of this survey follow: Eggs set were 31.5 million, a 1 percent decrease from the previous week. Chicks hatched were 25.5 million, including 5.2 million placed in other states, used for breeder replacements, or destroyed. The hatching rate for the state was 82 percent. Chicks placed were 21.0 million, a 1 percent increase from the previous week. Placements included 705,450 chicks shipped into Alabama from other states. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,637 31,182 *31,045 *31,486 31,689 31,526 AR : 31,368 31,267 31,300 31,308 31,096 31,440 DE : 4,068 4,073 3,969 3,945 3,970 3,781 FL : 1,362 1,343 1,373 1,379 1,343 1,349 GA : 34,470 33,881 34,522 34,046 *34,046 35,051 KY : 7,129 *6,982 7,032 7,041 *7,266 7,466 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,135 MD : 9,013 8,989 8,951 8,873 8,933 8,942 MS : 18,463 18,492 18,659 18,597 18,583 18,704 NC : 18,992 18,610 *18,997 18,962 17,949 18,214 OK : 6,661 6,621 6,673 *6,557 *6,565 6,800 PA : 3,791 3,701 *3,799 *3,729 *3,915 3,924 SC : 5,273 4,945 5,146 5,239 5,202 5,250 TX : 15,144 15,159 15,202 15,125 15,132 15,014 VA : 6,359 6,373 6,390 6,418 6,437 6,385 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,737 16,386 16,974 17,187 *17,072 17,458 : 19 State Total : 215,603 *212,140 *214,168 *214,028 *213,334 215,439 : Previous Year Total : 211,111 209,901 208,842 210,232 209,544 211,673 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,002 21,411 21,114 *21,682 *20,882 20,990 AR : 24,418 24,802 24,817 *23,982 *24,844 24,776 DE : 5,854 5,460 5,545 6,131 5,909 5,365 FL : 1,473 1,495 1,457 1,587 1,526 1,429 GA : 27,601 27,293 26,660 27,421 *27,421 27,998 KY : 5,931 5,771 5,529 6,238 *5,754 5,628 LA : 4,057 4,252 3,563 4,140 3,733 3,843 MD : 5,626 5,424 5,565 4,901 5,354 5,632 MS : 16,535 16,668 16,663 16,528 *16,645 16,502 NC : 15,583 15,407 15,061 15,434 14,915 15,715 OK : 4,656 5,071 5,165 *5,398 *4,784 5,262 PA : 2,835 2,771 3,087 *2,857 *2,873 2,903 SC : 4,579 4,732 4,708 4,197 4,752 4,001 TX : 12,874 12,796 12,924 12,739 12,828 12,803 VA : 5,398 6,082 5,160 5,418 4,785 5,213 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,913 15,687 16,464 16,492 *16,059 16,212 : 19 State Total : 176,335 175,122 173,482 *175,145 *173,064 174,272 : Previous Year Total : 172,727 171,547 172,249 173,466 173,733 172,679 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised