Pou 2-2 (1-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 10, 2007, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 6, 2007. This was down 1 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 6, 2007. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,149 *30,600 *30,483 *30,370 *30,510 30,385 AR : 29,786 28,614 29,789 28,933 29,531 29,212 DE : 3,943 3,963 3,913 3,572 *3,971 3,998 FL : 1,264 1,344 1,353 1,342 1,342 1,344 GA : 35,793 34,499 *35,467 *35,040 35,205 35,155 KY : *7,931 *6,531 *7,581 *7,358 *7,406 7,697 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,742 3,742 3,649 3,680 MD : 8,495 8,482 8,531 8,498 8,531 8,781 MS : 17,007 17,147 17,960 18,374 18,439 17,683 NC : 18,825 18,555 *19,082 18,688 *18,240 18,679 OK : 6,449 6,447 6,177 6,483 6,386 6,553 PA : 4,023 3,901 4,002 *3,862 *3,926 3,959 SC : 5,574 5,471 5,530 5,230 5,610 5,550 TX : *14,312 *14,083 *14,141 *14,114 *14,243 14,208 VA : 6,399 5,959 *6,286 6,164 6,238 6,176 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,600 *17,866 *17,883 *17,847 *18,057 18,095 : 19 State Total :*212,262 *207,174 *211,920 *209,617 *211,284 211,155 : Previous Year Total : 214,156 213,249 215,686 212,232 214,172 213,256 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 98 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,721 *19,684 20,225 *21,090 *20,541 20,377 AR : 23,607 23,250 23,904 23,869 22,870 23,302 DE : 4,941 5,287 4,366 4,914 *4,385 4,933 FL : 1,194 1,484 1,685 1,517 1,401 1,633 GA : 26,515 28,138 28,590 *29,081 *27,970 28,975 KY : 5,717 6,174 5,922 *6,340 *5,369 6,259 LA : 3,445 3,635 3,606 3,816 *3,421 3,619 MD : 5,340 5,761 6,675 5,944 *6,548 5,752 MS : 15,302 15,762 16,075 15,238 15,312 16,230 NC : 15,586 15,496 15,454 15,445 *15,301 15,944 OK : 4,805 5,424 4,180 4,754 5,288 4,799 PA : 2,846 2,915 2,949 *2,890 *2,730 3,016 SC : 4,998 4,578 4,521 4,561 4,475 4,673 TX : 11,670 *12,145 *12,087 *12,054 *11,791 11,870 VA : 5,017 4,776 5,186 5,275 4,407 5,012 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,374 *16,973 *17,100 *16,655 *16,606 17,085 : 19 State Total : 168,078 *171,482 172,525 *173,443 *168,415 173,479 : Previous Year Total : 171,991 173,392 175,810 174,733 173,580 175,059 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 98 99 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised