Pou 2-2 (1-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 17, 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 13, 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 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 13, 2007. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through January 13, 2007 were 344 million, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,600 30,483 30,370 30,510 30,385 30,435 AR : 28,614 29,789 *29,386 29,531 29,212 29,400 DE : 3,963 3,913 3,572 3,971 3,998 3,807 FL : 1,344 1,353 *1,322 1,342 1,344 1,341 GA : 34,499 *35,793 35,040 35,205 35,155 35,446 KY : 6,531 *7,522 7,358 7,406 *7,817 7,671 LA : 3,712 3,742 3,742 3,649 3,680 3,680 MD : 8,482 8,531 8,498 8,531 8,781 8,716 MS : 17,147 17,960 18,374 18,439 17,683 18,116 NC : 18,555 19,082 *18,835 18,240 18,679 18,488 OK : 6,447 6,177 6,483 6,386 6,553 6,567 PA : 3,901 4,002 3,862 3,926 *3,849 3,926 SC : 5,471 5,530 5,230 5,610 5,550 5,516 TX : 14,083 14,141 14,114 14,243 14,208 14,218 VA : 5,959 6,286 6,164 6,238 6,176 6,164 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,866 17,883 17,847 *18,075 18,095 17,809 : 19 State Total : 207,174 *212,187 *210,197 *211,302 *211,165 211,300 : Previous Year Total : 213,249 215,686 212,232 214,172 213,256 213,689 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,684 20,225 21,090 20,541 20,377 20,256 AR : 23,250 23,904 23,869 22,870 23,302 22,355 DE : 5,287 4,366 4,914 4,385 4,933 4,454 FL : 1,484 1,685 1,517 1,401 *1,537 1,353 GA : 28,138 28,590 29,081 27,970 28,975 28,063 KY : 6,174 5,922 6,340 5,369 *6,070 6,065 LA : 3,635 3,606 3,816 3,421 3,619 3,686 MD : 5,761 6,675 5,944 6,548 5,752 6,326 MS : 15,762 16,075 15,238 15,312 *16,078 16,185 NC : 15,496 15,454 15,445 15,301 15,944 15,416 OK : 5,424 4,180 4,754 5,288 4,799 5,941 PA : 2,915 2,949 2,890 2,730 *3,007 2,922 SC : 4,578 4,521 4,561 4,475 4,673 5,034 TX : 12,145 12,087 12,054 11,791 11,870 11,856 VA : 4,776 5,186 5,275 4,407 5,012 4,655 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,973 17,100 16,655 16,606 *17,089 16,691 : 19 State Total : 171,482 172,525 173,443 168,415 *173,037 171,258 : Previous Year Total : 173,392 175,810 174,733 173,580 175,059 172,920 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 97 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised