Pou 2-2 (1-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 31, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 27, 2007. 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 January 27, 2007. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through January 27, 2007 were 690 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 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *30,614 *30,936 30,385 30,435 *29,442 30,198 AR : 29,386 29,531 29,212 29,400 29,476 29,654 DE : 3,572 3,971 3,998 3,807 3,974 3,840 FL : 1,322 1,362 *1,354 1,341 1,343 1,344 GA : 35,040 35,205 35,155 35,446 34,538 34,832 KY : *7,432 *7,317 7,817 *7,943 *7,977 7,388 LA : 3,742 3,649 3,680 3,680 3,664 3,695 MD : 8,498 8,531 8,781 8,716 8,403 8,361 MS : 18,374 18,439 17,683 18,116 18,363 18,529 NC : 18,835 18,334 *18,600 18,559 *18,606 18,622 OK : 6,483 6,386 6,553 6,567 6,527 6,508 PA : 3,862 3,926 3,849 *3,972 *3,946 3,875 SC : 5,230 5,610 5,550 5,516 5,440 5,361 TX : 14,114 14,243 14,208 14,410 14,090 13,854 VA : 6,164 6,238 6,176 6,168 6,121 5,879 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,151 18,075 17,452 *17,097 *17,221 17,464 : 19 State Total :*209,819 *211,753 *210,453 *211,173 *209,131 209,404 : Previous Year Total : 212,232 214,172 213,256 213,689 215,404 214,147 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,090 20,541 *20,428 *20,317 *20,726 20,899 AR : 23,869 22,870 23,302 22,355 24,090 23,383 DE : 4,914 4,385 4,933 4,454 4,968 5,583 FL : 1,517 1,401 1,537 1,353 1,441 1,382 GA : *29,243 *28,076 *29,017 *28,583 *28,990 28,357 KY : *6,178 *5,263 *5,987 *6,144 *6,248 6,623 LA : 3,816 3,421 3,619 3,686 3,557 3,310 MD : 5,944 6,548 5,752 6,333 5,991 5,718 MS : 15,238 15,312 *16,175 *16,398 *16,998 15,976 NC : 15,445 15,301 15,944 15,416 15,111 15,525 OK : 4,754 5,288 4,799 5,941 4,379 5,635 PA : 2,890 2,730 3,007 *2,966 *2,950 2,905 SC : 4,561 4,475 4,673 5,034 4,828 4,425 TX : 12,054 11,791 11,915 11,897 12,016 11,928 VA : 5,275 4,407 5,012 4,690 4,871 4,549 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,655 16,606 17,038 *15,795 *16,250 15,775 : 19 State Total : 173,443 168,415 *173,138 *171,362 *173,414 171,973 : Previous Year Total : 174,733 173,580 175,059 172,920 174,210 174,755 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 99 99 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised