Pou 2-2 (2-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 7, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 3, 2007. This was down slightly 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 February 3, 2007. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through February 3, 2007 were 860 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 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *30,510 30,385 *30,529 *29,137 *30,559 30,543 AR : 29,531 29,212 29,400 29,476 29,654 29,426 DE : 3,971 3,998 3,807 3,974 3,840 3,852 FL : 1,362 1,354 *1,366 1,343 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,205 35,155 35,446 34,538 34,832 35,054 KY : 7,317 *7,711 *7,778 7,977 7,388 7,415 LA : 3,649 3,680 3,680 3,664 3,695 3,711 MD : 8,531 8,781 8,716 8,403 *8,729 8,737 MS : 18,439 17,683 18,116 18,363 18,529 18,816 NC : 18,334 18,600 *18,528 18,606 18,622 18,901 OK : 6,386 6,553 6,567 6,527 6,508 6,567 PA : 3,926 *3,959 3,972 3,946 3,875 3,850 SC : 5,610 5,550 5,516 5,440 5,361 5,493 TX : *14,247 *14,212 *14,414 *14,107 *13,871 14,454 VA : 6,238 6,176 6,168 6,121 5,879 6,177 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,063 *17,464 *17,100 *17,224 *17,496 17,513 : 19 State Total :*211,319 *210,473 *211,103 *208,846 *210,182 211,853 : Previous Year Total : 214,172 213,256 213,689 215,404 214,147 212,810 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 97 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,541 *20,331 *20,105 *20,319 *20,851 20,258 AR : 22,870 23,302 22,355 24,090 23,383 23,929 DE : 4,385 4,933 4,454 4,968 *5,457 5,414 FL : 1,401 1,537 1,353 1,441 1,382 1,680 GA : *28,117 *28,937 28,583 28,990 *28,348 27,816 KY : 5,263 5,987 6,144 6,248 *6,575 6,212 LA : 3,421 3,619 3,686 3,557 3,310 3,410 MD : 6,548 5,752 6,333 5,991 *5,214 5,153 MS : 15,312 16,175 16,398 *16,689 *15,965 16,089 NC : 15,301 15,944 15,416 15,111 15,525 15,314 OK : 5,288 4,799 5,941 4,379 5,635 4,925 PA : 2,730 3,007 2,966 2,950 2,905 2,900 SC : 4,475 4,673 5,034 4,828 4,425 5,508 TX : 11,791 *11,918 *11,900 *12,019 *11,931 12,157 VA : 4,407 5,012 4,690 4,871 *4,802 4,900 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,606 *17,043 *15,804 *16,284 *15,792 16,027 : 19 State Total :*168,456 *172,969 *171,162 *172,735 *171,500 171,692 : Previous Year Total : 173,580 175,059 172,920 174,210 174,755 174,471 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 99 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised