Pou 2-2 (2-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 14, 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 10, 2007. This was down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 10, 2007. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through February 10, 2007 were 1.03 billion, down 2 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,385 30,529 *29,252 30,559 *30,432 30,837 AR : *27,371 29,400 29,476 29,654 29,426 29,722 DE : 3,998 3,807 3,974 3,840 3,852 3,995 FL : 1,354 1,366 *1,368 1,344 1,344 1,363 GA : 35,155 35,446 *34,615 *34,597 *35,031 35,080 KY : *7,712 *7,879 7,977 7,388 7,415 7,577 LA : 3,680 3,680 3,664 3,695 3,711 3,664 MD : 8,781 8,716 8,403 8,729 *8,078 8,781 MS : 17,683 18,116 18,363 18,529 18,816 19,044 NC : 18,600 18,528 *18,300 18,622 18,901 18,280 OK : 6,553 6,567 6,527 6,508 *6,553 6,512 PA : 3,959 3,972 3,946 3,875 *3,934 3,876 SC : 5,550 5,516 5,440 5,361 5,493 5,308 TX : 14,212 14,414 14,107 13,871 14,454 14,626 VA : 6,176 6,168 6,121 5,879 6,177 6,146 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,306 17,100 17,224 17,496 *17,878 17,584 : 19 State Total :*210,475 *211,204 *208,757 *209,947 *211,495 212,395 : Previous Year Total : 213,256 213,689 215,404 214,147 212,810 212,616 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 97 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,331 20,105 20,319 20,851 *20,255 19,742 AR : *23,300 22,355 24,090 23,383 23,929 23,248 DE : 4,933 4,454 4,968 5,457 *5,550 4,576 FL : 1,537 1,353 1,441 1,382 1,680 1,494 GA : 28,937 28,583 28,990 *28,357 *27,852 28,474 KY : 5,987 *6,162 6,248 *6,553 *6,277 6,623 LA : 3,619 3,686 3,557 3,310 3,410 3,548 MD : 5,752 6,333 5,991 5,214 *5,124 5,946 MS : 16,175 16,398 16,689 15,965 16,089 16,442 NC : 15,944 15,416 15,111 15,525 15,314 14,914 OK : 4,799 5,941 4,379 5,635 *4,381 4,814 PA : 3,007 2,966 2,950 2,905 *2,913 2,858 SC : 4,673 5,034 4,828 4,425 5,508 5,260 TX : 11,918 11,900 12,019 11,931 12,157 11,827 VA : 5,012 4,690 4,871 4,802 4,900 4,985 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,043 15,804 16,284 15,792 *16,051 16,249 : 19 State Total :*172,967 *171,180 172,735 *171,487 *171,390 171,000 : Previous Year Total : 175,059 172,920 174,210 174,755 174,471 176,021 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised