Pou 2-2 (2-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 21, 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 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 17, 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 17, 2007. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through February 17, 2007 were 1.20 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 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,529 *29,225 *30,757 30,432 *30,476 30,963 AR : *27,552 *27,627 *27,758 *27,525 *27,822 27,995 DE : 3,807 3,974 3,840 3,852 3,995 3,993 FL : 1,366 1,368 *1,369 1,344 1,363 1,362 GA : 35,446 34,615 34,597 35,031 35,080 35,777 KY : 7,879 *7,838 7,388 7,415 7,577 7,438 LA : 3,680 3,664 3,695 3,711 *3,740 3,833 MD : 8,716 8,403 8,729 8,078 8,781 8,822 MS : 18,116 18,363 18,529 18,816 19,044 19,195 NC : 18,528 18,300 *18,619 18,901 18,280 19,072 OK : 6,567 6,527 6,508 6,553 *6,472 6,507 PA : 3,972 3,946 *3,679 *3,972 *3,696 3,828 SC : 5,516 5,440 5,361 5,493 5,308 5,499 TX : 14,414 14,107 13,871 14,454 14,626 14,660 VA : 6,168 6,121 5,879 6,177 6,146 6,116 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,948 *19,073 *19,391 *19,779 *19,485 19,692 : 19 State Total : 211,204 *208,591 *209,970 *211,533 *211,891 214,752 : Previous Year Total : 213,689 215,404 214,147 212,810 212,616 215,181 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 98 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,105 20,319 *20,604 *20,315 *19,676 20,304 AR : *22,353 *24,096 *23,381 *24,410 *23,244 24,195 DE : 4,454 4,968 5,457 5,550 4,576 5,643 FL : 1,353 1,441 1,382 1,680 1,494 1,530 GA : 28,583 28,990 *28,590 *27,628 *28,409 28,686 KY : 6,162 6,248 6,553 6,277 *6,586 6,147 LA : 3,686 3,557 3,310 3,410 3,548 3,597 MD : 6,333 5,991 5,214 5,124 5,946 5,185 MS : 16,398 16,689 15,965 16,089 16,442 16,907 NC : 15,416 15,111 15,525 15,314 14,914 15,834 OK : 5,941 4,379 5,635 4,381 4,814 4,666 PA : 2,966 2,950 *2,994 *2,997 *2,901 2,743 SC : 5,034 4,828 4,425 5,508 5,260 4,165 TX : 11,900 12,019 11,931 12,157 11,827 11,551 VA : 4,690 4,871 4,802 4,900 4,985 4,721 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,804 16,284 15,792 16,051 16,249 15,671 : 19 State Total :*171,178 *172,741 *171,560 *171,791 *170,871 171,545 : Previous Year Total : 172,920 174,210 174,755 174,471 176,021 174,381 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 98 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised