Pou 2-2 (2-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 28, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 24, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 24, 2007. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through February 24, 2007 were 1.38 billion, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,225 *30,640 *30,382 30,476 *30,912 30,755 AR : 27,627 27,758 27,525 27,822 27,995 27,708 DE : 3,974 3,840 3,852 3,995 3,993 3,994 FL : 1,368 1,369 *1,369 1,363 1,362 1,365 GA : 34,615 34,597 *35,107 35,080 35,777 35,637 KY : 7,838 *7,770 *7,600 *7,757 *7,592 7,607 LA : 3,664 3,695 3,711 3,740 3,833 3,802 MD : 8,403 8,729 8,078 8,781 8,822 8,743 MS : 18,363 18,529 18,816 19,044 19,195 19,044 NC : 18,300 18,619 *18,566 18,280 19,072 18,708 OK : 6,527 6,508 6,553 6,472 *6,526 6,542 PA : 3,946 3,679 *3,929 *3,672 *3,929 3,831 SC : 5,440 5,361 5,493 5,308 5,499 5,446 TX : 14,107 13,871 14,454 14,626 14,660 14,617 VA : 6,121 5,879 6,177 6,146 6,116 6,179 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,073 19,391 19,779 *19,446 *19,661 19,569 : 19 State Total : 208,591 *210,235 *211,391 *212,008 *214,944 213,547 : Previous Year Total : 215,404 214,147 212,810 212,616 215,181 216,954 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 99 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,319 20,604 20,315 *19,693 *20,150 20,616 AR : 24,096 23,381 24,410 23,244 *24,192 22,970 DE : 4,968 5,457 5,550 4,576 5,643 4,190 FL : *1,506 *1,447 *1,745 *1,559 *1,595 1,592 GA : 28,990 28,590 27,628 28,409 *28,819 28,676 KY : 6,248 *6,501 *6,512 *6,734 *6,277 5,891 LA : 3,557 3,310 3,410 3,548 3,597 3,592 MD : 5,991 5,214 5,124 5,946 5,185 5,778 MS : 16,689 15,965 16,089 16,442 16,907 16,956 NC : 15,111 15,525 15,314 14,914 15,834 15,494 OK : 4,379 5,635 4,381 4,814 *4,667 5,304 PA : 2,950 2,994 *2,908 *2,865 *2,731 2,915 SC : 4,828 4,425 5,508 5,260 4,165 4,306 TX : 12,019 11,931 12,157 11,827 11,551 11,966 VA : 4,871 4,802 4,900 4,985 *4,725 4,963 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,284 15,792 16,051 *16,246 *15,685 16,906 : 19 State Total :*172,806 *171,573 *172,002 *171,062 *171,723 172,115 : Previous Year Total : 174,210 174,755 174,471 176,021 174,381 173,142 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 97 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised