Pou 2-2 (3-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 17, 2007. This was up 1 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 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 17, 2007. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through March 17, 2007 were 1.90 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,853 30,912 *30,904 30,944 30,166 30,707 AR : 27,822 27,995 27,872 28,089 *28,240 28,016 DE : 3,995 3,993 3,994 4,021 4,047 4,043 FL : 1,363 1,362 1,365 1,366 1,364 1,364 GA : 35,263 35,777 35,637 35,732 35,527 34,527 KY : *7,599 *7,388 *7,365 7,666 *7,755 7,528 LA : 3,740 3,833 3,802 3,786 3,833 3,893 MD : 8,781 8,822 8,743 8,958 9,019 8,975 MS : 19,044 19,195 19,044 19,135 19,149 19,281 NC : 18,430 19,102 *19,003 19,624 19,538 19,305 OK : 6,472 6,526 6,542 6,684 *6,603 6,689 PA : 3,352 4,104 3,890 *3,999 *3,943 3,834 SC : 5,308 5,499 5,452 5,624 5,383 5,479 TX : 14,627 14,576 14,639 14,639 14,935 15,169 VA : 6,146 6,116 6,179 6,168 6,203 6,246 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,500 *19,545 20,164 20,238 *19,981 19,912 : 19 State Total :*212,295 *214,745 *214,595 *216,673 *215,686 214,968 : Previous Year Total : 212,616 215,181 216,954 216,951 216,768 213,555 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,693 20,150 20,504 20,640 20,491 20,132 AR : 23,244 24,192 23,169 22,890 *23,452 22,410 DE : 4,576 5,643 4,190 4,407 3,826 4,693 FL : 1,559 1,595 1,592 1,736 1,406 1,440 GA : 28,359 28,819 28,793 28,851 *28,817 28,436 KY : 6,669 6,212 6,034 *5,733 *6,390 6,228 LA : 3,548 3,597 3,592 3,890 3,454 3,998 MD : 5,946 5,185 5,778 5,890 7,029 5,929 MS : 16,442 16,907 16,956 17,131 *17,289 17,397 NC : 14,914 15,834 15,494 15,638 15,852 15,472 OK : 4,814 4,667 5,252 5,100 *5,061 5,574 PA : 2,865 2,705 2,824 *2,602 *2,946 2,910 SC : 5,260 4,165 4,303 4,200 4,792 5,242 TX : 11,828 11,552 11,967 12,182 12,228 12,275 VA : 4,985 4,725 5,011 5,122 4,819 4,901 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,096 15,661 17,170 17,421 *16,741 16,708 : 19 State Total : 170,798 171,609 172,629 *173,433 *174,593 173,745 : Previous Year Total : 176,021 174,381 173,142 173,663 175,801 177,396 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 100 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised