Pou 2-2 (4-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 11, 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 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 7, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 7, 2007. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through April 7, 2007 were 2.43 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,794 *30,094 *30,576 31,090 31,304 31,680 AR : 28,089 28,240 28,016 *28,079 27,991 28,212 DE : 4,021 4,047 4,043 4,047 4,039 4,039 FL : 1,366 1,364 1,364 1,365 1,364 1,362 GA : 35,732 35,527 *35,450 35,870 35,361 36,164 KY : 7,699 7,556 *7,495 7,584 7,569 7,405 LA : 3,848 3,833 3,893 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,958 9,019 8,975 8,952 8,985 8,970 MS : 19,135 19,149 19,281 19,193 18,936 18,998 NC : 19,485 19,400 *19,207 19,326 *18,341 19,407 OK : 6,684 6,603 6,689 6,690 *6,474 6,672 PA : 3,999 4,005 3,929 3,799 3,866 3,959 SC : 5,624 5,383 5,479 5,422 5,388 5,554 TX : 14,639 14,935 *15,075 *15,104 *15,015 14,963 VA : 6,168 6,203 6,246 6,399 6,495 6,451 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,306 *20,034 *20,052 *19,688 *20,019 20,544 : 19 State Total :*216,547 *215,392 *215,770 *216,532 *215,071 218,304 : Previous Year Total : 216,951 216,768 213,555 211,053 213,715 215,730 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 101 103 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,640 20,491 20,132 20,395 20,197 20,407 AR : 22,890 23,452 22,410 24,627 *24,337 24,450 DE : 4,407 3,826 4,693 5,768 4,449 5,111 FL : 1,736 1,406 1,440 1,419 1,450 1,458 GA : 28,851 28,955 28,527 *29,218 28,940 29,038 KY : 5,733 6,390 6,545 6,360 *6,504 6,253 LA : 3,890 3,454 3,998 3,756 3,655 3,738 MD : 5,890 7,029 5,929 5,663 6,778 5,931 MS : 17,131 17,289 17,397 *17,173 *17,415 17,719 NC : 15,638 15,852 15,472 15,867 *15,872 16,161 OK : 5,100 5,061 5,574 4,548 *4,406 4,807 PA : 2,602 2,909 2,744 2,785 2,860 2,849 SC : 4,200 4,792 5,206 4,823 4,429 4,823 TX : 12,182 12,228 12,275 12,302 *12,577 12,840 VA : 5,122 4,819 4,901 4,593 4,758 5,164 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,470 *16,845 *17,005 *16,172 *17,050 15,692 : 19 State Total :*173,482 *174,798 *174,248 *175,469 *175,677 176,441 : Previous Year Total : 173,663 175,801 177,396 176,996 176,993 173,986 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 98 99 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised