Pou 2-2 (4-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 25, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 21, 2007. This was up 4 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 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 21, 2007. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through April 21, 2007 were 2.78 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 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,576 30,995 31,304 31,722 31,354 31,737 AR : 28,079 27,393 27,991 28,374 28,586 28,327 DE : 4,043 4,047 4,039 4,107 4,160 4,064 FL : 1,364 1,377 *1,397 1,362 1,372 1,383 GA : 35,450 35,870 *35,362 36,164 *36,491 37,540 KY : *7,375 *7,701 *7,765 7,405 7,373 7,767 LA : 3,893 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,975 8,952 8,985 9,011 9,050 8,941 MS : 19,281 19,193 18,936 18,998 19,104 19,090 NC : 19,207 19,292 *19,487 19,407 19,705 19,625 OK : 6,689 6,690 6,474 6,650 6,771 6,771 PA : 3,929 *3,779 3,871 *3,741 *4,105 4,032 SC : 5,479 5,422 5,388 5,554 5,378 5,775 TX : 15,075 15,104 15,015 14,963 15,007 15,069 VA : 6,246 6,399 6,495 6,451 6,529 6,540 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,052 19,688 20,019 20,151 *20,027 20,084 : 19 State Total :*215,713 *215,826 *216,452 *217,984 *218,936 220,669 : Previous Year Total : 213,637 211,079 213,785 215,794 214,981 212,327 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 101 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,132 20,496 20,197 20,400 20,571 20,652 AR : 22,410 24,627 24,337 24,608 24,406 23,531 DE : 4,693 5,768 4,449 5,115 5,220 5,507 FL : 1,440 1,319 1,450 1,458 1,597 1,497 GA : 28,527 29,218 28,940 29,038 *29,472 28,444 KY : 6,471 6,420 6,353 *6,179 *5,358 6,584 LA : 3,998 3,756 3,655 3,738 3,795 3,765 MD : 5,929 5,663 6,778 5,952 6,300 4,983 MS : 17,397 17,173 17,415 17,719 17,494 17,370 NC : 15,472 15,867 15,872 16,161 15,706 15,907 OK : 5,574 4,548 4,406 4,745 4,628 5,298 PA : *2,987 *3,031 *3,041 *2,981 *2,887 2,911 SC : 5,206 4,823 4,429 4,823 *5,258 4,971 TX : 12,275 12,302 12,577 12,840 12,797 12,709 VA : 4,901 4,593 4,758 5,164 4,889 5,402 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,005 16,172 17,050 15,634 *16,834 18,022 : 19 State Total :*174,417 *175,776 *175,707 *176,555 *177,212 177,553 : Previous Year Total : 177,690 177,961 177,711 175,414 172,785 175,809 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 101 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised