Pou 2-2 (5-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 2, 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 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 28, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 181 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 28, 2007. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through April 28, 2007 were 2.96 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 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,995 31,304 31,722 31,354 31,737 31,504 AR : 27,393 27,991 28,374 28,586 28,327 28,086 DE : 4,047 4,039 4,107 *4,187 4,064 4,064 FL : 1,377 1,397 *1,382 1,372 1,383 1,384 GA : 35,870 35,362 *36,359 36,491 37,540 36,542 KY : 7,701 *7,831 *7,543 7,373 7,767 7,823 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,952 8,985 9,011 9,050 8,941 8,932 MS : 19,193 18,936 18,998 19,104 19,090 18,856 NC : 19,292 19,487 *19,757 19,705 19,625 19,856 OK : 6,690 6,474 6,650 6,771 6,771 6,583 PA : *3,789 *3,964 *3,819 *4,197 *4,152 3,890 SC : 5,422 5,388 5,554 5,378 5,775 5,659 TX : 15,104 15,015 14,963 15,007 15,069 15,142 VA : 6,399 6,495 6,451 6,529 6,540 6,478 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,688 20,019 20,151 *20,036 *20,278 19,595 : 19 State Total :*215,836 *216,611 *218,765 *219,064 *220,983 218,318 : Previous Year Total : 211,079 213,785 215,794 214,981 212,327 210,570 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,496 20,197 20,400 20,571 20,652 20,668 AR : 24,627 24,337 24,608 24,406 23,531 24,030 DE : 5,768 4,449 5,115 *5,258 5,507 5,599 FL : 1,319 1,450 *1,455 1,597 1,497 1,555 GA : 29,218 28,940 29,038 29,472 *28,445 30,063 KY : 6,420 6,353 *6,255 5,358 *6,549 6,230 LA : 3,756 3,655 3,738 3,795 3,765 3,901 MD : 5,663 6,778 5,952 *6,316 *5,833 5,980 MS : 17,173 17,415 17,719 17,494 17,370 17,549 NC : 15,867 15,872 16,161 15,706 15,907 16,434 OK : 4,548 4,406 4,745 4,628 5,298 5,038 PA : *3,132 *3,180 *2,983 *2,899 *2,990 2,928 SC : 4,823 4,429 4,823 5,258 4,971 4,999 TX : 12,302 12,577 12,840 12,797 12,709 12,670 VA : 4,593 4,758 5,164 4,889 *5,203 5,225 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,172 17,050 15,634 *16,843 *18,034 17,900 : 19 State Total :*175,877 *175,846 *176,630 *177,287 *178,261 180,769 : Previous Year Total : 177,961 177,711 175,414 172,785 175,809 177,833 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 101 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised