Pou 2-2 (5-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 16, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 12, 2007. This was up 3 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 181 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 12, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through May 12, 2007 were 3.32 billion, down slightly 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,722 31,354 31,737 31,504 *31,092 31,184 AR : 28,374 28,586 28,327 28,547 29,200 29,002 DE : 4,107 4,187 4,064 4,108 4,160 4,086 FL : 1,382 1,372 1,383 1,384 *1,376 1,377 GA : 36,359 36,491 *36,540 36,488 *35,761 36,205 KY : 7,543 *7,597 7,767 7,787 *7,705 7,769 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,955 3,955 MD : 9,011 9,050 8,941 8,932 8,776 8,926 MS : 18,998 19,104 19,090 18,856 18,826 19,104 NC : 19,757 19,889 19,625 19,856 19,506 19,949 OK : 6,650 6,771 6,771 6,583 6,633 6,636 PA : 4,114 4,197 4,152 3,920 *4,037 4,122 SC : 5,554 5,378 5,775 5,659 5,473 5,643 TX : 14,968 14,987 15,049 15,122 14,971 15,073 VA : 6,451 6,529 6,540 6,478 6,480 6,553 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,192 *20,244 *20,318 *19,850 *20,465 20,477 : 19 State Total :*219,106 *219,660 *220,003 *218,998 *218,416 220,061 : Previous Year Total : 215,794 214,981 212,327 210,570 211,844 213,524 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 104 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,400 20,571 20,652 20,656 *20,558 20,994 AR : 24,608 24,406 23,531 23,898 23,518 24,560 DE : 5,115 5,258 5,507 5,467 *4,801 5,307 FL : 1,455 1,597 1,497 1,555 *1,468 1,622 GA : 29,038 29,472 28,447 30,065 *30,111 29,147 KY : 6,083 5,366 6,337 5,851 *6,068 6,302 LA : 3,738 3,795 3,765 3,901 3,892 3,833 MD : 5,952 6,316 5,833 6,047 *5,881 6,666 MS : 17,719 17,494 17,370 17,559 17,429 17,502 NC : 16,161 15,706 15,907 16,434 16,370 15,837 OK : 4,745 4,628 5,298 5,007 5,623 4,862 PA : 2,992 2,899 2,990 3,153 *3,181 3,136 SC : 4,823 5,258 4,971 5,415 4,671 5,572 TX : 12,844 12,801 12,713 12,675 12,606 12,663 VA : 5,164 4,889 5,203 5,225 6,157 4,516 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,632 *16,879 *18,091 *17,751 *18,370 18,033 : 19 State Total :*176,469 *177,335 *178,112 *180,659 *180,704 180,552 : Previous Year Total : 175,414 172,785 175,809 177,833 176,955 174,308 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 101 102 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised