Pou 2-2 (5-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 23, 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 19, 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 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 19, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through May 19, 2007 were 3.50 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 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,354 31,737 31,504 31,092 *31,185 31,372 AR : 28,586 28,327 28,547 29,200 29,002 27,943 DE : 4,187 4,064 4,108 4,160 4,086 4,105 FL : 1,372 1,383 1,384 1,376 1,377 1,321 GA : 36,491 36,540 36,488 35,761 *36,101 36,294 KY : *7,624 *8,059 *7,720 7,705 7,769 7,888 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,955 3,955 3,923 MD : 9,050 8,941 8,932 8,776 8,926 8,852 MS : 19,104 19,090 *18,796 18,826 19,104 18,878 NC : 19,889 19,625 *19,843 19,506 19,949 19,925 OK : 6,771 6,771 6,583 6,633 6,636 6,852 PA : 4,197 4,152 *3,836 *3,998 *4,080 4,091 SC : 5,378 5,775 5,659 5,473 5,643 5,604 TX : 14,987 15,049 15,122 14,971 15,073 15,098 VA : 6,529 6,540 6,478 6,480 6,553 6,507 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,244 *20,638 19,850 *20,157 *20,959 21,080 : 19 State Total :*219,687 *220,615 *218,774 *218,069 *220,398 219,733 : Previous Year Total : 214,981 212,327 210,570 211,844 213,524 213,197 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 104 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,571 *20,676 20,656 *20,593 *21,030 21,727 AR : 24,406 23,531 23,898 23,518 24,560 24,148 DE : 5,258 5,507 5,467 4,801 5,307 4,697 FL : 1,597 1,497 1,555 1,468 *1,830 1,390 GA : 29,472 28,447 *30,068 *30,109 *29,934 28,603 KY : 5,366 *6,347 *5,891 *6,096 *6,640 6,340 LA : 3,795 3,765 3,901 3,892 3,833 3,959 MD : 6,316 5,833 6,047 5,881 6,666 6,493 MS : 17,494 17,370 17,559 17,429 17,502 16,994 NC : 15,706 15,907 16,434 16,370 15,837 16,149 OK : 4,628 5,298 5,007 5,623 4,862 4,699 PA : 2,899 2,990 *3,144 *3,257 *3,148 2,893 SC : 5,258 4,971 5,415 4,671 *4,611 5,602 TX : 12,801 12,713 12,675 12,606 12,663 12,773 VA : 4,889 5,203 5,225 6,157 *4,446 5,255 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,879 18,091 17,751 18,370 *18,109 17,517 : 19 State Total : 177,335 *178,146 *180,693 *180,841 *180,978 179,239 : Previous Year Total : 172,785 175,809 177,833 176,955 174,308 172,844 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised