Pou 2-2 (5-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 30, 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 26, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 180 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 26, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through May 26, 2007 were 3.68 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 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,737 31,504 *31,146 31,185 *31,373 31,223 AR : 28,327 28,547 29,200 29,002 *27,928 28,790 DE : 4,064 4,108 4,160 4,086 *4,115 4,121 FL : 1,383 1,384 1,376 1,377 1,321 1,359 GA : 36,540 36,488 *35,991 36,101 36,294 36,361 KY : 8,059 7,720 *7,847 7,769 7,888 7,853 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,955 3,955 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,941 8,932 8,776 8,926 8,852 8,851 MS : 19,090 18,796 *18,765 19,104 18,878 19,029 NC : 19,625 19,843 *19,596 19,949 *19,845 19,648 OK : 6,771 6,583 6,633 6,636 6,852 6,704 PA : 4,152 3,836 3,998 *4,076 *4,063 4,041 SC : 5,775 5,659 5,473 5,643 5,604 5,946 TX : 15,049 15,122 14,971 15,073 15,098 15,100 VA : 6,540 6,478 6,480 6,553 6,507 6,479 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,638 19,850 20,157 20,959 21,080 20,361 : 19 State Total : 220,615 218,774 *218,524 *220,394 *219,621 219,789 : Previous Year Total : 212,327 210,570 211,844 213,524 213,197 213,886 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,676 20,656 20,593 21,030 *21,784 20,580 AR : 23,531 23,898 23,518 24,560 24,148 24,308 DE : 5,507 5,467 4,801 5,307 *4,913 4,526 FL : 1,497 1,555 1,468 1,830 1,390 1,427 GA : 28,447 30,068 30,109 29,934 28,603 30,345 KY : 6,347 5,891 6,096 6,640 6,340 6,554 LA : 3,765 3,901 3,892 3,833 *3,947 3,800 MD : 5,833 6,047 5,881 6,666 *6,285 6,658 MS : 17,370 17,559 17,429 17,502 16,994 16,935 NC : 15,907 16,434 16,370 15,837 *16,142 15,717 OK : 5,298 5,007 5,623 4,862 4,699 5,538 PA : 2,990 3,144 3,257 *3,150 *2,899 3,152 SC : 4,971 5,415 4,671 4,611 5,602 4,268 TX : 12,713 12,675 12,606 12,663 12,773 12,685 VA : 5,203 5,225 6,157 4,446 5,255 5,394 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,091 17,751 18,370 18,109 17,517 18,278 : 19 State Total : 178,146 180,693 180,841 *180,980 *179,291 180,165 : Previous Year Total : 175,809 177,833 176,955 174,308 172,844 174,620 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 104 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised