Pou 2-2 (6-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 6, 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 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 2, 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 181 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 2, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through June 2, 2007 were 3.86 billion, up 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 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,504 31,146 *31,217 31,373 *31,224 31,480 AR : 28,547 *29,219 *29,294 *28,320 28,790 28,773 DE : 4,108 4,160 4,086 4,115 4,121 4,189 FL : 1,384 1,376 1,377 1,321 1,359 1,333 GA : 36,488 *35,942 36,101 36,294 36,361 36,097 KY : 7,720 *7,871 *7,756 7,888 7,853 7,875 LA : 3,924 3,955 3,955 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,932 8,776 8,926 8,852 8,851 8,907 MS : 18,796 18,765 19,104 18,878 19,029 18,970 NC : 19,843 19,596 *19,922 19,845 19,648 19,769 OK : 6,583 6,633 6,636 6,852 6,704 6,745 PA : 3,836 3,998 *4,017 *4,024 *4,087 3,997 SC : 5,659 *5,656 5,643 5,604 5,946 5,525 TX : 15,122 14,971 15,073 15,098 15,100 15,041 VA : 6,478 6,480 6,553 6,507 6,479 6,438 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,831 *20,138 *20,669 *20,623 *20,125 19,804 : 19 State Total :*218,755 *218,682 *220,329 *219,517 *219,600 218,866 : Previous Year Total : 210,570 211,844 213,524 213,197 213,886 213,519 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,656 20,593 21,030 *21,786 *20,647 21,758 AR : 23,898 23,518 24,560 24,148 *24,378 25,749 DE : 5,467 4,801 5,307 4,913 4,526 4,836 FL : 1,555 1,468 1,830 1,390 1,427 1,342 GA : 30,068 30,109 29,934 28,603 *30,298 29,699 KY : 5,891 6,096 6,640 6,340 *6,775 6,918 LA : 3,901 3,892 3,833 3,947 *3,987 3,625 MD : 6,047 5,881 6,666 6,285 6,658 6,526 MS : 17,559 17,429 17,502 16,994 16,935 17,056 NC : 16,434 16,370 15,837 16,142 15,717 15,876 OK : 5,007 5,623 4,862 4,699 *5,240 5,795 PA : 3,144 3,257 *3,165 *2,833 *3,150 3,080 SC : 5,415 4,671 4,611 5,602 *4,439 4,742 TX : 12,675 12,606 12,663 12,773 12,685 12,808 VA : 5,225 6,157 4,446 5,255 5,394 5,333 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,751 *18,374 *18,119 *17,510 *17,706 15,862 : 19 State Total : 180,693 *180,845 *181,005 *179,220 *179,962 181,005 : Previous Year Total : 177,833 176,955 174,308 172,844 174,620 175,872 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 104 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised