Pou 2-2 (6-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 13, 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 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 9, 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 84 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 June 9, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through June 9, 2007 were 4.05 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,146 31,217 *31,404 31,224 *31,481 31,647 AR : 29,219 29,294 *28,818 28,790 *28,778 28,755 DE : 4,160 4,086 4,115 4,121 *4,188 4,154 FL : 1,376 1,377 *1,291 1,359 1,333 1,343 GA : 35,942 36,101 36,294 36,361 *36,119 36,718 KY : *7,930 *7,727 *8,070 7,853 *7,893 7,884 LA : 3,955 3,955 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,776 8,926 8,852 8,851 8,907 8,977 MS : 18,765 19,104 *18,938 19,029 18,970 18,850 NC : 19,596 19,922 *19,727 19,648 19,769 19,915 OK : 6,633 6,636 6,852 6,704 6,745 6,722 PA : 3,998 4,017 4,024 *4,088 *4,031 4,041 SC : 5,656 5,643 5,604 5,946 5,525 5,752 TX : *15,017 *15,119 *15,127 *15,408 *15,312 15,348 VA : 6,480 6,553 6,507 6,479 6,438 6,454 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,138 20,669 20,623 20,125 *19,833 20,525 : 19 State Total :*218,787 *220,346 *220,169 *219,909 *219,245 221,008 : Previous Year Total : 211,844 213,524 213,197 213,886 213,519 214,378 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,593 21,030 21,786 20,647 *21,765 20,822 AR : 23,518 24,560 24,148 24,378 *25,750 24,091 DE : 4,801 5,307 4,913 4,526 *4,948 4,913 FL : 1,468 1,830 1,390 1,427 1,342 1,268 GA : 30,109 29,934 28,603 30,298 *29,693 29,863 KY : 6,096 6,640 *6,360 *6,779 *6,933 7,234 LA : 3,892 3,833 3,947 3,987 3,625 3,931 MD : 5,881 6,666 6,285 6,658 *6,435 6,510 MS : 17,429 17,502 16,994 16,935 *17,218 17,345 NC : 16,370 15,837 16,142 15,717 15,876 15,991 OK : 5,623 4,862 4,699 5,240 5,795 5,742 PA : 3,257 3,165 2,833 *3,135 *3,082 3,166 SC : 4,671 4,611 5,602 4,439 4,742 5,347 TX : *12,652 *12,701 *12,810 *12,723 *12,846 12,873 VA : 6,157 4,446 5,255 5,394 5,333 4,987 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,374 18,119 17,510 17,706 *15,864 17,406 : 19 State Total :*180,891 *181,043 *179,277 *179,989 *181,247 181,489 : Previous Year Total : 176,955 174,308 172,844 174,620 175,872 175,179 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 104 103 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised