Pou 2-2 (6-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 27, 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 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 23, 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 182 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 23, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through June 23, 2007 were 4.41 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 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,404 31,211 31,481 31,647 31,302 30,807 AR : 28,818 28,790 28,778 28,755 28,691 28,062 DE : 4,115 4,121 4,188 *4,155 *4,153 4,217 FL : 1,291 1,359 *1,383 1,343 1,345 1,364 GA : 36,383 36,391 *36,229 36,768 35,971 35,385 KY : 8,019 7,830 7,893 7,884 *7,858 7,876 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,852 8,851 8,907 8,977 9,025 8,994 MS : 18,938 19,090 *19,031 18,850 19,150 19,059 NC : 19,727 19,596 *19,687 19,915 19,548 19,594 OK : 6,852 6,704 6,745 6,786 6,584 6,746 PA : 4,024 *4,116 3,897 *4,239 *4,090 4,071 SC : 5,604 5,946 5,525 5,752 5,596 5,565 TX : 15,127 15,445 *15,282 15,348 15,212 15,300 VA : 6,507 6,479 6,438 6,454 6,477 6,419 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,585 20,087 *19,870 19,177 20,107 19,564 : 19 State Total : 220,169 *219,939 *219,257 *219,973 *219,032 216,946 : Previous Year Total : 213,197 213,886 213,519 214,378 210,714 210,971 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,863 20,693 21,820 20,991 *20,593 20,509 AR : 24,148 24,378 25,750 24,190 23,889 24,845 DE : 4,913 4,526 4,948 *4,987 *5,121 5,685 FL : 1,390 1,427 1,342 1,268 1,375 1,464 GA : 28,603 30,298 29,693 29,897 *29,478 29,758 KY : 6,360 6,779 6,933 7,209 *6,361 6,473 LA : 3,947 3,987 3,625 3,931 3,775 3,804 MD : 6,285 6,658 6,435 *6,428 *6,240 5,807 MS : 16,994 16,935 17,218 17,345 17,380 17,436 NC : 16,142 15,717 15,876 15,991 15,468 16,072 OK : 4,699 5,240 5,795 5,643 5,307 4,874 PA : 2,833 *3,024 3,059 *3,080 *2,971 3,001 SC : 5,602 4,439 4,742 5,347 5,043 5,494 TX : 12,810 12,723 12,846 12,873 12,942 12,996 VA : 5,255 5,394 5,333 4,987 5,119 5,236 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,517 17,671 15,870 17,437 18,630 18,191 : 19 State Total :*179,361 *179,889 181,285 *181,604 *179,692 181,645 : Previous Year Total : 172,844 174,620 175,872 175,179 175,714 175,252 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 104 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised