Pou 2-2 (7-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 5, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 30, 2007. This was up 1 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 30, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through June 30, 2007 were 4.59 billion, up 1 percent 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 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,211 31,481 *31,683 *31,301 30,807 31,228 AR : 28,790 28,778 28,755 28,691 *27,925 27,230 DE : 4,121 4,188 4,155 4,153 *4,218 4,217 FL : 1,359 1,383 *1,378 1,345 1,364 1,373 GA : 36,391 36,229 36,768 35,971 35,385 34,955 KY : 7,830 *7,880 *7,870 7,858 *7,936 7,274 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,851 8,907 8,977 9,025 *8,907 8,354 MS : 19,090 19,031 18,850 19,150 19,059 18,499 NC : 19,596 19,687 *19,686 19,548 *19,486 18,782 OK : 6,704 6,745 6,786 6,584 6,746 6,302 PA : 4,116 3,897 4,239 4,090 4,071 3,773 SC : 5,946 5,525 5,752 5,596 5,565 5,559 TX : 15,445 15,282 15,348 15,212 15,300 14,200 VA : 6,479 6,438 6,454 6,477 6,419 6,077 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,087 19,870 19,177 *19,426 *19,424 19,025 : 19 State Total : 219,939 *219,244 *219,801 *218,350 *216,535 210,771 : Previous Year Total : 213,886 213,519 214,378 210,714 210,971 208,219 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 104 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,693 *21,641 *20,992 20,593 *20,521 20,613 AR : 24,378 25,750 24,190 23,889 *24,823 25,519 DE : 4,526 4,948 4,987 5,121 *5,264 5,166 FL : 1,427 1,342 1,268 1,375 1,464 1,414 GA : 30,298 29,693 29,897 29,478 *29,735 30,454 KY : 6,779 6,933 7,209 6,361 *6,238 6,289 LA : 3,987 3,625 3,931 3,775 *3,825 3,771 MD : 6,658 6,435 6,428 6,240 *6,398 5,737 MS : 16,935 17,218 17,345 17,380 17,436 17,255 NC : 15,717 15,876 15,991 15,468 16,072 15,958 OK : 5,240 5,795 5,643 5,307 4,874 5,355 PA : 3,024 3,059 3,080 2,971 3,001 3,156 SC : 4,439 4,742 5,347 5,043 5,494 4,740 TX : 12,723 12,846 12,873 12,942 12,996 13,008 VA : 5,394 5,333 4,987 5,119 5,236 5,688 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,671 15,870 17,437 18,630 *18,269 17,257 : 19 State Total : 179,889 *181,106 *181,605 179,692 *181,646 181,380 : Previous Year Total : 174,620 175,872 175,179 175,714 175,252 176,711 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 104 102 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised