Pou 2-2 (7-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 11, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 7, 2007. This was up 2 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 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 7, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through July 7, 2007 were 4.77 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,481 31,683 *31,282 30,807 31,228 30,789 AR : 28,778 28,755 28,691 27,925 *27,263 27,843 DE : 4,188 4,155 4,153 4,218 4,217 4,216 FL : 1,383 1,378 1,345 1,364 1,373 1,374 GA : 36,229 36,768 35,971 35,385 34,955 35,979 KY : *7,939 *7,881 *7,782 7,936 7,274 7,849 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,907 8,977 9,025 8,907 8,354 8,649 MS : 19,031 18,850 19,150 19,059 18,499 18,891 NC : 19,687 19,686 *19,513 19,486 *18,783 18,821 OK : 6,745 6,786 6,584 6,746 6,302 6,659 PA : *3,927 *4,261 *4,086 *4,294 *3,774 4,061 SC : 5,525 5,752 *5,430 5,565 5,559 5,385 TX : 15,282 15,348 15,212 15,300 14,200 15,170 VA : 6,438 6,454 6,477 6,419 6,077 6,388 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,870 *19,143 *19,389 19,424 19,025 19,458 : 19 State Total :*219,333 *219,800 *218,013 *216,758 *210,806 215,455 : Previous Year Total : 213,519 214,378 210,714 210,971 208,219 211,044 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,641 20,992 20,593 20,521 *20,699 20,932 AR : 25,750 24,190 23,889 *24,857 *25,529 24,578 DE : 4,948 4,987 5,121 5,264 5,166 5,185 FL : 1,342 1,268 1,375 1,464 1,414 1,540 GA : 29,693 29,897 29,478 29,735 30,454 29,557 KY : 6,933 7,209 6,361 *6,249 *6,318 6,294 LA : 3,625 3,931 3,775 3,825 3,771 3,954 MD : 6,435 6,428 6,240 6,398 5,737 6,131 MS : 17,218 17,345 17,380 17,436 17,255 17,307 NC : 15,876 15,991 *16,087 *15,797 *16,228 16,057 OK : 5,795 5,643 5,307 *4,803 5,355 4,837 PA : *3,017 *3,040 *2,983 *3,020 *3,127 3,057 SC : 4,742 5,347 5,043 5,494 4,740 4,547 TX : 12,846 12,873 12,942 12,996 13,008 12,948 VA : 5,333 4,987 5,119 5,236 5,688 4,952 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,870 17,437 18,630 18,269 *17,234 17,519 : 19 State Total :*181,064 *181,565 *180,323 *181,364 *181,723 179,395 : Previous Year Total : 175,872 175,179 175,714 175,252 176,711 173,487 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised