Pou 2-2 (7-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 18, 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 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 14, 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 84 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 14, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through July 14, 2007 were 4.95 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 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,683 31,282 *30,953 31,228 30,789 32,071 AR : 28,755 28,691 27,925 27,263 27,843 28,071 DE : 4,155 4,153 4,218 4,217 4,216 4,189 FL : 1,378 1,345 1,364 1,373 1,374 1,369 GA : 36,768 35,971 *35,116 34,955 *36,096 36,223 KY : 7,881 *7,792 *7,894 7,274 7,849 7,845 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,977 9,025 8,907 8,354 8,649 8,852 MS : 18,850 19,150 19,059 18,499 18,891 18,701 NC : 19,686 19,513 *19,620 18,783 18,821 19,937 OK : 6,786 6,584 6,746 6,302 6,659 6,603 PA : 4,261 4,086 4,294 *3,944 *3,969 4,107 SC : 5,752 5,430 5,565 5,559 5,385 5,722 TX : *15,345 *15,206 *15,294 *14,194 15,170 15,364 VA : 6,454 6,477 6,419 6,077 6,388 6,374 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,156 *19,386 *19,421 *19,286 *19,583 19,376 : 19 State Total :*219,810 *218,014 *216,718 *211,231 *215,605 218,727 : Previous Year Total : 214,378 210,714 210,971 208,219 211,044 213,579 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,992 20,593 20,521 20,699 20,932 20,795 AR : 24,190 23,889 24,857 25,529 24,578 25,374 DE : 4,987 5,121 5,264 5,166 5,185 5,318 FL : 1,268 1,375 1,464 1,414 1,540 1,367 GA : 29,897 29,478 29,735 *30,456 *29,527 29,401 KY : 7,209 6,361 6,249 *6,327 *6,289 6,244 LA : 3,931 3,775 3,825 3,771 3,954 3,897 MD : 6,428 6,240 6,398 5,737 6,131 5,880 MS : 17,345 17,380 17,436 17,255 17,307 17,579 NC : 15,991 16,087 15,797 16,228 16,057 16,226 OK : 5,643 5,307 4,803 5,355 4,837 4,526 PA : 3,040 2,983 3,020 *3,060 *3,058 3,190 SC : 5,347 5,043 5,494 4,740 *4,414 4,464 TX : *12,870 *12,939 *12,994 *13,006 12,948 12,929 VA : 4,987 5,119 5,236 5,688 4,952 5,270 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,412 *18,633 *18,246 *16,508 *17,519 17,031 : 19 State Total :*181,537 180,323 *181,339 *180,939 *179,228 179,491 : Previous Year Total : 175,179 175,714 175,252 176,711 173,487 173,852 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised