Pou 2-2 (7-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 25, 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 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 21, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 21, 2007. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through July 21, 2007 were 5.12 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 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,282 30,953 31,228 30,789 *31,229 32,196 AR : 28,691 27,925 *27,439 27,843 *28,042 27,772 DE : 4,153 4,218 4,217 4,216 *4,188 4,188 FL : 1,345 1,364 *1,343 1,374 1,369 1,343 GA : 35,971 35,116 *34,758 36,096 *36,290 35,812 KY : 7,792 7,894 *7,027 7,849 7,845 7,784 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 9,025 8,907 8,354 8,649 8,852 8,778 MS : 19,150 19,059 18,499 18,891 18,701 18,741 NC : 19,513 19,620 *18,952 18,821 19,937 19,686 OK : 6,584 6,746 6,302 6,659 *6,701 6,796 PA : 4,086 4,294 3,944 *4,053 *4,153 4,128 SC : 5,430 5,565 5,559 5,385 5,722 5,747 TX : 15,206 15,294 14,194 15,170 15,364 15,302 VA : 6,477 6,419 6,077 6,388 6,374 6,175 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,386 19,421 *19,053 19,583 *19,387 19,596 : 19 State Total : 218,014 216,718 *210,869 *215,689 *218,077 217,967 : Previous Year Total : 210,714 210,971 208,219 211,044 213,579 214,110 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 101 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,593 20,521 20,699 20,932 20,795 21,461 AR : 23,889 24,857 25,529 24,578 *25,377 24,502 DE : 5,121 5,264 5,166 5,185 *5,171 5,138 FL : 1,375 1,464 1,414 1,540 1,367 1,478 GA : 29,478 29,735 30,456 29,527 *29,406 28,662 KY : 6,361 6,249 6,327 6,289 6,244 5,555 LA : 3,775 3,825 3,771 3,954 3,897 3,927 MD : 6,240 6,398 5,737 *6,192 *6,017 5,598 MS : 17,380 17,436 17,255 17,307 17,579 16,510 NC : 16,087 15,797 16,228 16,057 16,226 15,895 OK : 5,307 4,803 5,355 4,837 4,526 5,680 PA : 2,983 3,020 3,060 *3,067 *3,188 2,955 SC : 5,043 5,494 4,740 4,414 4,464 4,690 TX : 12,939 12,994 13,006 12,948 12,929 11,845 VA : 5,119 5,236 5,688 4,952 *5,262 4,971 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,633 18,246 16,508 17,519 *17,367 16,512 : 19 State Total : 180,323 181,339 180,939 *179,298 *179,815 175,379 : Previous Year Total : 175,714 175,252 176,711 173,487 173,852 171,142 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised