Pou 2-2 (8-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 1, 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 28, 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 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 28, 2007. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through July 28, 2007 were 5.30 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 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,953 *31,229 *31,096 *32,071 *32,197 32,835 AR : 27,925 *27,263 27,843 *28,071 *27,830 28,036 DE : 4,218 4,217 4,216 4,188 4,188 4,188 FL : 1,364 1,343 1,374 1,369 1,343 1,344 GA : 35,116 34,758 *36,271 36,290 35,812 35,613 KY : 7,894 7,027 *7,669 7,845 7,784 7,787 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,954 MD : 8,907 8,354 8,649 8,852 8,778 8,673 MS : 19,059 18,499 18,891 18,701 18,741 18,666 NC : 19,620 18,952 *19,210 19,937 19,686 19,703 OK : 6,746 6,302 6,659 6,701 6,796 6,657 PA : 4,294 3,944 4,053 *4,200 *4,161 4,167 SC : 5,565 5,559 5,385 5,722 5,747 5,451 TX : 15,294 14,194 15,170 15,364 15,302 15,157 VA : 6,419 6,077 6,388 6,374 6,175 6,313 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,421 19,053 19,583 19,387 *19,360 19,768 : 19 State Total : 216,718 *210,694 *216,380 *218,995 *217,823 218,312 : Previous Year Total : 210,971 208,219 211,044 213,579 214,110 214,549 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 103 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,521 20,699 20,932 20,795 *21,346 20,535 AR : 24,857 25,529 24,578 25,377 *22,879 23,136 DE : 5,264 5,166 5,185 5,171 *5,124 5,184 FL : 1,464 1,414 1,540 1,367 1,478 1,511 GA : 29,735 30,456 29,527 29,406 28,662 30,435 KY : 6,249 6,327 6,289 6,244 5,555 6,340 LA : 3,825 3,771 3,954 3,897 3,927 3,891 MD : 6,398 5,737 6,192 6,017 *5,606 6,169 MS : 17,436 17,255 17,307 17,579 *16,544 16,845 NC : 15,797 16,228 16,057 16,226 15,895 15,873 OK : 4,803 5,355 4,837 4,526 *5,133 4,922 PA : 3,020 3,060 3,067 *3,108 *2,944 3,072 SC : 5,494 4,740 4,414 4,464 4,690 4,392 TX : 12,994 13,006 12,948 12,929 11,845 12,789 VA : 5,236 5,688 4,952 5,262 4,971 4,721 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,246 16,508 17,519 17,367 *16,610 17,504 : 19 State Total : 181,339 180,939 179,298 *179,735 *173,209 177,319 : Previous Year Total : 175,252 176,711 173,487 173,852 171,142 173,121 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised