Pou 2-2 (8-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 8, 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 August 4, 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 181 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 4, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through August 4, 2007 were 5.48 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 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,229 31,096 32,071 32,197 *32,847 32,589 AR : 27,263 27,843 28,071 27,830 28,036 28,256 DE : 4,217 4,216 4,188 4,188 4,188 4,173 FL : 1,343 1,374 1,369 1,343 1,344 1,343 GA : 34,758 *36,465 36,290 35,812 35,613 35,899 KY : *7,019 *7,654 7,845 *7,773 7,787 7,774 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,954 4,014 MD : 8,354 8,649 8,852 8,778 8,673 8,730 MS : 18,499 18,891 18,701 18,741 18,666 18,741 NC : 18,952 19,210 *19,924 19,686 19,703 19,651 OK : 6,302 6,659 6,701 6,796 6,657 6,930 PA : 3,944 4,053 *3,995 *4,090 *4,104 3,967 SC : 5,559 5,385 5,722 5,747 5,451 5,566 TX : 14,194 *15,171 *15,368 *15,306 *15,192 14,273 VA : 6,077 6,388 6,374 6,175 6,313 6,242 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,053 19,583 19,387 *19,359 *19,760 19,369 : 19 State Total :*210,686 *216,560 *218,781 *217,744 *218,288 217,517 : Previous Year Total : 208,219 211,044 213,579 214,110 214,549 213,198 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,699 20,932 20,795 21,346 *20,537 21,388 AR : 25,529 24,578 25,377 22,879 23,136 23,512 DE : 5,166 5,185 5,171 5,124 *5,167 5,714 FL : 1,414 1,540 1,367 1,478 1,511 1,481 GA : 30,456 29,527 29,406 28,662 30,435 30,599 KY : *6,261 *6,175 *6,131 *5,719 *6,240 6,743 LA : 3,771 3,954 3,897 3,927 3,891 3,380 MD : 5,737 6,192 6,017 5,606 *6,175 5,755 MS : 17,255 17,307 17,579 16,544 16,845 16,972 NC : 16,228 16,057 16,226 15,895 15,873 16,315 OK : 5,355 4,837 4,526 5,133 4,922 6,034 PA : 3,060 3,067 *3,138 *2,866 *3,108 3,165 SC : 4,740 4,414 4,464 4,690 4,392 4,444 TX : 13,006 12,948 12,929 *11,846 12,789 12,939 VA : 5,688 4,952 5,262 4,971 4,721 5,411 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,508 17,519 17,367 *16,257 *17,485 16,970 : 19 State Total :*180,873 *179,184 *179,652 *172,943 *177,227 180,822 : Previous Year Total : 176,711 173,487 173,852 171,142 173,121 175,451 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised