Pou 2-2 (8-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 29, 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 25, 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 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 25, 2007. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through August 25, 2007 were 6.01 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,197 *32,769 *32,404 32,236 *32,061 31,507 AR : 27,830 28,036 28,256 28,414 28,305 30,133 DE : 4,188 4,188 4,173 4,169 4,186 3,958 FL : 1,363 1,376 *1,367 1,362 1,374 1,366 GA : 35,812 35,613 35,864 35,928 *35,744 35,648 KY : 7,802 7,759 *7,718 7,780 7,857 7,666 LA : 3,923 3,954 4,014 4,014 4,044 4,044 MD : 8,778 8,673 8,730 8,752 8,823 8,807 MS : 18,741 18,802 18,741 18,726 18,656 17,771 NC : 19,416 19,599 *19,707 19,651 *19,161 19,885 OK : 6,796 6,657 *6,630 6,574 *6,627 6,780 PA : 4,090 *4,029 *3,940 *4,232 *4,181 4,246 SC : 5,747 5,646 5,566 5,743 5,554 5,592 TX : 15,314 15,200 14,281 14,737 15,012 14,981 VA : 6,175 6,313 6,242 6,249 6,245 6,349 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,356 19,758 19,116 19,058 *19,065 19,248 : 19 State Total : 217,528 *218,372 *216,749 *217,625 *216,895 217,981 : Previous Year Total : 214,110 214,549 213,198 212,573 212,830 213,141 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,346 20,537 21,389 21,401 *21,034 21,510 AR : 22,879 23,136 23,512 24,226 *23,964 24,673 DE : 5,124 5,167 5,714 4,513 5,130 4,795 FL : 1,478 1,511 1,481 1,419 1,461 1,374 GA : 28,662 30,435 30,600 29,154 *29,268 30,073 KY : 5,719 6,240 6,619 6,882 6,595 6,102 LA : 3,927 3,891 3,380 3,900 3,618 3,835 MD : 5,606 6,175 5,755 7,059 5,431 6,652 MS : 16,544 16,845 16,972 16,978 *16,920 17,090 NC : 15,895 15,873 16,315 16,073 16,428 16,123 OK : 5,133 4,922 6,034 4,173 *4,918 4,205 PA : 2,873 *3,050 *3,136 *3,051 *3,176 2,954 SC : 4,690 4,392 4,444 5,657 5,076 4,430 TX : 11,865 12,808 12,946 12,909 12,830 12,016 VA : 4,971 4,721 5,411 4,584 4,820 5,080 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,266 17,475 16,972 16,816 *17,398 17,298 : 19 State Total : 172,978 *177,178 *180,680 *178,795 *178,067 178,210 : Previous Year Total : 171,142 173,121 175,451 175,423 175,536 174,052 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 103 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised