Pou 2-2 (9-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 5, 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 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 1, 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 September 1, 2007. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through September 1, 2007 were 6.19 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 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,769 32,404 32,236 32,061 *31,528 31,163 AR : 28,036 28,256 28,414 28,305 *28,234 28,271 DE : 4,188 4,173 4,169 4,186 3,958 3,974 FL : 1,376 1,367 *1,342 1,374 1,366 1,344 GA : 35,613 35,864 35,928 35,744 *35,676 36,031 KY : *7,763 *7,624 *7,801 7,857 7,666 7,575 LA : 3,954 4,014 4,014 4,044 4,044 4,038 MD : 8,673 8,730 8,752 8,823 *8,624 8,360 MS : 18,802 18,741 18,726 18,656 17,771 17,633 NC : 19,599 19,707 *19,713 19,161 19,885 19,341 OK : 6,657 6,630 6,574 6,627 6,780 6,720 PA : 4,029 3,940 4,232 4,181 4,246 4,173 SC : 5,646 5,566 5,743 5,554 5,592 5,370 TX : 15,200 14,281 14,737 15,012 14,981 14,956 VA : 6,313 6,242 6,249 6,245 6,349 6,274 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,758 19,116 19,058 19,065 *19,255 19,717 : 19 State Total :*218,376 *216,655 *217,688 216,895 *215,955 214,940 : Previous Year Total : 214,549 213,198 212,573 212,830 213,141 211,613 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,537 21,389 21,401 *21,217 *21,361 21,512 AR : 23,136 23,512 24,226 23,964 24,673 24,551 DE : 5,167 5,714 4,513 5,130 *5,224 4,935 FL : 1,511 1,481 1,419 1,461 1,374 1,474 GA : 30,435 30,600 29,154 29,268 *30,272 28,900 KY : 6,240 6,619 6,882 *6,582 *6,040 6,672 LA : 3,891 3,380 3,900 3,618 3,835 3,865 MD : 6,175 5,755 7,059 5,431 *5,575 6,108 MS : 16,845 16,972 16,978 16,920 17,090 17,135 NC : 15,873 16,315 16,073 16,428 16,123 16,300 OK : 4,922 6,034 4,173 4,918 4,205 4,383 PA : 3,050 3,136 3,051 3,176 2,954 3,121 SC : 4,392 4,444 5,657 5,076 4,430 4,830 TX : 12,808 12,946 12,909 12,830 12,016 12,341 VA : 4,721 5,411 4,584 4,820 5,080 4,734 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,475 16,972 16,816 17,398 *17,309 17,123 : 19 State Total : 177,178 180,680 178,795 *178,237 *177,561 177,984 : Previous Year Total : 173,121 175,451 175,423 175,536 174,052 173,686 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised