Pou 2-2 (9-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 12, 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 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 8, 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 September 8, 2007. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through September 8, 2007 were 6.37 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,404 32,236 32,061 31,528 *31,432 30,964 AR : 28,256 28,414 28,305 28,234 28,271 27,155 DE : 4,173 4,169 4,186 3,958 3,974 3,954 FL : 1,367 1,342 *1,344 1,366 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,864 35,928 *35,726 35,676 36,031 34,273 KY : 7,624 7,801 *7,853 7,666 *7,616 7,214 LA : 4,014 4,014 4,044 4,044 4,038 4,037 MD : 8,730 8,752 8,823 8,624 8,360 8,500 MS : 18,741 18,726 18,656 17,771 17,633 18,093 NC : 19,707 19,713 *19,074 19,885 19,341 17,926 OK : 6,630 6,574 6,627 6,780 6,720 6,749 PA : 3,940 4,232 *4,341 4,246 *4,179 4,194 SC : 5,566 5,743 5,554 5,592 5,370 5,390 TX : *14,285 *14,741 *15,027 *14,995 *14,970 14,189 VA : 6,242 6,249 6,245 6,349 *6,290 6,211 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,137 *19,083 19,065 *19,254 *19,438 18,857 : 19 State Total :*216,680 *217,717 *216,931 *215,968 *215,007 209,050 : Previous Year Total : 213,198 212,573 212,830 213,141 211,613 204,137 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,389 21,401 21,217 21,361 *21,594 20,767 AR : 23,512 24,226 23,964 24,673 24,551 23,745 DE : *5,664 *4,464 5,130 5,224 *4,937 4,874 FL : 1,481 1,419 1,461 1,374 1,474 1,354 GA : 30,600 29,154 29,268 30,272 28,900 29,648 KY : *6,610 *6,874 *6,388 *6,032 *6,170 6,500 LA : 3,380 3,900 3,618 3,835 3,865 3,979 MD : *5,647 *6,908 *5,326 5,575 *5,860 6,109 MS : 16,972 16,978 16,920 17,090 *17,079 16,947 NC : 16,315 16,073 16,428 16,123 16,300 15,934 OK : 6,034 4,173 4,918 4,205 *4,521 4,897 PA : 3,136 3,051 *3,061 2,954 *3,126 3,249 SC : 4,444 5,657 5,076 4,430 4,830 4,057 TX : *12,950 *12,913 *12,834 *12,020 *12,345 12,486 VA : 5,411 4,584 4,820 5,080 *4,916 5,271 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,973 *16,835 *17,994 *17,334 *17,144 17,177 : 19 State Total :*180,518 *178,610 *178,423 *177,582 *177,612 176,994 : Previous Year Total : 175,451 175,423 175,536 174,052 173,686 174,016 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised