Pou 2-2 (9-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 26, 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 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 22, 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 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 22, 2007. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through September 22, 2007 were 6.72 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 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,061 31,632 *31,536 30,964 *31,385 31,534 AR : 28,305 28,234 28,271 27,155 26,429 27,324 DE : 4,186 3,958 3,974 3,954 *3,884 3,997 FL : 1,344 1,366 1,344 1,344 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,726 35,676 36,031 34,273 34,299 35,012 KY : 7,815 *7,608 *7,766 7,214 *7,215 8,096 LA : 4,044 4,044 4,038 4,029 3,999 3,978 MD : 8,823 8,624 8,360 8,500 *7,950 8,512 MS : 18,656 17,771 17,633 18,093 17,881 17,434 NC : 19,074 19,713 *19,126 17,926 19,068 19,395 OK : 6,627 6,780 6,720 6,749 6,049 6,977 PA : 4,341 4,484 4,397 *4,204 *4,058 4,290 SC : 5,554 5,592 5,370 5,390 5,547 5,518 TX : 15,027 14,995 14,970 14,583 13,224 13,982 VA : 6,245 6,349 6,290 6,211 5,810 6,223 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,065 19,254 *20,032 18,854 *18,129 18,890 : 19 State Total : 216,893 *216,080 *215,858 *209,443 *206,271 212,506 : Previous Year Total : 212,830 213,141 211,613 204,137 202,441 207,521 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,217 21,361 21,584 20,757 *20,978 20,866 AR : 23,964 24,673 24,551 23,745 24,169 23,070 DE : 5,130 5,224 4,937 4,874 *4,922 5,123 FL : 1,461 1,374 1,474 1,354 1,343 1,343 GA : 29,268 30,272 28,900 29,267 29,387 28,786 KY : 6,388 6,032 6,132 6,452 *5,911 6,436 LA : 3,618 3,835 3,865 3,979 3,905 4,225 MD : 5,326 5,575 5,860 6,109 *5,703 5,551 MS : 16,920 17,090 17,079 16,947 16,238 15,976 NC : 16,428 16,123 16,300 15,934 16,414 15,950 OK : 4,918 4,205 4,521 4,897 5,383 5,619 PA : 3,067 2,794 3,018 *3,123 *3,252 3,180 SC : 5,076 4,430 4,830 4,382 4,512 5,087 TX : 12,834 12,020 12,345 12,486 12,385 12,519 VA : 4,820 5,080 4,916 5,271 5,353 4,866 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,994 17,334 17,144 17,153 *16,840 17,720 : 19 State Total : 178,429 177,422 177,456 *176,730 *176,695 176,317 : Previous Year Total : 175,536 174,052 173,686 174,016 174,374 173,499 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised