Pou 2-2 (10-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 17, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 13, 2007. This was up 3 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 13, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through October 13, 2007 were 7.23 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,946 31,385 *31,536 *30,715 *31,282 30,396 AR : 27,225 26,429 27,324 26,379 *27,403 26,967 DE : 3,954 3,885 3,870 4,218 3,996 4,189 FL : 1,344 1,374 1,344 1,344 1,344 1,344 GA : 34,273 34,299 *34,639 33,548 35,453 35,144 KY : 7,126 7,003 *8,144 6,891 *7,630 6,925 LA : 4,029 3,999 3,978 3,712 4,015 3,829 MD : 8,500 7,950 8,512 8,732 8,495 8,460 MS : 18,093 17,881 17,434 17,106 17,409 17,559 NC : 17,631 19,135 *19,516 18,396 18,271 18,702 OK : 6,749 6,049 *6,877 6,373 *6,584 6,472 PA : 4,204 4,058 4,297 *4,360 *4,313 4,175 SC : 5,390 5,547 5,518 5,728 5,394 5,343 TX : 14,642 13,224 13,982 14,173 *14,689 14,476 VA : 6,211 5,810 6,223 5,855 6,264 6,324 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,865 *18,133 *18,858 *19,587 *19,588 19,298 : 19 State Total :*209,182 *206,161 *212,052 *207,117 *212,130 209,603 : Previous Year Total : 204,137 202,441 207,521 203,118 205,727 203,451 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,757 20,991 *20,803 *20,039 *20,316 20,747 AR : 23,745 24,169 23,070 23,197 *22,630 23,143 DE : 4,874 4,841 5,259 4,540 4,790 4,844 FL : 1,354 1,343 *1,427 1,393 *1,083 1,519 GA : 29,267 29,387 28,786 28,243 *28,411 28,984 KY : 6,452 5,911 6,436 5,832 *5,957 6,633 LA : 3,979 3,905 4,225 4,057 3,552 3,881 MD : 6,109 5,783 5,408 6,343 5,429 5,636 MS : 16,947 16,238 16,172 *16,586 *16,434 16,096 NC : 15,934 16,414 15,950 14,872 15,897 16,579 OK : 4,897 5,383 5,619 5,097 *4,951 4,922 PA : 3,123 3,252 3,139 *3,119 *3,028 3,250 SC : *4,383 *4,513 5,087 4,663 4,890 3,846 TX : 12,486 12,385 12,519 12,202 *11,154 11,816 VA : 5,271 5,353 4,866 4,887 4,561 5,096 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,156 *16,868 *17,772 *16,914 *16,080 16,350 : 19 State Total :*176,734 *176,736 *176,538 *171,984 *169,163 173,342 : Previous Year Total : 174,016 174,374 173,499 167,530 164,849 167,994 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised