Pou 2-2 (10-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 24, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 20, 2007. This was up 4 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 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 20, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through October 20, 2007 were 7.40 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 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,385 31,536 *30,628 31,282 *30,320 30,682 AR : 26,429 27,324 *26,197 27,403 26,967 25,563 DE : 3,885 3,870 4,218 3,996 *4,188 4,188 FL : 1,374 *1,362 *1,366 1,344 1,344 1,364 GA : 34,299 34,639 *33,748 35,453 35,144 33,967 KY : *6,997 *8,232 *7,182 7,630 6,925 6,575 LA : 3,999 3,978 3,712 4,015 3,829 3,939 MD : 7,950 8,512 8,732 8,495 8,460 7,792 MS : 17,881 17,434 17,106 17,409 17,559 17,601 NC : 19,135 19,516 *18,919 18,271 18,702 18,702 OK : 6,049 6,877 6,373 6,584 6,472 6,371 PA : 4,058 4,297 4,360 *4,368 4,175 4,132 SC : 5,547 5,518 5,728 5,394 5,343 5,641 TX : 13,224 13,982 14,173 14,689 14,476 13,373 VA : 5,810 6,223 5,855 6,264 6,324 6,184 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,118 *18,843 *19,573 *19,574 *19,138 18,381 : 19 State Total :*206,140 *212,143 *207,870 *212,171 *209,366 204,455 : Previous Year Total : 202,441 207,521 203,118 205,727 203,451 196,782 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 103 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,991 20,803 20,039 20,316 *20,896 20,528 AR : 24,169 23,070 23,197 22,630 23,143 22,846 DE : 4,841 5,259 4,540 4,790 4,844 5,451 FL : 1,343 1,427 1,393 1,083 1,519 1,432 GA : 29,387 28,786 28,243 28,411 *28,985 27,222 KY : 5,911 6,436 5,832 *5,955 *7,042 6,205 LA : 3,905 4,225 4,057 3,552 3,881 3,576 MD : 5,783 5,408 6,343 5,429 *5,709 5,723 MS : 16,238 16,172 16,586 16,434 16,096 15,846 NC : 16,414 15,950 14,872 15,897 16,579 15,516 OK : 5,383 5,619 5,097 4,951 4,922 4,474 PA : 3,252 3,139 3,119 *3,008 *3,255 3,286 SC : 4,513 5,087 4,663 4,890 3,846 5,481 TX : 12,385 12,519 12,202 11,154 11,816 11,919 VA : 5,353 4,866 4,887 4,561 *4,750 4,560 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,836 *17,748 *16,885 *16,069 *16,688 16,100 : 19 State Total :*176,704 *176,514 *171,955 *169,130 *173,971 170,165 : Previous Year Total : 174,374 173,499 167,530 164,849 167,994 165,109 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised