Pou 2-2 (10-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 31, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 27, 2007. This was up 5 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 27, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through October 27, 2007 were 7.58 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 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,536 30,628 *31,412 30,320 30,682 27,983 AR : 27,324 26,197 *27,807 26,967 25,563 24,231 DE : 3,870 4,218 3,996 4,188 *4,121 4,108 FL : 1,362 1,366 1,344 1,344 1,364 1,344 GA : 34,639 33,748 *35,764 35,144 33,967 35,114 KY : 8,232 7,182 *7,693 6,925 6,575 7,493 LA : 3,978 3,712 4,015 3,829 3,939 3,923 MD : 8,512 8,732 8,495 8,460 *7,791 7,851 MS : 17,434 17,106 *17,288 17,559 17,601 17,551 NC : 19,516 18,919 *18,442 18,702 18,702 18,815 OK : 6,877 6,373 6,584 6,472 6,371 6,581 PA : 4,297 *4,432 4,368 *3,917 *4,081 4,127 SC : 5,518 5,728 5,394 5,343 5,641 5,590 TX : 13,982 14,173 *14,784 *14,325 13,373 13,483 VA : 6,223 5,855 6,264 6,324 6,184 6,370 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,843 19,573 19,574 19,138 *18,297 18,478 : 19 State Total : 212,143 *207,942 *213,224 *208,957 *204,252 203,042 : Previous Year Total : 207,521 203,118 205,727 203,451 196,782 192,800 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 104 103 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,803 20,039 20,316 20,896 20,528 21,396 AR : 23,070 23,197 22,630 23,143 22,846 23,948 DE : 5,259 4,540 4,790 4,844 *5,415 4,898 FL : 1,427 1,393 1,083 1,519 1,432 1,522 GA : 28,786 28,243 28,411 28,985 27,222 27,443 KY : 6,436 5,832 5,955 7,042 6,205 6,012 LA : 4,225 4,057 3,552 3,881 3,576 3,938 MD : 5,408 6,343 5,429 *5,785 *5,805 5,968 MS : 16,172 16,586 16,434 16,096 15,846 15,804 NC : 15,950 14,872 15,897 16,579 15,516 15,223 OK : 5,619 5,097 4,951 4,922 4,474 4,595 PA : 3,139 *3,210 *2,984 *3,154 *3,180 3,306 SC : 5,087 4,663 4,890 3,846 5,481 5,476 TX : 12,519 12,202 11,154 11,816 11,919 12,508 VA : 4,866 4,887 4,561 4,750 4,560 4,960 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,748 16,885 16,069 16,688 16,100 17,814 : 19 State Total : 176,514 *172,046 *169,106 *173,946 *170,105 174,811 : Previous Year Total : 173,499 167,530 164,849 167,994 165,109 167,680 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 104 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised