Pou 2-2 (11-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 7, 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 3, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 3, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through November 3, 2007 were 7.75 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 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,628 31,412 *30,305 30,682 *27,878 28,803 AR : 26,197 27,807 26,967 25,563 24,231 26,388 DE : 4,218 3,996 4,188 4,121 *3,956 4,174 FL : 1,366 1,344 *1,364 1,364 1,344 1,358 GA : 33,748 35,764 *35,031 33,967 35,114 34,040 KY : *7,181 *7,688 *6,977 6,575 7,493 6,605 LA : 3,712 4,015 3,829 3,939 3,923 3,769 MD : 8,732 8,495 8,460 7,791 *7,806 8,938 MS : 17,106 17,288 17,559 17,601 17,551 18,203 NC : 18,919 18,442 *18,259 18,702 18,815 18,647 OK : 6,373 6,584 6,472 6,371 *6,661 6,124 PA : 4,432 4,368 3,917 4,081 4,127 4,155 SC : 5,728 5,394 5,343 5,641 5,590 4,549 TX : *14,156 *14,769 *14,310 *13,367 *13,477 15,061 VA : 5,855 6,264 6,324 6,184 6,370 5,977 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,573 19,574 19,138 18,297 *18,460 18,992 : 19 State Total :*207,924 *213,204 *208,443 *204,246 *202,796 205,783 : Previous Year Total : 203,118 205,727 203,451 196,782 192,800 198,175 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 102 104 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,039 20,316 20,896 20,528 *21,384 19,893 AR : 23,197 22,630 23,143 22,846 23,948 24,126 DE : 4,540 4,790 4,844 5,415 *4,912 4,472 FL : 1,393 1,083 1,519 1,432 1,522 1,562 GA : 28,243 28,411 28,985 27,222 27,443 28,519 KY : *5,704 *5,857 *6,944 *6,115 *5,923 5,787 LA : 4,057 3,552 3,881 3,576 3,938 3,598 MD : 6,343 5,429 5,785 5,805 *5,946 6,104 MS : 16,586 16,434 16,096 15,846 15,804 16,276 NC : 14,872 15,897 16,579 15,516 15,223 15,144 OK : 5,097 4,951 4,922 4,474 *4,596 4,719 PA : 3,210 2,984 3,154 3,180 3,306 2,921 SC : 4,663 4,890 3,846 5,481 5,476 4,015 TX : 12,202 *11,142 *11,804 *11,907 *12,495 12,104 VA : 4,887 4,561 4,750 4,560 4,960 5,360 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,885 16,069 16,688 16,100 *17,813 16,982 : 19 State Total :*171,918 *168,996 *173,836 *170,003 *174,689 171,582 : Previous Year Total : 167,530 164,849 167,994 165,109 167,680 165,516 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised