Pou 2-2 (11-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 14, 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 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 10, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 10, 2007. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through November 10, 2007 were 7.92 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,412 30,305 *30,477 *27,725 *28,679 31,467 AR : 27,807 26,967 25,563 24,231 26,388 28,518 DE : 3,996 4,188 4,121 3,956 *4,188 4,173 FL : 1,344 1,364 1,364 1,344 1,358 1,356 GA : 35,764 35,031 *33,614 35,114 34,040 35,370 KY : 7,688 6,977 *6,607 7,493 *6,796 7,417 LA : 4,015 3,829 3,939 3,923 3,769 3,924 MD : 8,495 8,460 7,791 7,806 8,938 8,897 MS : 17,288 17,559 17,601 17,551 18,203 18,903 NC : 18,442 18,259 *18,360 18,815 18,647 19,665 OK : 6,584 6,472 6,371 6,661 6,124 6,036 PA : 4,368 3,917 4,081 *4,166 4,155 4,165 SC : 5,394 5,343 5,641 5,590 4,549 5,471 TX : 14,769 14,310 *13,482 13,477 15,061 15,537 VA : 6,264 6,324 6,184 6,370 *6,008 6,309 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,574 19,138 18,297 18,460 *18,807 19,822 : 19 State Total : 213,204 208,443 *203,493 *202,682 *205,710 217,030 : Previous Year Total : 205,727 203,451 196,782 192,800 198,175 207,802 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 102 103 105 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,316 20,896 20,528 *21,110 *20,038 20,189 AR : 22,630 23,143 22,846 23,948 24,126 23,340 DE : 4,790 4,844 5,415 4,912 *4,357 5,053 FL : 1,083 1,519 1,432 1,522 *1,393 1,283 GA : 28,411 28,985 27,222 27,443 *28,526 28,060 KY : 5,857 6,944 6,115 5,923 *5,548 5,415 LA : 3,552 3,881 3,576 3,938 3,598 3,937 MD : 5,429 5,785 5,805 5,946 *6,297 4,789 MS : 16,434 16,096 15,846 15,804 16,276 15,875 NC : 15,897 16,579 15,516 15,223 15,144 14,972 OK : 4,951 4,922 4,474 4,596 4,719 4,550 PA : 2,984 3,154 3,180 *3,277 *2,924 3,036 SC : 4,890 3,846 5,481 5,476 4,015 4,272 TX : 11,142 11,804 11,907 12,495 12,104 11,442 VA : 4,561 4,750 4,560 4,960 *5,293 5,352 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,069 16,688 16,100 17,813 *17,324 16,257 : 19 State Total : 168,996 173,836 170,003 *174,386 *171,682 167,822 : Previous Year Total : 164,849 167,994 165,109 167,680 165,516 160,423 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 104 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised