Pou 2-2 (11-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 21, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 17, 2007. This was up 2 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 17, 2007. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through November 17, 2007 were 8.08 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 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,305 30,477 *27,913 28,679 31,467 32,169 AR : 26,967 25,563 24,231 26,388 *28,752 28,849 DE : 4,188 4,121 3,956 4,188 4,173 4,155 FL : 1,364 1,364 *1,362 1,358 1,356 1,361 GA : 35,031 33,614 *35,230 34,040 35,370 35,360 KY : *7,093 6,607 *7,300 6,796 7,417 7,672 LA : 3,829 3,939 3,923 3,769 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,460 7,791 7,806 8,938 8,897 7,999 MS : 17,559 17,601 17,551 18,203 18,903 17,851 NC : 18,259 18,360 *18,699 18,647 19,665 19,466 OK : 6,472 6,371 6,661 6,124 6,036 6,576 PA : *4,017 *4,117 *4,026 *4,237 *4,159 4,235 SC : 5,343 5,641 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 TX : 14,310 13,482 13,477 15,061 15,537 14,439 VA : 6,324 6,184 *6,165 6,008 6,309 6,372 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,210 *18,329 *18,491 *18,838 *19,853 19,826 : 19 State Total :*208,731 *203,561 *202,381 *205,823 *217,289 215,472 : Previous Year Total : 203,451 196,782 192,800 198,175 207,802 211,187 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 105 104 105 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,896 20,528 21,110 *20,083 20,189 19,361 AR : 23,143 22,846 23,948 24,126 *23,406 20,903 DE : 4,844 5,415 4,912 4,357 5,053 4,910 FL : 1,519 1,432 1,522 1,393 1,283 1,126 GA : 28,985 27,222 27,443 28,526 28,060 27,876 KY : 6,944 6,115 5,923 *5,561 5,415 5,751 LA : 3,881 3,576 3,938 3,598 3,937 3,876 MD : 5,785 5,805 5,946 6,297 4,789 5,379 MS : 16,096 15,846 15,804 16,276 15,875 15,905 NC : 16,579 15,516 15,223 15,144 14,972 15,391 OK : 4,922 4,474 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 PA : 3,154 *3,184 *3,289 *3,127 *3,069 3,011 SC : 3,846 5,481 5,476 4,015 4,272 4,618 TX : 11,804 11,907 12,495 12,104 11,442 11,429 VA : 4,750 4,560 *4,933 5,293 5,352 4,824 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,697 *16,126 *17,874 *17,369 *16,278 16,267 : 19 State Total :*173,845 *170,033 *174,432 *171,988 *167,942 165,697 : Previous Year Total : 167,994 165,109 167,680 165,516 160,423 156,497 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 104 104 105 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised