Pou 2-2 (11-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 28, 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 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 24, 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 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 24, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through November 24, 2007 were 8.25 billion, up 2 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 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,851 *27,644 *28,680 *31,052 *31,935 32,263 AR : 25,563 24,231 *26,061 28,752 28,849 28,940 DE : 4,121 3,956 4,188 4,173 4,155 4,161 FL : 1,364 1,362 1,358 1,356 1,361 1,362 GA : 33,614 35,230 34,040 35,370 *35,774 36,119 KY : 6,607 7,300 *6,637 7,417 7,672 7,594 LA : 3,939 3,923 3,769 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 7,791 7,806 8,938 8,897 7,999 8,715 MS : 17,601 17,551 18,203 18,903 17,851 18,478 NC : 18,360 18,699 *19,648 19,665 *19,441 19,748 OK : 6,371 6,661 6,124 6,036 *6,656 6,633 PA : 4,117 4,026 4,237 *4,297 4,235 4,232 SC : 5,641 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 TX : 13,482 13,477 15,061 15,537 14,439 15,258 VA : 6,184 6,165 6,008 6,309 6,372 6,372 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,329 18,491 18,838 *19,874 *19,849 19,623 : 19 State Total :*202,935 *202,112 *206,339 *217,033 *215,730 219,032 : Previous Year Total : 196,782 192,800 198,175 207,802 211,187 211,184 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 105 104 104 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,528 *21,289 *20,017 *19,834 *19,219 19,136 AR : 22,846 23,948 24,126 23,406 *20,800 21,279 DE : 5,415 4,912 4,357 5,053 4,910 4,773 FL : 1,432 1,522 1,393 1,283 1,126 1,354 GA : 27,222 *27,567 28,526 28,060 *27,118 27,456 KY : 6,115 5,923 5,561 5,415 5,751 4,795 LA : 3,576 3,938 3,598 3,937 3,876 3,726 MD : 5,805 5,946 6,297 4,789 5,379 6,359 MS : 15,846 *15,931 *16,322 *15,605 *15,844 16,158 NC : 15,516 15,223 15,144 14,972 *15,433 16,345 OK : 4,474 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 5,350 PA : 3,184 3,289 3,127 *3,054 3,011 3,153 SC : 5,481 5,476 4,015 4,272 4,618 4,316 TX : 11,907 12,495 12,104 11,442 11,429 12,693 VA : 4,560 4,933 5,293 5,352 4,824 4,836 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,126 17,874 17,369 *16,273 *16,205 17,099 : 19 State Total : 170,033 *174,862 *171,968 *167,297 *164,613 168,828 : Previous Year Total : 165,109 167,680 165,516 160,423 156,497 162,192 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 104 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised