Pou 2-2 (12-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 5, 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 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 1, 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 1, 2007. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through December 1, 2007 were 8.43 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 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,644 28,680 *31,920 *31,939 *32,233 32,560 AR : 24,231 26,061 *28,320 28,849 28,940 28,947 DE : 3,956 4,188 4,173 4,155 4,161 4,163 FL : 1,362 1,358 1,356 1,361 1,362 1,362 GA : 35,230 34,040 35,370 35,774 36,119 36,174 KY : 7,300 6,637 *7,250 7,672 7,594 7,436 LA : 3,923 3,769 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,877 MD : 7,806 8,938 8,897 7,999 8,715 8,821 MS : 17,551 18,203 18,903 17,851 18,478 19,151 NC : 18,699 19,648 *19,907 19,441 *19,752 19,668 OK : 6,661 6,124 6,036 6,656 *6,634 6,694 PA : 4,026 4,237 4,297 *4,368 *4,339 4,388 SC : 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 TX : 13,477 15,061 15,537 14,439 15,258 15,396 VA : 6,165 6,008 6,309 6,372 6,372 6,353 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,491 18,838 19,874 19,849 *19,643 20,142 : 19 State Total : 202,112 206,339 *217,544 *215,867 *219,134 220,822 : Previous Year Total : 192,800 198,175 207,802 211,187 211,184 212,782 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 104 105 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,289 20,017 19,834 *19,271 *19,202 20,763 AR : 23,948 24,126 23,406 20,800 *21,474 24,211 DE : 4,912 4,357 5,053 4,910 *4,766 4,959 FL : 1,522 1,393 1,283 1,126 *1,304 1,291 GA : 27,567 28,526 28,060 *27,116 *27,455 28,675 KY : 5,923 5,561 5,415 5,751 4,795 5,910 LA : 3,938 3,598 3,937 3,876 3,726 4,114 MD : 5,946 6,297 4,789 5,379 *6,354 6,224 MS : 15,931 16,322 15,605 15,844 16,158 17,201 NC : 15,223 15,144 14,972 15,433 *16,367 16,823 OK : 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 *5,279 4,147 PA : 3,289 3,127 3,054 *2,989 *3,121 3,208 SC : 5,476 4,015 4,272 4,618 4,316 4,764 TX : 12,495 12,104 11,442 11,429 12,693 13,045 VA : 4,933 5,293 5,352 4,824 *4,819 4,967 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,874 17,369 16,273 16,205 *17,110 18,068 : 19 State Total : 174,862 171,968 167,297 *164,641 *168,939 178,370 : Previous Year Total : 167,680 165,516 160,423 156,497 162,192 168,076 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 104 105 104 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised