Pou 2-2 (12-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 12, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 8, 2007. This was up 3 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 8, 2007. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through December 8, 2007 were 8.61 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,680 *31,715 *32,175 32,233 *32,561 32,178 AR : 26,061 28,320 28,849 28,940 28,947 27,993 DE : 4,188 4,173 4,155 4,161 4,163 4,160 FL : 1,358 1,356 1,361 1,362 1,362 1,343 GA : 34,040 35,370 35,774 36,119 *36,181 35,206 KY : *6,560 7,250 *7,636 7,594 7,436 7,487 LA : 3,769 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,877 3,923 MD : 8,938 8,897 7,999 8,715 8,821 8,707 MS : 18,203 18,903 *18,062 18,478 19,151 18,720 NC : 19,648 19,907 *19,230 19,752 *19,743 18,746 OK : 6,124 6,036 6,656 6,634 *6,709 6,013 PA : 4,237 4,297 4,368 4,339 4,388 4,188 SC : 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 5,156 TX : *15,058 *15,534 *14,433 *15,252 *15,390 15,315 VA : 6,008 6,309 6,372 6,372 6,353 6,239 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,820 *19,884 *19,863 *19,657 *20,494 18,921 : 19 State Total :*206,241 *217,346 *216,075 *219,142 *221,266 214,295 : Previous Year Total : 198,175 207,802 211,187 211,184 212,782 207,215 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 105 102 104 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,017 19,834 *19,248 19,202 *20,717 20,502 AR : 24,126 23,406 20,800 21,474 *24,712 25,747 DE : 4,357 5,053 4,910 4,766 4,959 5,106 FL : 1,393 1,283 1,126 1,304 1,291 1,341 GA : 28,526 28,060 27,116 *27,515 28,675 29,179 KY : *5,529 *5,383 *5,704 *4,786 *5,898 6,108 LA : 3,598 3,937 3,876 3,726 4,114 3,864 MD : 6,297 4,789 5,379 6,354 6,224 5,607 MS : 16,322 15,605 15,844 16,158 17,201 16,461 NC : 15,144 14,972 *15,596 16,367 *16,522 16,272 OK : 4,719 4,550 5,070 5,279 4,147 4,308 PA : 3,127 3,054 2,989 3,121 3,208 3,278 SC : 4,015 4,272 4,618 4,316 4,764 4,985 TX : 12,104 *11,439 *11,426 *12,690 *13,043 12,135 VA : 5,293 5,352 4,824 4,819 4,967 4,862 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,369 *16,310 *16,223 *17,093 *18,064 17,630 : 19 State Total :*171,936 *167,299 *164,749 *168,970 *178,506 177,385 : Previous Year Total : 165,516 160,423 156,497 162,192 168,076 171,423 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 105 104 106 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised