Pou 2-2 (12-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 19, 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 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 15, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 15, 2007. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through December 15, 2007 were 8.79 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 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,715 32,175 *32,336 32,561 *32,181 31,880 AR : 28,320 28,849 28,940 28,947 27,993 28,101 DE : 4,173 4,155 4,161 4,163 4,160 4,163 FL : 1,356 1,361 *1,344 1,362 1,343 1,344 GA : 35,370 35,774 36,119 36,181 35,206 36,213 KY : *7,358 *7,724 *7,609 7,436 7,487 7,691 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,877 3,923 3,846 MD : 8,897 7,999 8,715 8,821 8,707 8,669 MS : 18,903 18,062 18,478 19,151 18,720 18,924 NC : 19,907 19,230 *19,379 19,743 *18,743 19,624 OK : 6,036 6,656 6,634 6,709 6,013 6,560 PA : *4,284 *4,339 *4,374 *4,364 *4,149 4,064 SC : 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 5,156 5,607 TX : 15,534 14,433 *15,426 15,390 15,315 14,733 VA : 6,309 6,372 6,372 6,353 6,239 6,226 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,884 19,863 19,657 20,494 *18,388 20,227 : 19 State Total :*217,441 *216,134 *219,078 *221,242 *213,723 217,872 : Previous Year Total : 207,802 211,187 211,184 212,782 207,215 211,893 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 102 104 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,834 19,248 19,202 20,717 *20,549 21,589 AR : 23,406 20,800 21,474 24,712 *25,744 26,250 DE : 5,053 4,910 4,766 4,959 5,106 5,366 FL : 1,283 1,126 1,304 1,291 1,341 1,313 GA : 28,060 27,116 27,515 28,675 29,179 29,652 KY : 5,383 5,704 4,786 *5,984 *6,131 6,318 LA : 3,937 3,876 3,726 4,114 3,864 3,586 MD : 4,789 5,379 6,354 6,224 5,607 5,465 MS : 15,605 15,844 16,158 17,201 16,461 17,081 NC : 14,972 15,596 16,367 16,522 *16,218 16,335 OK : 4,550 5,070 5,279 4,147 4,308 3,797 PA : *2,957 *2,934 *3,150 *3,168 *3,270 3,223 SC : 4,272 4,618 4,316 4,764 4,985 4,363 TX : 11,439 11,426 12,690 13,043 12,135 12,865 VA : 5,352 4,824 4,819 4,967 4,862 5,206 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,310 16,223 17,093 18,064 *17,584 16,927 : 19 State Total :*167,202 *164,694 *168,999 *178,552 *177,344 179,336 : Previous Year Total : 160,423 156,497 162,192 168,076 171,423 172,412 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 105 104 106 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised