Pou 2-2 (1-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 9, 2008, 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 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 5, 2008. 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 5, 2008. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,854 32,496 *31,927 31,941 *32,157 31,691 AR : 28,947 27,993 *27,840 28,034 28,473 28,548 DE : 4,163 4,159 4,159 4,133 *4,153 4,185 FL : 1,362 1,343 *1,364 1,339 1,339 1,339 GA : 36,181 35,200 36,213 36,034 36,366 35,640 KY : 8,029 7,346 7,691 7,813 7,565 7,659 LA : 3,877 3,923 3,846 3,877 3,877 3,706 MD : 8,821 8,707 8,669 9,015 9,008 9,042 MS : 19,151 18,720 18,924 19,075 18,861 17,832 NC : 19,696 19,249 *19,851 19,724 19,961 19,793 OK : 6,709 6,013 6,560 6,597 6,630 6,636 PA : 4,364 4,136 3,977 *4,371 *4,294 4,310 SC : 5,690 5,387 5,607 5,669 5,457 5,569 TX : *15,397 *15,322 *14,717 *15,469 *15,470 13,995 VA : 6,353 6,239 6,226 6,207 6,225 6,197 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,522 *18,384 *20,313 *19,442 *19,410 19,523 : 19 State Total :*222,116 *214,617 *217,884 *218,740 *219,246 215,665 : Previous Year Total : 212,782 207,215 211,893 209,627 211,375 210,475 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,717 20,549 21,911 21,980 *21,717 21,151 AR : 24,092 25,051 26,043 *24,276 *24,567 24,127 DE : 4,959 5,061 5,343 4,482 *4,796 5,199 FL : 1,291 1,341 1,313 1,367 1,307 1,375 GA : 28,675 29,179 *29,706 *29,388 *28,747 29,809 KY : 5,984 6,131 6,336 6,798 6,298 5,916 LA : 4,114 3,864 3,586 4,031 3,480 3,849 MD : 6,224 5,666 5,489 6,255 *6,207 6,171 MS : 17,201 16,461 17,081 17,284 17,003 17,450 NC : 16,522 16,218 16,335 16,388 16,201 16,444 OK : 4,147 4,308 3,797 *4,594 4,672 5,219 PA : 3,168 3,265 3,201 *3,263 *3,106 3,026 SC : 4,764 4,985 4,363 4,959 4,628 4,304 TX : 13,043 *12,140 *12,871 12,833 *12,755 12,367 VA : 4,967 4,862 5,206 5,344 *5,382 4,401 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,064 *17,600 16,927 *16,933 *15,652 17,782 : 19 State Total : 177,932 *176,681 *179,508 *180,175 *176,518 178,590 : Previous Year Total : 168,076 171,423 172,412 173,573 168,485 172,967 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 106 103 104 104 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised