Pou 2-2 (1-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 16, 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 12, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 12, 2008. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through January 12, 2008 were 358 million, up 4 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,496 31,927 *32,113 32,157 *31,692 32,012 AR : 27,993 27,840 *28,008 28,473 28,548 28,234 DE : 4,159 4,159 4,133 4,153 4,185 4,188 FL : 1,343 1,364 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,339 GA : 35,200 36,213 *36,581 36,366 *36,719 35,299 KY : 7,346 *7,670 *7,796 7,565 *7,790 7,426 LA : 3,923 3,846 *3,675 *3,710 3,706 3,685 MD : 8,707 8,669 9,015 9,008 9,042 9,056 MS : 18,720 18,924 19,075 18,861 17,832 18,495 NC : 19,249 19,851 *19,436 19,961 19,793 19,985 OK : 6,013 6,560 6,597 6,630 *6,660 6,789 PA : 4,136 3,977 4,371 *4,308 *4,345 4,374 SC : 5,387 5,607 5,669 5,457 *5,515 5,660 TX : 15,322 14,717 *15,473 15,470 *14,936 14,945 VA : 6,239 6,226 6,207 6,225 6,197 5,999 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,388 *20,321 *19,450 *19,418 *19,632 18,963 : 19 State Total :*214,621 *217,871 *218,938 *219,101 *217,931 216,449 : Previous Year Total : 207,215 211,893 209,627 211,375 210,475 211,204 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 104 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,549 21,911 21,980 21,717 *21,166 21,432 AR : 25,051 26,043 *24,319 24,567 *24,161 24,147 DE : 5,061 5,343 4,482 *4,696 5,199 5,113 FL : 1,341 1,313 1,367 1,307 1,375 1,394 GA : 29,179 29,706 29,388 28,747 *29,961 29,703 KY : 6,131 6,336 6,798 6,298 *5,951 5,944 LA : 3,864 3,586 4,031 3,480 3,849 3,467 MD : 5,666 5,489 6,255 6,207 6,171 5,870 MS : 16,461 17,081 17,284 17,003 17,450 17,622 NC : 16,218 16,335 16,388 16,201 16,444 16,012 OK : 4,308 3,797 *4,595 *4,371 5,219 4,854 PA : 3,265 3,201 3,263 *3,104 *3,053 3,287 SC : 4,985 4,363 4,959 4,628 4,304 5,170 TX : 12,140 12,871 12,833 12,755 12,367 12,943 VA : 4,862 5,206 5,344 5,382 *4,397 5,138 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,615 *16,925 *16,932 15,652 *17,700 17,161 : 19 State Total :*176,696 *179,506 *180,218 *176,115 *178,767 179,257 : Previous Year Total : 171,423 172,412 173,573 168,485 172,967 171,178 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 105 103 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised