Pou 2-2 (1-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 23, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 19, 2008. 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 180 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 19, 2008. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through January 19, 2008 were 538 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 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,927 32,113 *32,201 31,692 32,012 32,339 AR : 27,840 28,008 *28,434 *28,427 *28,098 28,446 DE : 4,159 4,133 4,153 *4,182 *4,057 4,026 FL : 1,364 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,368 GA : 36,213 36,581 36,366 36,719 35,299 35,480 KY : *7,593 *7,810 *7,703 7,790 7,426 7,749 LA : 3,846 3,675 3,710 3,706 3,685 3,920 MD : 8,669 9,015 9,008 9,042 *8,969 8,980 MS : 18,924 19,075 18,861 17,832 18,495 18,769 NC : 19,851 19,436 *19,809 19,793 19,985 19,798 OK : 6,560 6,597 6,630 6,660 6,789 6,613 PA : 3,977 4,371 4,308 4,345 *4,340 4,290 SC : 5,607 5,669 5,457 5,515 5,660 5,345 TX : 14,717 15,473 *15,475 14,936 14,945 15,547 VA : 6,226 6,207 6,225 6,197 5,999 6,324 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,321 19,450 19,418 *19,636 *18,977 18,399 : 19 State Total :*217,794 *218,952 *219,097 *217,811 *216,075 217,393 : Previous Year Total : 211,893 209,627 211,375 210,475 211,204 208,591 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 103 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,911 21,980 21,717 21,166 21,432 21,012 AR : 26,043 24,319 24,567 *24,167 *24,160 24,511 DE : 5,343 4,482 4,696 *5,228 *5,353 4,726 FL : 1,313 1,367 1,307 1,375 1,394 1,469 GA : 29,706 29,388 28,747 29,961 29,703 29,166 KY : 6,336 6,798 *6,276 *5,946 *5,953 6,438 LA : 3,586 4,031 3,480 3,849 3,467 3,698 MD : 5,489 6,255 6,207 *6,173 *5,608 5,855 MS : 17,081 17,284 17,003 17,450 17,622 17,300 NC : 16,335 16,388 16,201 16,444 16,012 16,299 OK : 3,797 4,595 4,371 5,219 4,854 4,892 PA : 3,201 3,263 3,104 3,053 *3,251 3,275 SC : 4,363 4,959 4,628 4,304 5,170 5,214 TX : 12,871 12,833 12,755 12,367 12,943 12,894 VA : 5,206 5,344 5,382 4,397 5,138 5,531 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,925 16,932 15,652 *17,707 *17,158 17,488 : 19 State Total : 179,506 180,218 *176,093 *178,806 *179,218 179,768 : Previous Year Total : 172,412 173,573 168,485 172,967 171,178 172,806 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 105 103 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised