Pou 2-2 (1-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 30, 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 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 26, 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 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 26, 2008. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through January 26, 2008 were 716 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 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,113 32,201 *31,796 32,012 32,339 31,594 AR : 28,008 28,434 *28,401 28,098 *28,312 28,269 DE : 4,133 4,153 4,182 4,057 4,026 4,162 FL : 1,339 1,339 *1,359 *1,369 1,368 1,368 GA : 36,581 36,366 36,719 35,299 35,480 35,973 KY : 7,810 *7,707 *7,690 7,426 *7,795 7,828 LA : 3,675 3,710 3,706 3,685 3,920 3,893 MD : 9,015 9,008 9,042 8,969 8,980 9,005 MS : 19,075 18,861 17,832 18,495 18,769 18,717 NC : 19,436 19,809 *19,648 19,985 19,798 19,624 OK : 6,597 6,630 6,660 6,789 6,613 6,490 PA : 4,371 *4,185 *4,404 *4,345 *4,405 4,287 SC : 5,669 5,457 5,515 5,660 5,345 5,435 TX : 15,473 15,475 *15,336 14,945 15,547 15,618 VA : 6,207 6,225 6,197 5,999 6,324 6,321 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,450 19,418 19,636 18,977 *18,728 19,548 : 19 State Total : 218,952 *218,978 *218,123 *216,110 *217,749 218,132 : Previous Year Total : 209,627 211,375 210,475 211,204 208,591 210,236 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 104 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,980 21,717 21,166 21,432 21,012 20,851 AR : 24,319 24,567 *24,311 *23,960 *24,422 24,147 DE : 4,482 4,696 5,228 5,353 *4,586 5,651 FL : 1,367 1,307 1,375 1,394 1,469 1,332 GA : 29,388 28,747 29,961 29,703 *29,169 30,116 KY : *6,719 *6,197 *5,838 *6,189 *6,150 6,029 LA : 4,031 3,480 3,849 3,467 3,698 3,627 MD : 6,255 6,207 6,173 5,608 *5,996 5,725 MS : 17,284 17,003 17,450 17,622 *17,337 16,482 NC : 16,388 16,201 16,444 16,012 16,299 15,784 OK : 4,595 4,371 5,219 4,854 4,892 5,091 PA : 3,263 *3,102 *3,030 *3,203 *3,180 3,291 SC : 4,959 4,628 4,304 5,170 5,214 4,860 TX : 12,833 12,755 12,367 12,943 12,894 12,802 VA : 5,344 5,382 4,397 5,138 5,531 5,152 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,932 15,652 17,707 17,158 *17,548 17,866 : 19 State Total :*180,139 *176,012 *178,819 *179,206 *179,397 178,806 : Previous Year Total : 173,573 168,485 172,967 171,178 172,806 171,642 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 105 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised