Pou 2-2 (2-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 6, 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 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 2, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 2, 2008. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through February 2, 2008 were 892 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 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,201 31,796 32,012 32,339 *31,551 31,501 AR : 28,434 28,401 *28,042 28,312 28,269 28,566 DE : 4,153 4,182 4,057 4,026 4,162 4,162 FL : 1,339 1,359 1,369 1,368 1,368 1,369 GA : 36,366 36,719 35,299 35,480 35,973 36,441 KY : 7,707 *7,646 *7,570 7,795 7,828 7,418 LA : 3,710 3,706 3,685 3,920 3,893 3,863 MD : 9,008 9,042 8,969 8,980 9,005 9,025 MS : 18,861 17,832 18,495 18,769 18,717 18,851 NC : 19,809 19,648 *19,822 19,798 19,624 19,548 OK : 6,630 6,660 *6,585 6,613 6,490 6,661 PA : 4,185 4,404 4,345 4,405 *4,223 4,261 SC : 5,457 5,515 5,660 5,345 5,435 5,440 TX : *15,464 *15,344 *14,934 *15,574 *15,645 15,663 VA : 6,225 6,197 5,999 6,324 6,321 6,325 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,418 19,636 18,977 18,728 *19,649 19,944 : 19 State Total :*218,967 *218,087 *215,820 *217,776 *218,153 219,038 : Previous Year Total : 211,375 210,475 211,204 208,591 210,236 211,617 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 102 104 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,717 21,166 21,432 21,012 *20,843 21,215 AR : 24,567 24,311 23,960 24,422 24,147 23,399 DE : 4,696 5,228 5,353 4,586 5,651 4,958 FL : 1,307 1,375 1,394 1,469 1,332 1,384 GA : 28,747 29,961 29,703 29,169 30,116 28,309 KY : 6,197 5,838 6,189 6,150 *5,972 6,157 LA : 3,480 3,849 3,467 3,698 3,627 3,913 MD : 6,207 6,173 5,608 5,996 5,725 5,943 MS : 17,003 17,450 17,622 17,337 16,482 16,838 NC : 16,201 16,444 16,012 16,299 *15,687 16,384 OK : 4,371 5,219 4,854 4,892 5,091 4,752 PA : 3,102 3,030 3,203 3,180 *3,183 3,285 SC : 4,628 4,304 5,170 5,214 4,860 4,972 TX : 12,755 *12,376 *12,937 *12,885 *12,812 12,513 VA : 5,382 4,397 5,138 5,531 5,152 4,831 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,652 17,707 17,158 17,548 *17,874 17,429 : 19 State Total : 176,012 *178,828 *179,200 *179,388 *178,554 176,282 : Previous Year Total : 168,485 172,967 171,178 172,806 171,642 171,953 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 105 104 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised