Pou 2-2 (2-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 20, 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 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 16, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 16, 2008. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through February 16, 2008 were 1.24 billion, up 3 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,012 32,173 *31,655 *31,428 31,908 31,899 AR : 28,042 28,286 28,269 28,566 *28,518 28,156 DE : 4,057 4,026 4,162 4,095 3,868 3,999 FL : 1,369 1,368 1,368 1,369 1,369 1,369 GA : 34,851 35,121 *35,523 *35,895 *35,460 35,318 KY : 7,570 7,306 *7,890 7,478 7,861 7,393 LA : 3,685 3,920 3,893 3,863 *3,984 3,924 MD : 8,969 8,980 9,005 9,025 9,104 9,067 MS : 18,495 18,769 18,717 18,826 18,661 18,510 NC : 19,822 19,512 *19,664 19,548 19,506 19,870 OK : 6,585 6,351 6,490 6,661 *6,305 6,487 PA : 4,345 4,405 4,223 4,261 *4,334 4,391 SC : 5,660 5,345 5,435 5,440 *5,714 5,693 TX : 14,934 15,586 *15,656 15,663 15,543 15,710 VA : 5,999 6,324 6,118 6,326 6,341 6,428 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,049 19,027 19,657 19,920 *19,548 19,817 : 19 State Total : 215,444 216,499 *217,725 *218,364 *218,024 218,031 : Previous Year Total : 211,204 208,591 210,236 211,617 212,295 214,750 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 104 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,432 21,012 *20,862 *21,220 *21,019 20,836 AR : 23,960 24,422 24,147 23,399 *22,526 23,171 DE : 5,353 4,586 5,651 4,889 4,917 4,397 FL : 1,394 1,469 1,332 1,384 1,417 1,382 GA : 28,947 28,519 29,572 *27,825 *28,747 28,930 KY : 6,177 6,138 5,959 6,126 6,229 6,652 LA : 3,467 3,698 3,627 3,913 4,033 3,606 MD : 5,608 5,996 5,725 5,978 6,197 7,230 MS : 17,622 17,337 16,482 16,803 17,234 17,136 NC : 16,012 16,299 15,687 16,384 *16,153 16,057 OK : 4,942 4,723 4,598 4,752 *5,171 5,688 PA : 3,203 3,180 3,183 *3,256 *3,339 3,208 SC : 5,170 5,214 4,860 4,972 *4,789 5,061 TX : 12,937 12,885 12,812 12,513 12,929 12,890 VA : 5,138 5,531 5,088 5,108 5,010 4,700 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,150 17,774 17,846 17,477 *17,164 16,897 : 19 State Total : 178,512 178,783 *177,431 *175,999 *176,874 177,841 : Previous Year Total : 171,178 172,806 171,642 171,953 170,798 171,611 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised