Pou 2-2 (2-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 27, 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 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 23, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 23, 2008. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through February 23, 2008 were 1.42 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 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,173 31,655 *31,432 31,908 31,899 31,920 AR : 28,286 28,269 *28,592 28,518 28,156 28,592 DE : 4,026 4,162 4,095 3,868 3,999 3,998 FL : 1,368 1,368 *1,379 1,369 1,369 1,369 GA : 35,121 35,523 35,895 35,460 35,318 35,186 KY : *7,274 *7,895 *7,813 7,861 7,393 7,922 LA : 3,920 3,893 3,863 3,984 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,980 9,005 9,025 9,104 9,067 8,975 MS : 18,769 18,717 18,826 18,661 18,510 18,755 NC : 19,512 19,664 *19,668 19,506 19,870 19,775 OK : 6,351 6,490 6,661 6,305 6,487 6,516 PA : 4,405 4,223 4,261 *4,295 *4,363 4,302 SC : 5,345 5,435 5,440 5,714 5,693 5,518 TX : 15,586 15,656 *15,671 15,543 15,710 15,864 VA : 6,324 *6,322 6,326 6,341 6,428 6,443 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,027 *19,403 19,920 19,548 *19,812 20,266 : 19 State Total :*216,467 *217,680 *218,867 *217,985 *217,998 219,325 : Previous Year Total : 208,591 210,236 211,617 212,295 214,750 214,659 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,012 20,862 21,220 21,019 *20,896 20,664 AR : 24,422 24,147 23,399 22,526 23,171 23,830 DE : 4,586 5,651 4,889 4,917 4,397 4,104 FL : 1,469 1,332 1,384 1,417 1,382 1,317 GA : 28,519 *29,686 *27,937 28,747 *28,950 29,129 KY : 6,138 5,959 *6,069 *5,881 *6,632 6,511 LA : 3,698 3,627 3,913 4,033 3,606 3,835 MD : 5,996 5,725 5,978 6,197 *7,291 7,234 MS : 17,337 16,482 16,803 17,234 17,136 17,348 NC : 16,299 15,687 16,384 16,153 *16,257 16,404 OK : 4,723 4,598 4,752 5,171 5,688 5,374 PA : 3,180 3,183 3,256 *3,289 *3,244 3,317 SC : 5,214 4,860 4,972 4,789 *4,243 4,306 TX : 12,885 12,812 12,513 12,929 12,890 12,827 VA : 5,531 *5,149 5,108 5,010 *4,880 4,860 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,774 17,846 17,477 17,164 *16,838 17,405 : 19 State Total : 178,783 *177,606 *176,054 *176,476 *177,501 178,465 : Previous Year Total : 172,806 171,642 171,953 170,798 171,611 172,634 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised