Pou 2-2 (3-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 5, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 1, 2008. This was up 1 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 1, 2008. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through March 1, 2008 were 1.60 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 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,655 31,432 *31,879 31,899 31,920 31,824 AR : 28,269 28,592 *27,784 28,156 *28,455 28,418 DE : 4,162 4,095 3,868 3,999 3,998 3,992 FL : 1,368 1,379 *1,379 1,369 1,369 1,358 GA : 35,523 35,895 35,460 35,318 *35,314 35,129 KY : 7,895 *7,802 *7,432 7,393 7,922 8,017 LA : 3,893 3,863 3,984 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 9,005 9,025 9,104 9,067 8,975 9,138 MS : 18,717 18,826 18,661 18,510 18,755 18,774 NC : 19,664 19,668 *19,796 19,870 19,775 20,142 OK : 6,490 6,661 6,305 6,487 6,516 6,451 PA : 4,223 4,261 4,295 *4,433 *3,976 4,197 SC : 5,435 5,440 5,714 5,693 5,518 5,800 TX : 15,656 *15,672 *15,702 *15,714 *15,869 15,948 VA : 6,322 6,326 6,341 6,428 6,443 6,443 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,420 *19,937 *19,561 *19,825 *20,203 20,231 : 19 State Total :*217,697 *218,874 *217,265 *218,085 *218,932 219,786 : Previous Year Total : 210,236 211,617 212,295 214,750 214,659 216,547 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 102 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,862 21,220 21,019 20,896 *20,661 21,592 AR : 24,147 23,399 22,526 23,171 *23,908 22,362 DE : 5,651 4,889 4,917 4,397 4,104 4,662 FL : 1,332 1,384 1,417 1,382 1,317 1,302 GA : 29,686 27,937 28,747 28,950 29,129 28,632 KY : 5,959 6,069 5,881 6,632 *6,508 6,222 LA : 3,627 3,913 4,033 3,606 3,835 3,747 MD : 5,725 5,978 6,197 7,291 7,234 6,267 MS : 16,482 16,803 17,234 17,136 *17,290 16,945 NC : 15,687 16,384 16,153 16,257 16,404 16,322 OK : 4,598 4,752 5,171 5,688 5,374 5,675 PA : 3,183 3,256 3,289 *3,229 *3,331 3,250 SC : 4,860 4,972 4,789 4,243 4,306 5,336 TX : 12,812 12,513 *12,930 12,890 12,827 12,970 VA : 5,149 5,108 5,010 4,880 4,860 5,142 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,851 *17,483 *17,169 *16,847 *16,841 16,918 : 19 State Total :*177,611 *176,060 *176,482 *177,495 *177,929 177,344 : Previous Year Total : 171,642 171,953 170,798 171,611 172,634 173,482 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised