Pou 2-2 (4-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 16, 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 Down 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 12, 2008. This was down 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 12, 2008. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through April 12, 2008 were 2.68 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,195 32,300 *31,727 32,323 *32,574 31,927 AR : 28,124 28,100 27,080 26,038 26,530 27,136 DE : 3,969 3,960 3,957 4,065 *4,090 4,027 FL : 1,418 1,414 1,414 1,419 1,413 1,413 GA : 35,088 35,245 *34,426 34,663 *34,911 34,137 KY : *7,897 *7,959 *7,718 8,127 *7,909 7,902 LA : 3,893 3,847 *3,712 3,984 3,937 3,712 MD : 8,904 9,097 8,831 8,939 *9,106 8,779 MS : 18,865 19,031 *19,164 18,863 18,926 19,242 NC : 19,995 20,190 *20,233 20,119 20,312 20,370 OK : 6,508 *6,455 6,497 6,135 *6,368 6,580 PA : 4,130 4,457 4,294 *4,290 *4,265 4,358 SC : 5,585 5,765 *5,726 5,436 5,501 5,611 TX : 16,006 15,686 15,531 15,732 15,683 15,574 VA : 6,413 6,080 6,621 6,350 6,269 6,416 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,347 19,567 19,743 *19,890 *20,145 20,281 : 19 State Total :*219,337 *219,153 *216,674 *216,373 *217,939 217,465 : Previous Year Total : 215,053 215,611 215,509 216,513 218,877 219,385 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,140 21,768 21,579 22,103 *21,853 21,317 AR : *24,210 *26,218 *23,727 *23,655 *23,889 23,223 DE : 4,939 5,058 5,191 5,203 *4,902 4,804 FL : 1,459 1,353 1,305 1,353 1,291 1,333 GA : 30,115 29,386 29,748 28,943 *28,899 28,216 KY : 5,508 6,271 *6,165 *5,929 *6,229 6,316 LA : 3,897 3,655 3,883 3,730 3,715 3,726 MD : 6,403 5,836 5,989 5,561 *6,917 6,095 MS : 17,056 17,438 17,307 17,262 17,340 17,375 NC : 16,694 16,147 16,344 16,196 16,072 16,658 OK : 5,086 *3,605 4,613 4,913 5,173 5,632 PA : 3,317 3,077 3,240 *3,215 *3,435 3,362 SC : 3,987 4,646 4,438 4,877 *5,159 4,776 TX : 13,320 13,444 13,719 13,573 *13,109 13,010 VA : 4,818 5,021 5,149 5,448 *5,069 5,720 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,849 17,503 18,701 18,306 *17,862 17,031 : 19 State Total :*179,798 *180,426 *181,098 180,267 *180,914 178,594 : Previous Year Total : 174,701 174,791 176,045 176,014 177,141 177,312 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised