Pou 2-2 (5-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 14, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 10, 2008. This was down 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 10, 2008. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through May 10, 2008 were 3.39 billion, up 2 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,799 31,687 *31,966 32,248 31,637 31,858 AR : 26,966 27,171 *26,532 27,071 27,317 26,670 DE : 4,090 4,027 3,942 3,721 3,721 3,718 FL : 1,413 1,413 1,327 1,306 1,346 1,336 GA : 34,911 34,137 34,651 33,997 34,630 33,949 KY : 8,086 7,899 *7,925 7,391 8,034 8,124 LA : 3,937 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 9,106 8,779 8,995 8,223 8,812 8,840 MS : 18,926 18,879 18,877 18,999 18,266 18,893 NC : 19,609 19,617 *19,533 19,604 *19,355 19,679 OK : 6,368 6,580 6,682 6,252 6,655 6,822 PA : *4,354 *4,318 *4,400 *4,193 *4,188 4,272 SC : 5,391 5,611 *5,554 5,420 5,371 5,491 TX : 15,697 15,588 15,076 15,346 14,656 14,846 VA : 6,269 6,174 *5,791 6,211 6,369 5,939 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,160 *20,333 *19,966 *19,477 *19,605 19,551 : 19 State Total :*217,082 *215,925 *214,929 *213,171 *213,674 213,700 : Previous Year Total : 218,877 219,385 220,515 218,515 218,353 219,938 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 97 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,853 21,303 21,674 20,738 *21,475 21,111 AR : 23,914 23,233 22,047 23,316 23,873 22,599 DE : 4,902 4,804 4,867 4,584 4,851 5,746 FL : 1,291 1,333 1,191 1,255 1,145 1,271 GA : 28,995 28,232 28,784 29,038 27,781 28,476 KY : 6,229 6,054 6,569 *6,894 *6,730 6,248 LA : 3,715 3,726 3,607 3,344 3,784 3,147 MD : 6,917 6,095 6,590 7,121 6,258 6,021 MS : 17,340 17,375 17,291 17,359 17,060 17,145 NC : 16,072 15,997 15,649 16,128 *16,510 16,008 OK : 5,173 5,632 4,964 5,213 4,447 5,430 PA : *3,343 *3,346 *3,271 *3,212 *3,244 3,283 SC : 5,159 4,776 4,418 4,434 5,151 4,812 TX : 13,121 13,022 13,108 12,730 13,324 12,709 VA : 5,069 5,720 5,021 4,767 4,860 4,077 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,914 *17,060 *18,201 *18,143 *17,051 18,447 : 19 State Total :*181,007 *177,708 *177,252 *178,276 *177,544 176,530 : Previous Year Total : 177,141 177,312 177,686 180,188 180,084 180,594 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 100 99 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised