Pou 2-2 (5-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 28, 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 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 24, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 24, 2008. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through May 24, 2008 were 3.74 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 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,966 32,212 31,637 31,858 32,089 31,900 AR : 26,532 27,071 27,317 26,611 27,150 27,244 DE : 3,942 3,721 3,721 3,718 *3,728 3,717 FL : 1,327 1,331 1,346 1,336 1,331 1,336 GA : 34,651 33,997 34,630 34,053 34,854 34,500 KY : *7,922 7,255 *8,089 8,124 8,125 8,110 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,650 3,682 MD : 8,995 8,223 8,812 8,840 *8,796 8,771 MS : 18,877 18,999 18,266 18,893 19,060 18,948 NC : 19,533 19,475 *19,314 19,631 19,711 19,815 OK : 6,578 6,353 6,655 6,782 6,859 6,761 PA : 4,400 4,193 *4,231 *4,442 *4,345 4,334 SC : 5,554 5,420 5,371 5,491 5,718 5,556 TX : 15,076 15,346 14,656 14,846 15,477 15,495 VA : 5,791 6,211 *6,444 5,939 *6,429 6,257 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,966 19,700 19,641 19,640 20,205 20,027 : 19 State Total :*214,822 213,219 *213,842 *213,916 *217,527 216,453 : Previous Year Total : 220,515 218,515 218,353 219,938 219,928 219,527 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 98 97 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,674 20,738 21,475 21,111 21,200 21,743 AR : 22,047 23,316 23,873 22,589 *22,853 24,833 DE : 4,867 4,584 4,851 5,746 *4,321 4,949 FL : 1,191 1,255 1,145 1,271 1,138 1,136 GA : 28,784 29,038 27,781 28,571 28,094 29,100 KY : 6,467 6,793 6,730 *6,246 5,434 6,197 LA : 3,607 3,344 3,784 3,147 3,634 3,474 MD : 6,590 7,121 6,258 6,021 *5,712 6,008 MS : 17,291 17,359 17,060 17,145 17,383 16,556 NC : 15,649 16,128 16,510 16,014 16,120 16,089 OK : 4,964 5,213 4,447 5,430 *5,136 3,882 PA : 3,277 3,254 *3,234 *3,254 *3,298 3,250 SC : 4,418 4,434 5,151 4,812 4,997 4,618 TX : 13,108 12,730 13,324 12,709 12,859 12,535 VA : 5,021 4,767 *4,948 4,077 *5,113 4,976 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,201 18,143 17,050 18,442 18,014 17,229 : 19 State Total : 177,156 178,217 *177,621 *176,585 *175,306 176,575 : Previous Year Total : 177,686 180,188 180,084 180,594 178,545 179,069 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised