Pou 2-2 (6-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 11, 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 June 7, 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 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 7, 2008. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through June 7, 2008 were 4.10 billion, up 1 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,637 31,858 32,089 31,905 32,156 32,166 AR : 27,317 26,611 *26,852 27,244 *27,203 26,918 DE : 3,721 3,718 3,728 3,717 3,721 3,718 FL : 1,346 1,336 *1,341 1,336 1,346 1,341 GA : 34,630 34,041 *34,848 34,509 34,004 34,184 KY : 8,102 *8,127 *8,100 *8,290 *8,168 8,109 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,650 3,682 3,620 3,651 MD : 8,812 8,840 8,796 8,771 8,601 8,881 MS : 18,266 18,893 19,060 18,948 18,981 19,074 NC : 19,314 19,740 *19,693 19,587 19,577 19,263 OK : 7,215 7,446 *7,523 7,301 7,204 7,342 PA : 4,231 4,232 4,405 4,442 *4,566 4,575 SC : 5,371 5,491 5,718 5,556 5,490 5,769 TX : *14,646 *14,836 *15,467 *15,485 *15,599 15,778 VA : 6,444 5,939 6,429 6,257 6,242 6,199 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,596 *19,687 19,889 19,723 *19,840 20,018 : 19 State Total :*214,360 *214,507 *217,588 *216,753 *216,318 216,986 : Previous Year Total : 218,353 219,938 219,928 219,527 218,990 219,184 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,475 21,111 21,200 21,782 *20,999 21,640 AR : 23,995 22,615 22,940 25,035 *23,748 23,671 DE : 4,851 5,746 4,321 4,949 5,206 5,007 FL : 1,145 1,271 1,138 1,136 1,383 1,146 GA : 27,781 28,571 28,094 28,981 *28,993 29,052 KY : 6,730 6,246 5,431 *6,158 *6,072 6,452 LA : 3,784 3,147 3,634 3,474 3,683 3,794 MD : 6,258 6,021 5,712 6,008 5,602 6,071 MS : 17,060 17,145 17,383 16,614 17,259 17,348 NC : 16,510 16,014 16,120 16,087 16,076 16,047 OK : 4,445 5,430 5,136 3,883 4,608 4,802 PA : 3,234 3,262 3,254 3,261 *3,205 3,365 SC : 5,151 4,812 4,997 4,618 4,756 4,726 TX : 13,324 *12,702 *12,851 *12,523 *12,416 12,990 VA : 4,948 4,077 5,113 4,976 4,858 5,202 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,049 *18,423 *18,027 *17,249 *17,659 18,131 : 19 State Total :*177,740 *176,593 *175,351 *176,734 *176,523 179,444 : Previous Year Total : 180,084 180,594 178,545 179,069 180,055 180,462 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 98 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised