Pou 2-2 (6-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 18, 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 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 14, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 14, 2008. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through June 14, 2008 were 4.28 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 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *32,443 *32,664 *32,510 *32,731 *32,740 31,828 AR : 26,611 26,852 27,244 27,203 26,918 26,473 DE : 3,718 3,728 3,717 3,721 3,718 3,714 FL : 1,336 1,341 1,336 1,346 1,341 1,341 GA : 34,041 34,848 34,509 34,004 *34,119 34,143 KY : *8,113 *8,078 *8,317 8,168 *8,171 7,796 LA : 3,712 3,650 3,682 3,620 3,651 3,642 MD : 8,840 8,796 8,771 8,601 *8,976 8,358 MS : 18,893 19,060 18,948 18,981 19,074 18,930 NC : 19,740 19,693 *19,413 19,577 19,263 19,158 OK : 7,446 7,523 *7,243 7,204 7,342 7,216 PA : 4,232 4,405 4,442 *4,592 *4,588 4,580 SC : 5,491 5,718 5,556 5,490 5,769 5,260 TX : 14,836 15,467 15,485 15,599 15,778 15,899 VA : 5,939 6,429 6,257 6,242 6,199 6,476 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,687 19,889 19,723 19,840 *20,058 20,001 : 19 State Total :*215,078 *218,141 *217,153 *216,919 *217,705 214,815 : Previous Year Total : 219,938 219,928 219,527 218,990 219,184 217,590 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,614 *21,700 *22,280 *21,497 *22,140 22,333 AR : 22,615 22,940 25,035 23,748 23,671 24,333 DE : 5,746 4,321 4,949 5,206 *5,127 4,527 FL : 1,271 1,138 1,136 1,383 1,146 1,136 GA : 28,571 28,094 28,981 28,993 29,052 27,910 KY : 6,246 5,431 6,158 *6,071 *6,492 6,603 LA : 3,147 3,634 3,474 3,683 3,794 3,742 MD : 6,021 5,712 6,008 5,602 *5,939 6,291 MS : 17,145 17,383 16,614 17,259 17,348 17,262 NC : 16,014 16,120 16,087 16,076 16,047 16,014 OK : 5,430 5,136 3,883 4,608 4,802 4,917 PA : 3,262 3,254 3,261 *3,191 *3,362 3,410 SC : 4,812 4,997 4,618 4,756 4,726 5,494 TX : 12,702 12,851 12,523 12,416 12,990 13,149 VA : 4,077 5,113 4,976 4,858 5,202 5,287 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,423 18,027 17,249 17,659 *18,141 16,780 : 19 State Total :*177,096 *175,851 *177,232 *177,006 *179,979 179,188 : Previous Year Total : 180,594 178,545 179,069 180,055 180,462 179,754 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 99 98 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised