Pou 2-2 (6-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 25, 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 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 21, 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 21, 2008. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through June 21, 2008 were 4.46 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 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,664 32,510 32,731 32,740 *31,511 31,350 AR : 26,852 27,244 27,203 26,918 *26,331 26,337 DE : 3,728 3,717 3,721 3,718 *3,630 3,647 FL : 1,341 1,336 1,346 1,341 1,341 1,341 GA : 34,848 34,509 *34,121 34,119 *34,260 34,353 KY : 8,078 8,317 *8,098 8,171 *7,568 7,687 LA : 3,650 3,682 3,620 3,651 3,642 3,651 MD : 8,796 8,771 8,601 8,976 *8,236 9,164 MS : 19,060 18,948 18,981 19,074 18,930 18,761 NC : 19,693 19,413 *19,359 19,263 *19,108 19,089 OK : 7,523 7,243 *7,191 7,342 7,216 6,987 PA : 4,405 4,442 4,592 *4,474 *4,539 4,503 SC : 5,718 5,556 5,490 5,769 5,260 5,317 TX : 15,467 15,485 *15,690 15,778 15,899 15,920 VA : 6,429 6,257 6,242 6,199 6,476 6,315 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,889 19,723 19,840 20,058 *19,684 19,078 : 19 State Total : 218,141 217,153 *216,826 *217,591 *213,631 213,500 : Previous Year Total : 219,928 219,527 218,990 219,184 217,590 216,287 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,699 22,280 21,497 22,140 *22,327 22,049 AR : 22,940 25,035 23,748 23,671 *24,314 24,590 DE : 4,321 4,949 5,206 5,127 *4,521 4,609 FL : 1,138 1,136 1,383 1,146 1,136 1,224 GA : 28,094 28,981 28,993 29,052 *28,012 28,951 KY : 5,431 6,158 6,071 6,492 *6,904 6,408 LA : 3,634 3,474 3,683 3,794 3,742 3,755 MD : 5,712 6,008 5,602 5,939 *6,308 6,567 MS : 17,383 16,614 17,259 17,348 17,262 17,186 NC : 16,120 16,087 16,076 16,047 *16,010 15,617 OK : 5,136 3,883 4,608 4,802 4,917 3,810 PA : 3,254 3,261 3,191 *3,278 *3,414 3,461 SC : 4,997 4,618 4,756 4,726 5,494 5,220 TX : 12,851 12,523 12,416 12,990 13,149 13,193 VA : 5,113 4,976 4,858 5,202 5,287 4,911 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,027 17,249 17,659 18,141 *16,582 17,769 : 19 State Total :*175,850 177,232 177,006 *179,895 *179,379 179,320 : Previous Year Total : 178,545 179,069 180,055 180,462 179,754 180,026 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 98 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised