Pou 2-2 (7-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 2, 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 Up Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 28, 2008. This was up slightly 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 28, 2008. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through June 28, 2008 were 4.64 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 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,510 32,731 32,740 31,511 31,350 29,705 AR : 27,244 27,203 26,918 26,331 26,337 26,609 DE : 3,717 3,721 3,718 3,630 3,647 3,495 FL : 1,336 1,346 *1,356 1,341 1,341 1,346 GA : 34,509 34,121 34,119 34,260 34,353 33,955 KY : *8,328 *8,194 8,171 7,568 *7,713 7,461 LA : 3,682 3,620 3,651 3,642 3,651 3,651 MD : 8,771 8,601 8,976 8,236 9,164 8,596 MS : 18,948 18,981 19,074 18,930 18,761 18,624 NC : 19,413 19,359 *19,169 19,108 19,089 18,949 OK : 7,243 7,191 *7,270 7,216 6,987 7,240 PA : 4,442 4,592 4,474 4,539 *4,550 4,581 SC : 5,556 5,490 5,769 5,260 5,317 5,539 TX : 15,485 15,690 15,778 15,899 15,920 15,778 VA : 6,257 6,242 6,199 6,476 6,315 6,306 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,723 19,840 20,058 *19,707 *19,592 19,171 : 19 State Total :*217,164 *216,922 *217,440 *213,654 *214,087 211,006 : Previous Year Total : 219,527 218,990 219,184 217,590 216,287 210,141 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,280 21,497 22,140 22,327 22,049 21,866 AR : 25,035 23,748 23,671 24,314 *24,638 22,806 DE : 4,949 5,206 5,127 4,521 *4,675 4,982 FL : 1,136 1,383 1,146 1,136 1,224 1,216 GA : 28,981 28,993 29,052 28,012 28,951 29,261 KY : 6,158 6,071 6,492 *6,902 *6,441 6,850 LA : 3,474 3,683 3,794 3,742 3,755 3,632 MD : 6,008 5,602 5,939 6,308 *6,502 6,358 MS : 16,614 17,259 17,348 17,262 17,186 17,283 NC : 16,087 16,076 16,047 16,010 15,617 16,328 OK : 3,883 4,608 *4,801 4,917 3,810 5,109 PA : 3,261 3,191 3,278 3,414 *3,373 3,314 SC : 4,618 4,756 4,726 5,494 5,220 4,031 TX : 12,523 12,416 12,990 13,149 13,193 12,990 VA : 4,976 4,858 5,202 5,287 4,911 4,440 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,249 17,659 18,141 *16,595 *17,773 18,146 : 19 State Total : 177,232 177,006 *179,894 *179,390 *179,318 178,612 : Previous Year Total : 179,069 180,055 180,462 179,754 180,026 178,938 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised