Pou 2-2 (7-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 16, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 12, 2008. This was down 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 12, 2008. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through July 12, 2008 were 4.99 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,740 *31,560 *31,093 *30,296 *29,044 30,484 AR : 26,918 26,137 26,337 26,620 26,069 26,307 DE : 3,718 3,630 3,647 3,495 3,573 3,624 FL : 1,356 1,341 1,341 1,346 1,351 1,306 GA : 34,119 34,260 34,231 33,955 *32,622 33,907 KY : *8,152 *7,545 *7,694 *7,488 *7,792 7,909 LA : 3,651 3,642 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,651 MD : 8,976 8,236 9,162 8,594 8,618 8,721 MS : 19,074 18,930 18,761 18,624 18,772 17,768 NC : 19,169 19,116 *19,230 18,949 *18,416 18,491 OK : 7,270 6,850 *6,897 7,240 7,170 7,429 PA : 4,474 4,539 4,550 4,525 *4,276 4,441 SC : 5,769 5,260 5,317 5,539 5,348 5,380 TX : 15,787 15,876 15,897 14,714 15,700 15,608 VA : 6,199 6,476 6,315 6,306 6,099 6,017 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,117 *19,748 19,594 *19,299 *19,642 20,045 : 19 State Total :*217,489 *213,146 *213,717 *210,641 *208,143 211,088 : Previous Year Total : 219,184 217,590 216,287 210,141 216,018 218,175 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 100 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,140 22,327 22,049 *22,019 *21,477 21,237 AR : 23,671 24,314 24,638 22,783 *23,052 22,227 DE : 5,127 4,521 4,361 5,208 4,213 4,831 FL : 1,146 1,136 1,224 1,216 1,315 1,160 GA : 29,052 28,012 28,934 29,311 *28,617 27,742 KY : 6,508 *6,864 *6,462 *7,090 *6,342 6,016 LA : 3,794 3,742 3,755 3,632 3,456 3,543 MD : 5,939 6,308 6,773 6,114 6,083 5,678 MS : 17,348 17,262 17,186 17,283 16,882 16,668 NC : 16,047 16,010 15,580 16,328 *15,683 15,978 OK : 4,801 4,917 3,810 5,109 4,513 6,113 PA : 3,278 3,414 3,373 3,373 *3,372 3,402 SC : 4,726 5,494 5,220 4,044 4,726 5,027 TX : 12,997 13,156 13,200 13,260 13,363 13,409 VA : 5,202 5,287 4,911 4,440 4,865 5,423 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,147 *16,604 *17,768 *17,954 *17,032 16,793 : 19 State Total :*179,923 *179,368 *179,244 *179,164 *174,991 175,247 : Previous Year Total : 180,462 179,754 180,026 178,938 178,318 177,496 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 100 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised