Pou 2-2 (7-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 30, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 26, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 26, 2008. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through July 26, 2008 were 5.33 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 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,093 30,529 *29,252 *30,452 *30,772 30,738 AR : 26,337 26,620 26,069 26,089 26,250 25,628 DE : 3,647 3,495 3,573 3,624 3,629 3,589 FL : 1,341 1,361 *1,376 1,306 1,273 1,226 GA : 34,231 33,955 32,622 33,907 33,591 33,274 KY : 7,694 7,301 *7,906 7,909 *8,007 7,967 LA : 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,621 3,621 MD : 9,162 8,594 8,618 8,852 8,762 8,919 MS : 18,761 18,624 18,772 17,768 18,560 18,560 NC : 19,230 19,022 *18,266 18,574 18,739 19,360 OK : 6,897 *6,962 *6,845 7,429 *7,113 7,060 PA : 4,550 4,525 4,316 *4,384 *4,511 4,347 SC : 5,317 5,539 5,348 5,380 5,659 5,494 TX : 15,897 14,714 15,700 15,608 15,675 14,975 VA : 6,315 6,123 6,099 6,017 6,344 6,344 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,594 19,096 19,093 19,429 18,983 19,276 : 19 State Total : 213,717 *210,111 *207,506 *210,379 *211,489 210,378 : Previous Year Total : 216,287 210,141 216,018 218,175 216,979 217,989 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 96 96 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,049 22,019 *21,476 *21,456 21,112 20,573 AR : 24,638 22,783 23,052 22,289 *23,028 22,468 DE : 4,361 5,208 4,213 4,594 4,388 3,949 FL : 1,224 1,216 1,315 1,160 1,227 1,180 GA : 28,934 29,311 28,617 27,742 27,913 27,017 KY : 6,462 7,090 6,470 6,016 *5,489 6,520 LA : 3,755 3,632 3,456 3,543 3,465 3,572 MD : 6,773 6,114 6,083 5,922 5,454 5,851 MS : 17,186 17,283 16,882 16,718 16,553 16,717 NC : 15,580 16,328 15,683 15,980 15,849 15,295 OK : 3,810 5,110 *4,512 6,113 *5,103 4,919 PA : 3,382 3,384 3,385 *3,436 *3,406 3,193 SC : 5,220 4,044 4,726 5,027 4,737 4,624 TX : 13,200 13,260 13,403 13,409 12,345 13,209 VA : 4,911 4,440 4,865 5,423 5,198 5,364 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,768 17,954 17,032 16,763 17,167 16,417 : 19 State Total : 179,253 179,176 *175,170 *175,591 *172,434 170,868 : Previous Year Total : 180,026 178,938 178,318 177,496 172,031 176,538 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 98 99 100 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised