Pou 2-2 (8-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 6, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 2, 2008. This was down 4 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 2, 2008. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through August 2, 2008 were 5.50 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 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,529 29,252 *30,699 30,772 30,738 30,010 AR : 26,620 26,069 26,089 26,250 *25,387 25,037 DE : 3,495 3,573 3,624 3,629 3,589 3,657 FL : 1,361 1,376 *1,351 1,273 1,226 1,271 GA : 33,955 32,622 *34,007 33,591 33,274 32,701 KY : *7,330 *7,929 *7,922 8,007 7,967 7,974 LA : 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,621 3,621 3,470 MD : 8,594 8,618 8,852 8,762 8,919 8,763 MS : 18,624 18,772 *18,891 18,560 18,560 18,561 NC : 19,022 18,266 *18,159 18,739 19,360 18,985 OK : 6,962 6,845 *7,293 7,113 7,060 6,863 PA : 4,525 4,316 4,384 4,511 *4,492 4,410 SC : 5,539 5,348 5,380 5,659 5,494 5,528 TX : *14,721 *15,706 *15,615 *15,694 *14,993 14,632 VA : *6,269 6,099 *6,075 *6,328 *6,388 6,250 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,096 19,093 *19,504 *18,999 *18,884 19,058 : 19 State Total :*210,293 *207,535 *211,496 *211,508 *209,952 207,170 : Previous Year Total : 210,141 216,018 218,175 216,979 217,989 216,255 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 96 97 97 96 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,019 21,476 21,456 21,112 *20,625 21,066 AR : 22,783 23,052 22,289 23,028 *22,469 23,281 DE : 5,208 4,213 4,594 4,388 3,949 4,497 FL : 1,216 1,315 1,160 1,227 1,180 1,282 GA : 29,311 28,617 27,742 27,913 *27,048 28,161 KY : 7,090 6,470 6,016 5,489 *6,519 5,912 LA : 3,632 3,456 3,543 3,465 3,572 3,359 MD : 6,114 6,083 5,922 5,454 5,851 6,316 MS : 17,283 16,882 16,718 16,553 16,717 16,801 NC : 16,328 15,683 15,980 15,849 15,295 15,021 OK : 5,110 4,512 6,113 5,103 4,919 3,910 PA : 3,384 3,385 3,436 3,406 *3,219 3,344 SC : 4,044 4,726 5,027 4,737 4,624 4,819 TX : 13,260 *13,408 *13,414 *12,350 *13,214 13,080 VA : *4,527 *4,739 *5,355 *5,407 *5,449 4,557 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,954 17,032 *16,663 *17,068 *16,327 17,534 : 19 State Total :*179,263 *175,049 *175,428 *172,549 *170,977 172,940 : Previous Year Total : 178,938 178,318 177,496 172,031 176,538 179,654 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 99 100 97 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised