Pou 2-2 (8-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 13, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 9, 2008. This was down 5 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 9, 2008. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through August 9, 2008 were 5.68 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,252 30,699 *30,988 *30,737 *29,630 29,855 AR : 26,069 26,089 26,250 25,387 *24,958 24,844 DE : 3,573 3,624 3,629 3,589 3,657 3,644 FL : 1,376 1,351 *1,323 1,226 1,271 1,306 GA : 32,622 34,007 33,591 33,274 32,701 32,918 KY : 7,929 7,922 *8,051 *7,983 7,974 7,739 LA : 3,651 3,651 3,621 3,621 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,618 8,852 8,762 8,919 8,763 8,841 MS : 18,772 18,891 *18,732 18,560 18,561 18,598 NC : 18,266 18,159 *18,615 19,360 18,985 19,071 OK : 6,845 7,293 *6,947 7,060 6,863 6,829 PA : 4,316 4,384 4,511 4,492 4,410 4,469 SC : 5,348 5,380 5,659 5,494 5,528 5,309 TX : 15,706 15,615 *15,633 14,993 14,632 15,034 VA : 6,099 6,075 6,328 6,388 6,250 6,250 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,173 *19,475 *18,980 *18,894 *19,198 18,986 : 19 State Total :*207,615 *211,467 *211,620 *209,977 *206,851 207,163 : Previous Year Total : 216,018 218,175 216,979 217,989 216,255 217,312 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 98 96 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,476 21,456 21,112 *20,686 *21,021 21,457 AR : 23,052 22,289 23,028 22,469 *23,314 22,061 DE : 4,213 4,594 4,388 3,949 4,497 4,952 FL : 1,315 1,160 1,227 1,180 1,282 1,134 GA : 28,617 27,742 27,913 27,048 28,161 27,818 KY : *6,371 *5,918 *5,390 *6,420 5,912 6,115 LA : 3,456 3,543 3,465 3,572 3,359 3,757 MD : 6,083 5,922 5,454 5,851 6,316 5,551 MS : 16,882 16,718 16,553 16,717 *16,826 16,845 NC : 15,683 15,980 15,849 15,295 15,021 15,566 OK : 4,512 6,113 5,103 4,919 3,910 5,028 PA : 3,385 3,436 3,406 3,219 3,344 3,367 SC : 4,726 5,027 4,737 4,624 4,819 4,789 TX : 13,408 13,414 12,350 13,214 13,080 13,113 VA : 4,739 5,355 5,407 5,449 4,557 5,080 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,123 *16,680 *17,059 *16,367 *17,506 16,821 : 19 State Total :*175,041 *175,347 *172,441 *170,979 *172,925 173,454 : Previous Year Total : 178,318 177,496 172,031 176,538 179,654 177,691 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 100 97 96 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised