Pou 2-2 (8-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 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 16, 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 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 16, 2008. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through August 16, 2008 were 5.85 billion, up slightly 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 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,699 30,988 30,737 29,630 29,855 29,845 AR : 26,089 26,250 *25,591 24,958 *24,801 24,608 DE : 3,624 3,629 *3,653 3,657 3,644 3,631 FL : 1,351 1,323 *1,231 1,271 1,306 1,316 GA : 34,007 33,591 33,274 32,701 32,918 32,590 KY : 7,922 8,051 *7,967 7,974 7,739 7,789 LA : 3,651 3,621 3,621 3,470 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,852 8,762 8,919 8,763 *8,811 8,871 MS : 18,891 18,732 18,560 18,561 18,598 18,160 NC : 18,159 18,615 *19,303 *19,076 *19,055 19,101 OK : 7,293 6,947 *6,855 6,863 *6,658 6,998 PA : 4,384 4,511 4,492 *4,339 *4,239 4,066 SC : 5,380 5,659 5,494 5,528 5,309 5,645 TX : 15,615 15,633 14,993 14,632 15,034 15,489 VA : 6,075 6,328 6,388 6,250 6,250 6,325 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,475 18,980 18,894 19,198 *19,105 19,092 : 19 State Total : 211,467 211,620 *209,972 *206,871 *206,792 206,996 : Previous Year Total : 218,175 216,979 217,989 216,255 217,312 216,594 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 96 96 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,456 21,112 20,686 21,021 *21,452 21,466 AR : 22,289 23,028 22,469 23,314 *21,884 23,324 DE : 4,594 4,388 3,949 4,497 *4,959 5,213 FL : 1,160 1,227 1,180 1,282 1,134 1,032 GA : 27,742 27,913 27,048 28,161 *27,630 27,736 KY : 5,918 5,390 6,420 5,912 6,115 6,115 LA : 3,543 3,465 3,572 3,359 3,757 3,269 MD : 5,922 5,454 5,851 6,316 *5,555 5,866 MS : 16,718 16,553 16,717 16,826 16,845 16,794 NC : 15,980 15,849 15,295 15,021 15,566 15,725 OK : 6,113 5,103 4,919 3,910 *5,155 3,618 PA : 3,436 3,406 3,219 *3,319 *3,381 3,421 SC : 5,027 4,737 4,624 4,819 4,789 4,676 TX : 13,414 12,350 13,214 13,080 13,113 12,493 VA : 5,355 5,407 5,449 4,557 5,080 5,283 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,680 17,059 16,367 17,506 *16,756 17,085 : 19 State Total : 175,347 172,441 170,979 *172,900 *173,171 173,116 : Previous Year Total : 177,496 172,031 176,538 179,654 177,691 178,515 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 97 96 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised