Pou 2-2 (8-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 27, 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 23, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 23, 2008. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through August 23, 2008 were 6.02 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 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,988 30,737 *29,539 29,855 *29,846 29,694 AR : 26,250 25,591 *25,143 24,801 24,608 24,764 DE : 3,629 3,653 3,657 3,644 3,631 3,543 FL : 1,323 1,231 *1,281 1,306 1,316 1,306 GA : 33,591 33,274 *32,840 32,918 32,590 32,694 KY : *8,029 *7,968 *7,927 7,739 *7,790 7,741 LA : 3,621 3,621 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,501 MD : 8,762 8,919 *8,900 8,811 8,871 8,738 MS : 18,732 18,560 18,561 18,598 18,160 18,428 NC : 18,615 *19,294 *18,810 19,055 *19,114 18,856 OK : 6,947 6,855 *7,063 6,658 6,998 7,008 PA : 4,511 4,492 4,339 4,239 *4,002 3,992 SC : 5,659 5,494 5,528 5,309 5,645 5,735 TX : 15,633 14,993 14,632 15,034 15,489 15,498 VA : 6,328 6,388 6,250 6,250 6,325 6,313 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,980 18,894 19,198 *19,096 *18,904 19,006 : 19 State Total :*211,598 *209,964 *207,138 *206,783 *206,759 206,817 : Previous Year Total : 216,979 217,989 216,255 217,312 216,594 215,662 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 96 96 95 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,112 20,686 21,021 21,452 *21,432 20,609 AR : 23,028 22,469 23,314 21,884 *23,301 22,247 DE : 4,388 3,949 4,497 4,959 5,213 4,874 FL : 1,227 1,180 1,282 1,134 1,032 1,124 GA : 27,913 27,048 28,161 27,630 *27,560 27,722 KY : 5,390 6,420 *5,911 *6,105 *6,512 6,222 LA : 3,465 3,572 3,359 3,757 3,269 3,659 MD : 5,454 5,851 6,316 5,555 *5,933 5,987 MS : 16,553 16,717 16,826 16,845 *16,815 16,632 NC : 15,849 15,295 15,021 15,566 *15,741 15,557 OK : 5,103 4,919 3,910 5,155 3,618 4,521 PA : 3,406 3,219 3,319 3,381 *3,408 3,206 SC : 4,737 4,624 4,819 4,789 4,676 4,333 TX : 12,350 13,214 13,080 13,113 12,493 12,318 VA : 5,407 5,449 4,557 5,080 5,283 5,592 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,059 16,367 17,506 16,756 *16,896 15,925 : 19 State Total : 172,441 170,979 *172,899 *173,161 *173,182 170,528 : Previous Year Total : 172,031 176,538 179,654 177,691 178,515 177,243 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 97 96 97 97 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised