Pou 2-2 (9-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 10, 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 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 6, 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 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 6, 2008. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through September 6, 2008 were 6.36 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,539 29,855 *29,922 29,694 *29,951 29,747 AR : 25,143 25,107 24,608 24,742 24,697 24,277 DE : 3,657 3,644 3,631 *3,544 *3,494 3,479 FL : 1,281 1,326 *1,346 1,306 1,326 1,326 GA : 32,840 33,473 *32,822 32,794 *32,860 32,032 KY : *7,912 *7,683 *7,744 7,741 7,339 7,428 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,501 *3,501 3,501 MD : 8,900 8,811 8,871 8,738 8,696 7,578 MS : 18,561 18,598 18,160 18,428 17,853 17,666 NC : 18,810 18,890 *18,797 18,856 *19,011 18,546 OK : 7,063 6,477 *7,168 7,076 *7,122 6,920 PA : 4,339 4,028 4,002 3,850 *4,366 4,037 SC : 5,528 5,309 5,645 5,735 5,844 5,208 TX : *14,633 *15,035 *15,486 *15,494 *14,932 15,290 VA : 6,250 6,250 6,325 6,313 6,249 6,294 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,198 18,951 18,904 *18,873 *17,991 18,497 : 19 State Total :*207,124 *206,907 *206,901 *206,685 *205,232 201,826 : Previous Year Total : 216,255 217,312 216,594 215,662 215,502 208,821 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 95 96 96 95 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,021 21,452 21,432 20,609 *20,496 21,185 AR : 23,314 21,884 23,301 22,221 *21,575 22,340 DE : 4,497 4,959 5,213 *4,978 *5,131 4,977 FL : 1,282 1,134 1,032 1,124 *1,278 1,051 GA : 28,161 27,630 27,560 27,700 *27,317 26,821 KY : 5,911 6,105 6,512 *6,219 *6,345 6,517 LA : 3,359 3,757 3,269 3,659 *3,521 3,243 MD : 6,316 5,555 5,933 *5,897 *5,950 5,519 MS : 16,826 16,845 16,815 16,632 16,751 16,258 NC : 15,021 15,566 15,741 15,620 *15,883 15,655 OK : 3,910 5,154 3,618 4,539 *5,076 5,050 PA : 3,328 3,390 3,414 3,207 *3,131 3,102 SC : 4,819 4,789 4,676 4,333 4,624 5,130 TX : 13,080 *13,114 *12,494 *12,319 *12,557 12,941 VA : 4,557 5,080 5,283 5,592 4,525 4,720 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,506 16,756 16,896 *16,181 *15,991 15,352 : 19 State Total : 172,908 *173,170 *173,189 *170,830 *170,151 169,861 : Previous Year Total : 179,654 177,691 178,515 177,243 176,942 175,893 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 97 96 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised