Pou 2-2 (9-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 17, 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 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 13, 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 13, 2008. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through September 13, 2008 were 6.53 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 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,855 29,922 *29,752 29,951 *29,746 29,036 AR : 25,107 24,608 24,742 24,697 *24,479 23,930 DE : 3,644 3,631 3,544 3,494 3,479 3,310 FL : 1,326 1,346 1,306 1,326 1,326 1,151 GA : 33,473 32,822 32,794 32,860 32,032 30,895 KY : 7,683 7,744 *7,711 *7,378 *7,452 7,651 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 MD : 8,811 8,871 8,738 8,696 7,578 7,894 MS : 18,598 18,160 18,428 17,853 17,666 17,770 NC : *19,050 *18,967 *18,968 19,011 18,546 17,695 OK : 6,477 7,168 *6,940 7,122 6,920 7,018 PA : 4,028 4,002 3,850 *4,396 4,037 4,041 SC : 5,309 5,645 5,735 5,844 5,208 5,709 TX : *15,039 *15,466 *15,475 *14,913 *15,271 15,224 VA : 6,250 6,325 6,313 6,249 6,294 6,021 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,912 *18,852 *18,816 *17,882 *18,230 17,961 : 19 State Total :*207,032 *206,999 *206,613 *205,173 *201,765 198,807 : Previous Year Total : 217,312 216,594 215,662 215,502 208,821 205,863 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 96 96 95 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,452 21,432 20,609 20,496 *21,188 21,212 AR : 21,884 23,301 22,221 21,575 *22,352 21,644 DE : 4,959 5,213 4,978 5,131 4,977 4,870 FL : 1,134 1,032 1,124 1,278 1,051 1,004 GA : 27,630 27,560 27,700 27,317 26,821 27,100 KY : *6,127 *6,533 *6,240 *6,708 *6,811 6,509 LA : 3,757 3,269 3,659 3,521 3,243 3,425 MD : 5,555 5,933 5,897 5,950 5,519 6,117 MS : 16,845 16,815 16,632 16,751 16,258 16,576 NC : 15,566 15,741 15,620 15,883 15,655 15,817 OK : 5,154 3,618 4,539 5,076 5,050 5,478 PA : 3,390 3,414 3,207 *3,128 3,102 3,065 SC : 4,789 4,676 4,333 4,624 5,130 4,548 TX : *13,116 *12,497 *12,322 *12,560 *12,925 13,007 VA : 5,080 5,283 5,592 4,525 4,720 4,657 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,776 *16,860 *16,264 *15,638 *15,056 15,272 : 19 State Total :*173,214 *173,177 *170,937 *170,161 *169,858 170,301 : Previous Year Total : 177,691 178,515 177,243 176,942 175,893 175,527 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 96 96 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised