Pou 2-2 (10-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 1, 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 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 27, 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 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 27, 2008. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through September 27, 2008 were 6.87 billion, down 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 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,744 29,920 *29,707 28,812 28,833 29,424 AR : 24,742 24,697 *24,259 23,930 *23,055 23,882 DE : 3,544 3,494 3,479 3,310 3,257 3,255 FL : 1,306 1,306 1,326 1,151 1,091 1,229 GA : 32,909 32,860 *32,439 30,895 30,930 31,746 KY : *7,709 *7,628 *7,378 7,640 7,496 7,792 LA : 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,183 MD : 8,738 8,696 7,578 7,894 7,825 8,760 MS : 18,428 17,853 *17,333 17,770 17,912 16,780 NC : 18,968 19,130 *18,487 17,695 *18,225 18,311 OK : 6,940 6,969 *7,021 7,018 6,893 6,783 PA : 3,850 4,396 4,082 *4,058 *3,569 3,986 SC : 5,735 5,844 5,208 5,709 5,755 5,249 TX : 15,475 14,913 15,271 15,094 13,312 14,011 VA : 6,313 6,249 6,294 6,021 5,779 6,140 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,824 *17,434 *18,220 *17,833 *17,271 18,266 : 19 State Total :*206,726 *204,890 *201,583 *198,331 *194,704 198,797 : Previous Year Total : 215,662 215,502 208,821 205,863 212,015 207,513 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 95 97 96 92 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,609 20,496 21,188 21,212 20,194 20,466 AR : 22,221 21,575 22,352 21,646 *24,134 22,051 DE : 4,978 5,131 4,977 4,870 4,722 4,295 FL : 1,124 1,278 1,051 1,004 1,010 980 GA : 27,700 27,317 26,821 27,100 26,583 26,615 KY : 6,240 6,708 *6,810 *6,307 *5,526 6,034 LA : 3,659 3,521 3,243 3,425 3,431 3,260 MD : 5,897 5,950 5,519 6,117 5,239 5,025 MS : 16,632 16,751 16,258 16,576 16,007 15,503 NC : 15,620 15,883 15,655 15,817 *15,628 14,652 OK : 4,539 5,076 5,050 5,478 3,400 5,080 PA : 3,207 3,128 3,083 *3,094 *3,291 3,270 SC : 4,333 4,624 5,130 4,541 5,023 5,132 TX : 12,322 12,560 12,925 13,006 12,490 12,781 VA : 5,592 4,525 4,720 4,657 5,643 5,374 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,183 *15,640 *15,059 *15,737 *15,737 15,268 : 19 State Total :*170,856 *170,163 *169,841 *170,587 *168,058 165,786 : Previous Year Total : 177,243 176,942 175,893 175,527 175,642 171,244 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 97 97 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised