Pou 2-2 (10-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 15, 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 7 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 11, 2008. This was down 7 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 7 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 160 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 11, 2008. Placements were down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through October 11, 2008 were 7.19 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,697 28,812 *28,226 29,424 27,732 27,403 AR : 24,259 23,956 *23,132 24,055 21,817 23,753 DE : 3,479 3,310 3,257 3,255 3,417 3,294 FL : 1,306 1,191 *1,151 1,229 1,229 1,151 GA : 32,439 30,895 *31,070 31,829 29,759 30,687 KY : 7,417 7,611 *7,286 7,792 *6,798 7,422 LA : 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,183 3,501 3,470 MD : 7,578 7,894 7,825 8,760 7,556 7,877 MS : 17,333 17,770 *18,290 16,780 16,698 17,573 NC : 18,487 17,360 *17,731 18,311 16,891 16,849 OK : 7,021 7,242 *7,045 6,783 6,512 6,942 PA : 4,082 4,058 3,569 3,959 3,890 3,977 SC : 5,208 5,709 5,755 5,249 4,693 5,359 TX : 15,997 14,644 *13,298 13,997 14,406 14,714 VA : 6,294 6,021 5,779 6,140 5,691 6,156 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,201 *17,876 *17,288 *18,519 *17,698 18,219 : 19 State Total :*202,299 *197,850 *194,203 *199,265 *188,288 194,846 : Previous Year Total : 208,821 205,863 212,015 207,513 213,532 208,741 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 92 96 88 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,188 21,212 20,194 *20,458 *19,910 18,917 AR : 22,352 21,646 24,134 22,051 20,901 20,788 DE : 4,977 4,870 4,722 4,295 3,865 4,233 FL : 1,051 1,004 1,010 980 1,033 1,020 GA : 26,821 27,100 26,583 26,557 *25,898 26,020 KY : 6,797 6,293 5,513 6,020 *5,873 5,467 LA : 3,243 3,425 3,431 3,260 3,215 3,204 MD : 5,519 6,117 5,239 5,025 5,683 5,126 MS : 16,258 16,576 16,007 15,503 15,753 16,258 NC : 15,655 15,817 15,628 14,652 14,321 14,592 OK : 5,050 5,478 3,400 5,080 5,433 3,715 PA : 3,083 3,094 3,291 3,260 3,470 2,917 SC : 5,130 4,541 5,023 5,131 4,518 4,986 TX : 12,940 13,021 12,505 12,796 12,333 11,183 VA : 4,720 4,657 5,643 5,374 5,009 5,007 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,090 *15,765 *15,743 *15,284 *15,398 16,906 : 19 State Total :*169,874 *170,616 *168,066 *165,726 *162,613 160,339 : Previous Year Total : 175,893 175,527 175,642 171,244 168,385 173,217 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 96 97 97 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised