Pou 2-2 (11-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 5, 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 10 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 185 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 1, 2008. This was down 10 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 158 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 1, 2008. Placements were down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through November 1, 2008 were 7.66 billion, down 1 percent 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 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,749 27,445 *27,587 27,081 27,211 25,754 AR : 24,133 21,817 23,722 22,236 22,096 21,763 DE : 3,255 3,417 3,294 3,189 3,048 2,966 FL : 1,229 1,229 *1,221 1,165 *1,150 1,243 GA : 32,187 29,784 *30,336 29,525 29,302 28,773 KY : 7,891 7,129 *7,267 7,182 7,397 7,282 LA : 3,183 3,073 3,470 3,152 2,740 3,314 MD : 8,760 7,556 7,877 7,964 8,560 8,351 MS : 15,909 16,698 *17,225 16,295 16,829 15,440 NC : 18,397 16,954 *16,896 17,758 18,227 18,022 OK : 7,049 6,913 *7,340 6,954 6,973 6,734 PA : 3,959 4,034 4,210 *3,085 *3,417 3,765 SC : 5,403 *4,578 5,359 5,527 5,526 5,126 TX : *14,001 *14,410 *14,871 *14,098 *13,798 13,089 VA : 6,140 5,691 6,156 5,815 6,013 5,742 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,519 17,742 *18,109 17,831 *17,689 17,980 : 19 State Total :*198,764 *188,470 *194,940 *188,857 *189,976 185,344 : Previous Year Total : 207,513 213,532 208,741 202,695 201,890 205,754 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 88 93 93 94 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,458 19,911 18,916 20,140 19,224 19,192 AR : 22,051 20,901 20,824 21,236 19,683 21,212 DE : 4,295 3,865 4,233 4,927 4,389 4,160 FL : 980 1,033 1,020 1,043 1,035 931 GA : 26,557 25,898 26,012 26,370 *24,490 25,240 KY : 6,020 5,873 5,130 6,321 5,589 5,905 LA : 3,260 3,082 3,204 3,253 3,078 3,032 MD : 5,025 5,683 5,126 5,115 4,754 5,604 MS : 15,503 15,753 16,258 13,969 14,501 15,134 NC : 14,652 14,321 14,592 14,746 14,111 13,869 OK : 5,080 5,433 3,715 5,381 4,752 4,639 PA : 3,260 3,450 2,902 *3,087 *3,192 3,302 SC : 5,131 4,518 4,986 5,077 4,045 4,387 TX : 12,796 *12,337 *11,187 *11,835 *12,120 12,575 VA : 5,374 5,009 5,007 5,267 4,310 4,462 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,284 15,398 16,913 14,940 *15,256 14,801 : 19 State Total : 165,726 *162,465 *160,025 *162,707 *154,529 158,445 : Previous Year Total : 171,244 168,385 173,217 169,336 174,787 171,270 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 92 96 88 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised