Pou 2-2 (11-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 13, 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 11 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 193 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 8, 2008. This was down 11 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 155 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 8, 2008. Placements were down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through November 8, 2008 were 7.82 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,445 27,587 *27,511 27,211 25,754 26,219 AR : 21,817 23,722 *23,521 22,096 21,763 23,396 DE : 3,417 3,294 3,189 3,048 2,966 2,996 FL : 1,229 1,221 1,165 1,150 1,243 1,226 GA : 29,784 30,336 *28,723 29,302 *28,292 29,250 KY : *7,116 *7,172 *6,538 7,397 7,282 7,034 LA : 3,073 3,470 3,152 2,740 3,314 3,440 MD : 7,556 7,877 7,964 8,560 8,351 8,610 MS : 16,698 17,225 16,295 16,829 15,440 17,941 NC : 16,954 16,896 *17,726 18,227 18,022 18,096 OK : 6,913 7,340 *6,953 6,973 *6,727 6,846 PA : 4,034 4,210 3,085 *3,265 *3,744 3,589 SC : 4,578 5,359 5,527 5,526 5,126 5,426 TX : *14,412 *14,873 *14,106 *13,805 *13,097 15,310 VA : 5,691 6,156 5,815 6,013 5,742 5,186 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,732 *18,119 *17,845 *17,703 *17,994 18,436 : 19 State Total :*188,449 *194,857 *189,115 *189,845 *184,857 193,001 : Previous Year Total : 213,532 208,741 202,695 201,890 205,754 217,195 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 88 93 93 94 90 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,911 18,916 20,140 19,224 19,192 19,554 AR : 20,901 20,824 21,236 19,683 21,212 21,622 DE : 3,865 4,233 4,927 4,389 4,160 4,264 FL : 1,033 1,020 1,043 1,035 931 880 GA : 25,898 26,012 26,370 24,490 *25,262 23,627 KY : *5,830 *5,087 *6,278 *5,545 *6,026 5,355 LA : 3,082 3,204 3,253 3,078 3,032 2,988 MD : 5,683 5,126 5,115 4,754 5,604 5,443 MS : 15,753 16,258 13,969 14,501 15,134 14,372 NC : 14,321 14,592 14,746 14,111 13,869 14,509 OK : 5,433 3,715 5,381 4,752 *4,665 3,960 PA : 3,450 2,902 3,087 *3,114 *3,300 2,480 SC : 4,518 4,986 5,077 4,045 4,387 4,658 TX : *12,338 *11,188 *11,837 *12,122 *12,577 11,977 VA : 5,009 5,007 5,267 4,310 4,462 4,516 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,398 *16,989 *14,972 15,256 14,801 15,078 : 19 State Total :*162,423 *160,059 *162,698 *154,409 *158,614 155,283 : Previous Year Total : 168,385 173,217 169,336 174,787 171,270 167,073 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 92 96 88 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised