Pou 2-2 (11-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 19, 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 15, 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 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 156 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 15, 2008. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through November 15, 2008 were 7.98 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 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,587 *27,289 *27,342 25,754 *25,963 28,385 AR : 23,722 23,521 22,096 21,763 23,396 24,856 DE : 3,294 3,189 3,048 2,966 *3,118 3,375 FL : 1,221 1,165 1,150 1,243 1,226 1,225 GA : 30,336 28,723 *29,961 28,292 *29,469 31,090 KY : 7,172 *6,525 *7,257 7,282 7,034 7,648 LA : 3,470 3,152 2,740 3,314 3,440 3,440 MD : 7,877 7,964 8,560 8,351 8,610 8,428 MS : 17,225 16,295 16,829 15,440 17,941 17,629 NC : 16,896 17,726 *18,495 18,022 18,096 18,252 OK : 7,340 6,953 *7,148 6,727 6,846 7,180 PA : 4,210 3,085 3,265 *3,803 *3,700 3,668 SC : 5,359 5,527 5,526 5,126 5,426 5,761 TX : 14,873 14,106 13,805 13,097 15,310 15,017 VA : 6,156 5,815 6,013 5,742 5,186 5,448 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,119 17,845 *18,085 *17,953 *18,452 19,229 : 19 State Total : 194,857 *188,880 *191,320 *184,875 *193,213 200,631 : Previous Year Total : 208,741 202,695 201,890 205,754 217,195 215,925 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 95 90 89 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,916 20,140 19,224 19,192 *19,587 18,551 AR : 20,824 21,236 19,683 21,212 21,622 19,552 DE : 4,233 4,927 4,389 4,160 *4,120 3,973 FL : 1,020 1,043 1,035 931 880 898 GA : 26,012 26,370 24,490 25,262 *23,620 25,109 KY : 5,087 6,278 5,545 6,026 5,355 5,855 LA : 3,204 3,253 3,078 3,032 2,988 2,818 MD : 5,126 5,115 4,754 5,604 5,443 5,284 MS : 16,258 13,969 14,501 15,134 *14,488 15,169 NC : 14,592 14,746 14,111 13,869 *14,519 14,932 OK : 3,715 5,381 4,752 4,665 3,960 4,187 PA : 2,902 3,087 3,114 *3,308 *2,533 2,654 SC : 4,986 5,077 4,045 4,387 4,658 5,051 TX : 11,188 11,837 12,122 12,577 11,977 11,758 VA : 5,007 5,267 4,310 4,462 4,516 5,001 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,989 14,972 15,256 *14,958 *15,106 15,643 : 19 State Total : 160,059 162,698 154,409 *158,779 *155,372 156,435 : Previous Year Total : 173,217 169,336 174,787 171,270 167,073 163,792 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 92 96 88 93 93 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised