Pou 2-2 (11-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 26, 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 8 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 22, 2008. This was down 8 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 9 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 152 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 22, 2008. Placements were down 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through November 22, 2008 were 8.13 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 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,289 27,342 *25,864 25,963 *28,324 29,432 AR : 23,521 22,096 *22,047 23,396 24,856 24,943 DE : 3,189 3,048 2,966 3,118 3,375 3,370 FL : 1,165 1,150 *1,278 1,226 *1,229 1,242 GA : 28,723 29,961 *28,621 29,469 31,090 30,853 KY : 6,525 *7,289 *7,335 7,034 7,648 7,434 LA : 3,152 2,740 *3,470 3,440 3,440 3,307 MD : 7,964 8,560 8,351 8,610 8,428 8,959 MS : 16,295 16,829 15,440 17,941 17,629 17,400 NC : 17,726 18,495 *18,484 18,096 18,252 18,670 OK : 6,953 7,148 *6,661 6,846 7,180 6,770 PA : 3,085 3,265 3,803 3,700 *4,041 3,830 SC : 5,527 5,526 5,126 5,426 5,761 5,443 TX : 14,106 13,805 13,097 15,310 15,017 15,300 VA : 5,815 6,013 *5,500 5,186 5,448 6,185 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,845 18,085 17,953 *18,491 *19,269 19,201 : 19 State Total : 188,880 *191,352 *185,996 *193,252 *200,987 202,339 : Previous Year Total : 202,695 201,890 205,754 217,195 215,925 219,089 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 95 90 89 93 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,140 19,224 19,192 19,587 *18,550 18,137 AR : 21,236 19,683 21,212 21,622 *19,499 20,360 DE : 4,927 4,389 4,160 4,120 3,973 3,919 FL : 1,043 1,035 931 880 *880 987 GA : 26,370 24,490 25,262 23,620 25,109 24,203 KY : 6,278 5,545 6,026 5,355 *5,687 5,829 LA : 3,253 3,078 3,032 2,988 2,818 3,257 MD : 5,115 4,754 5,604 5,443 5,284 5,744 MS : 13,969 14,501 15,134 14,488 15,169 13,611 NC : 14,746 14,111 13,869 14,519 14,932 15,002 OK : 5,381 4,752 4,665 3,960 4,187 4,443 PA : 3,087 3,114 3,308 2,533 *2,637 3,025 SC : 5,077 4,045 4,387 4,658 5,051 4,273 TX : 11,837 12,122 12,577 11,977 11,758 11,094 VA : 5,267 4,310 *4,454 4,516 5,001 4,220 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,972 15,256 14,958 *15,083 *15,628 14,313 : 19 State Total : 162,698 154,409 *158,771 *155,349 *156,163 152,417 : Previous Year Total : 169,336 174,787 171,270 167,073 163,792 168,349 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 88 93 93 95 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised