Pou 2-2 (12-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 3, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 29, 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 10 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 159 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 29, 2008. Placements were down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through November 29, 2008 were 8.29 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 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,342 25,864 *26,439 28,324 *29,439 29,322 AR : 22,096 22,047 *23,111 24,856 24,943 24,550 DE : 3,048 2,966 3,118 3,375 3,370 3,274 FL : 1,150 1,278 *1,276 1,229 1,242 1,244 GA : 29,961 28,621 *28,892 31,090 *31,166 31,565 KY : 7,289 *7,255 *7,193 7,648 *7,725 7,892 LA : 2,740 3,470 *3,183 3,440 3,307 3,419 MD : 8,560 8,351 8,610 8,428 8,959 8,675 MS : 16,829 15,440 17,941 17,629 17,400 17,851 NC : 18,495 18,484 *18,597 18,252 18,670 18,639 OK : 7,148 6,661 *6,834 7,180 *6,687 7,035 PA : 3,265 3,803 3,700 4,041 *4,232 4,003 SC : 5,526 5,126 5,426 5,761 5,443 5,817 TX : 13,805 13,097 15,310 15,017 15,300 15,281 VA : 6,013 5,500 5,186 5,448 6,185 5,448 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,063 *18,043 *18,510 *19,259 *19,109 19,272 : 19 State Total :*191,330 *186,006 *193,326 *200,977 *203,177 203,287 : Previous Year Total : 201,890 205,754 217,195 215,925 219,089 221,543 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 90 89 93 93 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,224 19,192 19,587 18,550 *18,125 18,394 AR : 19,683 21,212 21,622 19,499 *20,357 20,408 DE : 4,389 4,160 4,120 3,973 3,919 4,682 FL : 1,035 931 880 880 987 1,083 GA : 24,490 25,262 23,620 25,109 *23,818 24,084 KY : 5,545 6,026 5,355 5,687 *5,771 5,787 LA : 3,078 3,032 2,988 2,818 3,257 2,939 MD : 4,754 5,604 5,443 5,284 5,744 5,472 MS : 14,501 15,134 14,488 15,169 13,611 15,893 NC : 14,111 13,869 14,519 14,932 15,002 14,769 OK : 4,752 4,665 3,960 4,187 *4,444 4,499 PA : 3,114 3,308 2,533 2,637 *3,063 2,973 SC : 4,045 4,387 4,658 5,051 *4,733 4,892 TX : 12,122 12,577 11,977 11,758 11,094 12,980 VA : 4,310 4,454 4,516 5,001 4,220 3,891 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,238 *14,953 *15,067 *15,607 14,313 16,003 : 19 State Total :*154,391 *158,766 *155,333 *156,142 *152,458 158,749 : Previous Year Total : 174,787 171,270 167,073 163,792 168,349 177,182 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 88 93 93 95 91 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised