Pou 2-2 (12-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 10, 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 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 6, 2008. This was down 6 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 6, 2008. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through December 6, 2008 were 8.45 billion, down 2 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,864 *26,196 *28,744 29,439 29,322 29,257 AR : 22,047 23,111 *25,038 24,943 *24,458 23,637 DE : 2,966 3,118 3,375 3,370 *3,272 3,319 FL : 1,278 1,276 *1,269 1,242 1,244 1,241 GA : 28,621 28,892 31,090 31,166 31,565 30,896 KY : 7,255 *7,278 *7,531 7,725 *7,984 7,785 LA : 3,470 3,183 3,440 3,307 3,419 3,440 MD : 8,351 8,610 8,428 8,959 8,675 8,672 MS : 15,440 17,941 17,629 17,400 17,851 17,840 NC : 18,484 18,597 *18,191 18,670 18,639 18,312 OK : 6,661 6,834 *7,108 6,687 7,035 6,716 PA : 3,803 3,700 4,041 4,232 *4,166 4,058 SC : 5,126 5,426 5,761 5,443 5,817 5,409 TX : 13,097 15,310 15,017 15,300 15,281 15,282 VA : 5,500 5,186 *6,174 6,185 5,448 5,961 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,016 *18,524 *19,250 *19,100 *19,030 19,429 : 19 State Total :*185,979 *193,182 *202,086 *203,168 *203,206 201,254 : Previous Year Total : 205,754 217,195 215,925 219,089 221,543 214,382 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 90 89 94 93 92 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,192 19,587 18,550 18,125 18,394 20,246 AR : 21,212 21,622 19,499 20,357 *20,401 22,294 DE : 4,160 4,120 3,973 3,919 *4,546 4,656 FL : 931 880 880 987 1,083 996 GA : 25,262 23,620 25,109 23,818 *24,104 25,738 KY : 6,026 5,355 5,687 5,771 *5,629 5,982 LA : 3,032 2,988 2,818 3,257 2,939 3,398 MD : 5,604 5,443 5,284 5,744 *5,774 4,768 MS : 15,134 14,488 15,169 13,611 15,893 15,707 NC : 13,869 14,519 14,932 15,002 *15,555 15,493 OK : 4,665 3,960 4,187 4,444 4,499 3,727 PA : 3,308 2,533 2,637 3,063 *2,976 3,177 SC : 4,387 4,658 5,051 4,733 4,892 4,529 TX : 12,577 11,977 11,758 11,094 12,980 12,755 VA : 4,454 4,516 *5,015 4,220 3,891 5,636 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,953 *15,046 *15,590 *14,300 *15,986 16,984 : 19 State Total : 158,766 *155,312 *156,139 *152,445 *159,542 166,086 : Previous Year Total : 171,270 167,073 163,792 168,349 177,182 175,854 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 95 91 90 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised