Pou 2-2 (12-08) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 17, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 13, 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 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 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 13, 2008. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through December 13, 2008 were 8.62 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 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,196 28,744 29,439 *29,186 *29,121 29,448 AR : 23,111 25,038 *24,891 24,458 *23,357 24,769 DE : 3,118 3,375 3,370 3,272 *3,314 3,274 FL : 1,276 1,269 *1,282 1,244 1,241 1,256 GA : 28,892 31,090 *31,989 31,565 *31,191 32,385 KY : *7,179 *7,608 *7,914 7,984 7,785 7,538 LA : 3,183 3,440 3,307 3,419 3,440 3,307 MD : 8,610 8,428 8,959 8,675 8,672 8,512 MS : 17,941 17,629 17,400 17,851 17,840 17,621 NC : 18,597 18,191 *18,572 18,639 18,312 19,008 OK : 6,834 7,108 *6,285 7,035 *6,556 6,795 PA : 3,700 4,041 4,232 *4,276 *4,159 4,134 SC : 5,426 5,761 5,443 5,817 5,409 5,570 TX : *15,317 *15,013 *15,297 *15,277 *15,278 14,174 VA : 5,186 6,174 6,185 5,448 5,961 6,149 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,524 19,250 19,100 19,030 *19,423 18,882 : 19 State Total :*193,090 *202,159 *203,665 *203,176 *201,059 202,822 : Previous Year Total : 217,195 215,925 219,089 221,543 214,382 217,613 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 89 94 93 92 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,587 18,550 18,125 18,394 *20,151 20,849 AR : 21,622 19,499 20,357 20,401 *22,298 21,173 DE : 4,120 3,973 3,919 4,546 *4,593 4,305 FL : 880 880 987 1,083 996 987 GA : 23,620 25,109 23,818 24,104 *25,808 26,457 KY : *5,318 *5,650 *5,734 *5,587 *5,972 6,388 LA : 2,988 2,818 3,257 2,939 3,398 3,326 MD : 5,443 5,284 5,744 5,774 *4,913 6,094 MS : 14,488 15,169 13,611 15,893 15,707 15,672 NC : 14,519 14,932 15,002 *15,622 *15,494 15,274 OK : 3,960 4,187 *5,120 4,499 3,727 4,465 PA : 2,533 2,637 3,063 *3,009 *3,197 3,378 SC : 4,658 5,051 4,733 4,892 4,529 4,818 TX : *11,983 *11,764 *11,100 *12,986 *12,752 12,922 VA : 4,516 5,015 4,220 3,891 5,636 5,225 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,046 15,590 14,300 15,986 *16,963 16,677 : 19 State Total :*155,281 *156,108 *153,090 *159,606 *166,134 168,010 : Previous Year Total : 167,073 163,792 168,349 177,182 175,854 178,626 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 95 91 90 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised