Pou 1-1-1 (09) Hatchery Production 2008 Summary May 2009 NationalAgricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Contents Page Summary.....................................................1 Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month...............2 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month............7 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed.........................11 Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks...........33 Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks...............34 Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month..................35 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month...............37 Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched...........................................39 Turkey Hatchery Production: Net Poult Placements..........40 Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity...................................41 Reliability of Hatchery Production Estimates...............42 Regional Listing...........................................43 Information Contacts.......................................43 Summary Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 1 Percent from Previous Year Broiler-type chicks hatched during 2008 totaled 9.46 billion, down 1 percent from 2007. Leading U.S. breeders had intended placements of 85.8 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2008, down 2 percent from 2007. 19-State Broiler Placements Down 2 Percent Placements of broiler chicks on feed for meat production in the 19-State weekly program totaled 8.96 billion during the 52 week period ending December 27, 2008 down 2 percent from the 52 week period ending December 29, 2007. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 5 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during 2008 totaled 467 million, up 5 percent from 2007. Leading U.S. breeders had intended placements of 2.96 million egg-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2008, down 1 percent from 2007. Turkey Net Poults Placed Down 4 Percent Turkey poults hatched during 2008 were down 2 percent from 2007, with 306 million hatched. Net poult placements totaled 296 million, down 4 percent from 2007. Hatchery Capacity The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 2009 was 904 million eggs, up slightly from January 1, 2008. The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 39.5 million eggs on January 1, 2009, down 1 percent from January 1, 2008. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL :114,222 104,695 117,446 113,390 115,159 113,606 115,628 AR :108,429 97,750 106,842 101,148 104,065 101,570 101,842 DE : 15,095 13,072 14,388 13,193 13,342 13,729 14,371 FL : 4,964 4,583 5,052 4,897 5,113 4,593 5,007 GA :122,169 110,629 124,079 120,028 125,150 121,300 124,504 KY : 25,549 23,836 25,223 25,657 26,878 25,207 25,954 LA : 14,959 13,750 15,236 14,583 14,893 14,185 14,532 MD : 32,498 29,064 31,883 30,485 31,778 31,212 32,462 MS : 69,102 61,738 68,568 66,936 67,775 65,537 66,492 NC : 68,670 61,152 70,944 65,635 69,596 67,316 67,743 OK : 24,798 22,725 25,220 24,277 24,819 23,700 24,676 PA : 13,942 12,976 14,202 14,340 14,604 14,090 14,600 SC : 18,570 16,977 19,578 18,264 19,067 18,967 19,330 TX : 56,760 51,023 56,907 53,672 55,246 54,504 54,444 VA : 23,548 21,089 23,997 23,616 23,997 23,341 23,653 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 70,124 64,962 74,390 72,055 73,583 70,964 72,529 : 19 Sts 1/ :783,399 710,021 793,955 762,176 785,065 763,821 777,767 : Oth Sts 2/ : 20,972 22,201 22,856 24,095 25,575 24,049 22,818 : US Total :804,371 732,222 816,811 786,271 810,640 787,870 800,585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct 3/ : Nov 3/ : Dec 3/ :Total 3/ : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------- : AL :117,638 112,080 112,065 103,361 112,745 1,352,035 AR :103,379 100,112 97,079 92,598 101,650 1,216,464 DE : 14,809 13,815 14,077 13,146 14,451 167,488 FL : 5,066 4,899 5,051 4,883 4,874 58,982 GA :124,087 119,736 120,087 113,008 123,903 1,448,680 KY : 26,933 25,719 26,201 23,870 26,818 307,845 LA : 14,562 13,899 14,253 13,605 13,837 172,294 MD : 32,247 30,636 31,593 30,085 31,109 375,052 MS : 67,615 62,749 62,867 58,384 64,813 782,576 NC : 67,688 64,205 66,356 64,781 68,974 803,060 OK : 24,847 24,717 24,414 24,179 25,625 293,997 PA : 14,618 13,158 14,322 12,986 14,718 168,556 SC : 19,492 18,638 19,426 18,033 19,514 225,856 TX : 55,149 53,491 53,685 48,215 53,075 646,171 VA : 23,668 22,069 22,665 20,748 22,997 275,388 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 73,274 69,773 66,955 65,099 73,245 846,953 : 19 Sts 1/ :785,072 749,696 751,096 706,981 772,348 9,141,397 : Oth Sts 2/ : 23,610 21,802 19,649 22,099 22,947 272,673 : US Total :808,682 771,498 770,745 729,080 795,295 9,414,070 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Revised. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 112,842 101,237 113,341 112,044 116,260 114,250 117,424 AR : 101,961 92,053 102,806 100,668 106,622 103,828 103,993 DE : 14,425 12,987 14,732 14,601 15,386 15,002 15,728 FL : 4,982 4,587 5,007 4,990 5,108 4,834 5,029 GA : 124,677 111,847 125,524 123,523 129,205 125,317 127,616 KY : 27,631 25,665 27,469 27,259 28,775 28,039 27,947 LA : 13,602 12,419 14,310 14,176 14,523 14,146 14,479 MD : 31,121 27,770 31,705 31,455 32,545 31,596 32,038 MS : 67,149 62,342 70,717 69,012 70,629 68,823 70,283 NC : 69,015 61,954 71,172 70,018 73,185 70,701 71,976 OK : 25,776 23,139 25,792 25,336 26,018 25,271 24,934 PA : 14,372 12,581 14,142 13,833 14,528 14,026 14,267 SC : 19,829 17,680 19,720 18,814 20,299 19,906 19,694 TX : 52,917 47,664 54,814 54,838 56,440 55,483 56,251 VA : 23,122 20,513 22,726 23,119 24,236 23,305 23,662 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 71,969 64,814 73,912 72,041 75,344 72,058 71,806 : 19 Sts 2/ : 775,390 699,252 787,889 775,727 809,103 786,585 797,127 : Oth Sts 3/ : 20,768 22,959 21,594 23,773 27,032 23,826 24,109 : US 2007 : 796,158 722,211 809,483 799,500 836,135 810,411 821,236 : US 2006 : 804,371 732,222 816,811 786,271 810,640 787,870 800,585 : 2007 as % : of 2006 : 99 99 99 102 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 121,069 113,500 116,627 106,825 121,225 1,366,644 AR : 104,740 100,266 100,360 92,972 105,700 1,215,969 DE : 15,564 14,402 15,035 14,673 15,306 177,841 FL : 5,051 4,820 5,069 4,881 4,974 59,332 GA : 127,754 120,701 121,887 117,161 125,603 1,480,815 KY : 28,323 26,696 27,315 24,272 27,580 326,971 LA : 14,597 14,459 14,693 14,168 14,469 170,041 MD : 31,977 30,592 31,281 29,870 31,484 373,434 MS : 69,419 64,871 65,744 64,865 69,754 813,608 NC : 72,944 67,887 70,218 68,594 72,070 839,734 OK : 25,545 25,126 25,812 24,122 24,276 301,147 PA : 14,331 14,704 15,168 14,251 15,257 171,460 SC : 20,429 19,029 19,853 18,363 19,468 233,084 TX : 55,741 52,932 52,666 51,926 56,009 647,681 VA : 23,409 22,602 22,498 22,075 23,372 274,639 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 71,627 68,967 70,835 67,873 73,314 854,560 : 19 Sts 2/ : 802,520 761,554 775,061 736,891 799,861 9,306,960 : Oth Sts 3/ : 25,806 22,562 21,877 25,111 23,616 283,033 : US 2007 : 828,326 784,116 796,938 762,002 823,477 9,589,993 : US 2006 : 808,682 771,498 770,745 729,080 795,295 9,414,070 : 2007 as % : of 2006 : 102 102 103 105 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 120,087 111,399 120,026 115,920 120,288 116,961 114,172 AR : 104,378 95,937 104,881 97,978 100,720 98,033 97,655 DE : 14,870 13,858 14,351 14,257 14,144 13,458 13,178 FL : 5,013 4,774 5,225 5,038 4,949 4,832 5,095 GA : 127,803 118,497 127,682 120,937 125,611 122,474 123,297 KY : 27,966 26,036 28,439 28,151 28,710 29,011 28,396 LA : 13,896 13,626 14,648 13,516 13,751 13,425 13,798 MD : 32,983 31,254 33,458 32,386 32,681 31,527 31,902 MS : 69,781 65,686 71,018 69,021 70,642 69,187 70,011 NC : 72,808 67,619 73,340 70,165 71,786 69,216 69,616 OK : 25,869 24,006 25,665 24,762 26,202 25,728 25,110 PA : 15,217 14,544 15,144 15,172 15,468 15,560 15,935 SC : 20,191 18,376 20,254 19,423 19,933 19,739 19,459 TX : 56,411 53,939 59,563 55,734 56,330 56,566 57,974 VA : 22,550 21,652 23,560 22,677 22,354 22,753 23,095 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 72,327 67,350 74,785 72,227 74,038 72,306 72,884 : 19 Sts 2/ : 802,150 748,553 812,039 777,364 797,607 780,776 781,577 : Oth Sts 3/ : 23,877 26,727 24,851 24,184 27,716 25,017 23,605 : US 2008 : 826,027 775,280 836,890 801,548 825,323 805,793 805,182 : US 2007 : 796,158 722,211 809,483 799,500 836,135 810,411 821,236 : 2008 as % : of 2007 : 104 107 103 100 99 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 113,521 107,435 104,853 97,259 109,321 1,351,242 AR : 93,120 89,103 87,436 82,651 92,277 1,144,169 DE : 13,546 12,656 11,810 10,339 12,213 158,680 FL : 4,851 4,627 4,435 4,378 4,698 57,915 GA : 122,197 114,986 113,259 103,868 117,499 1,438,110 KY : 29,067 27,318 26,897 25,364 28,783 334,138 LA : 13,431 12,698 12,353 11,432 13,023 159,597 MD : 32,843 30,293 29,305 29,450 32,184 380,266 MS : 70,073 64,780 63,338 59,782 64,880 808,199 NC : 69,911 66,690 64,547 65,630 68,905 830,233 OK : 24,717 24,833 25,810 24,427 24,377 301,506 PA : 15,600 14,297 14,241 12,307 15,237 178,722 SC : 19,703 19,424 18,998 18,643 20,096 234,239 TX : 56,239 54,664 52,898 50,950 56,325 667,593 VA : 23,154 22,436 22,043 20,179 22,487 268,940 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 71,409 66,514 66,814 65,293 71,333 847,280 : 19 Sts 2/ : 773,382 732,754 719,037 681,952 753,638 9,160,829 : Oth Sts 3/ : 25,677 22,481 21,927 23,360 25,666 295,088 : US 2008 : 799,059 755,235 740,964 705,312 779,304 9,455,917 : US 2007 : 828,326 784,116 796,938 762,002 823,477 9,589,993 : 2008 as % : of 2007 : 96 96 93 93 95 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,347 11,814 11,641 12,224 E North Central : 9,415 8,899 9,136 9,572 W North Central : 28,871 29,542 29,961 30,686 South Atlantic : 241,183 239,592 243,536 240,223 South Central : 346,113 347,431 346,529 340,587 West : 23,160 23,064 25,014 26,215 : US : 660,089 660,342 665,817 659,507 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,088 12,259 12,097 12,574 E North Central : 9,444 9,387 9,582 9,190 W North Central : 30,513 30,512 29,377 29,292 South Atlantic : 241,177 241,629 240,348 241,573 South Central : 337,905 341,897 333,064 342,312 West : 26,131 25,285 25,591 25,625 : US : 657,258 660,969 650,059 660,566 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct 1/ : Nov 1/ : Dec 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,751 12,057 10,855 12,173 E North Central : 9,121 9,181 9,054 9,459 W North Central : 30,300 27,237 25,097 28,394 South Atlantic : 240,517 234,341 228,641 241,989 South Central : 340,447 325,485 310,587 334,930 West : 24,208 21,231 23,172 26,261 : US : 656,344 629,532 607,406 653,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 11,763 11,614 11,838 11,780 E North Central : 9,802 9,665 9,738 9,750 W North Central : 28,437 28,508 28,940 29,405 South Atlantic : 241,522 240,299 245,716 247,619 South Central : 335,286 334,986 342,033 343,587 West : 24,574 24,638 25,476 26,325 : US : 651,384 649,710 663,741 668,466 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,148 12,147 12,360 12,135 E North Central : 11,084 11,237 11,335 11,977 W North Central : 30,121 30,519 29,318 29,592 South Atlantic : 252,313 251,449 246,426 248,901 South Central : 347,709 350,960 343,100 348,717 West : 26,379 25,436 25,095 24,202 : US : 679,754 681,748 667,634 675,524 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 13,257 12,911 12,391 13,122 E North Central : 11,354 10,570 11,969 11,325 W North Central : 30,053 28,017 26,994 29,854 South Atlantic : 246,605 240,159 238,076 247,617 South Central : 345,834 333,658 320,547 352,189 West : 23,206 23,528 24,260 25,257 : US : 670,309 648,843 634,237 679,364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,765 12,958 12,614 13,045 E North Central : 11,159 12,141 11,448 12,094 W North Central : 29,882 29,753 30,639 28,997 South Atlantic : 250,584 249,975 251,228 248,688 South Central : 349,230 349,353 351,407 346,242 West : 24,139 24,205 25,694 25,901 : US : 677,759 678,385 683,030 674,967 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,914 13,477 13,550 13,399 E North Central : 12,425 12,094 12,842 12,191 W North Central : 29,380 29,476 28,014 28,591 South Atlantic : 243,621 244,718 240,356 239,237 South Central : 344,261 348,156 335,958 333,740 West : 25,410 25,790 24,988 22,577 : US : 668,011 673,711 655,708 649,735 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,299 11,613 10,193 12,589 E North Central : 11,881 11,299 11,028 11,426 W North Central : 28,634 26,750 25,608 27,874 South Atlantic : 237,492 223,738 218,175 232,061 South Central : 325,524 309,128 296,927 322,414 West : 21,553 21,359 23,179 23,476 : US : 637,383 603,887 585,110 629,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 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Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,898 29,586 30,318 26,736 28,242 30,826 30,348 AR : 25,413 26,198 25,690 25,500 25,884 27,851 27,996 DE : 3,697 3,683 3,732 3,402 3,761 3,690 3,830 FL : 1,365 1,374 1,372 1,364 1,367 1,369 1,354 GA : 33,990 34,084 31,895 31,566 31,659 33,571 34,132 KY : 7,401 6,418 6,732 7,468 6,586 7,081 7,646 LA : 3,678 3,802 3,802 3,742 3,802 3,742 3,712 MD : 8,879 8,362 8,445 8,411 8,685 8,295 8,616 MS : 17,321 17,034 16,094 14,391 17,123 16,921 17,599 NC : 17,334 17,363 17,758 18,182 18,290 18,493 18,810 OK : 6,793 7,086 6,766 6,961 6,540 6,789 7,136 PA : 4,069 3,814 3,721 3,388 3,595 3,897 3,999 SC : 5,484 4,951 5,481 5,052 4,763 5,460 5,487 TX : 14,914 14,518 12,529 12,604 13,677 13,688 14,331 VA : 6,398 6,186 5,782 5,744 5,328 6,255 6,277 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,390 18,613 16,722 17,880 18,940 19,757 19,683 : 19 State Total :205,024 203,072 196,839 192,391 198,242 207,685 210,956 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,754 20,817 19,873 20,075 19,657 19,638 17,285 AR : 21,895 23,882 23,750 22,503 22,595 21,057 21,430 DE : 4,320 3,960 4,964 4,963 5,239 5,359 4,180 FL : 1,281 1,426 1,489 1,358 1,392 1,400 1,209 GA : 26,291 26,856 26,741 27,984 27,500 26,325 25,754 KY : 5,352 5,796 5,190 5,901 5,376 5,745 6,234 LA : 3,664 3,733 3,470 3,107 3,907 3,950 3,365 MD : 5,245 6,784 6,231 5,910 5,407 4,656 5,804 MS : 15,702 15,237 14,477 15,205 15,375 14,645 12,830 NC : 14,744 15,191 15,277 14,299 14,066 15,056 14,682 OK : 5,194 4,288 4,211 4,705 4,499 5,020 4,821 PA : 2,660 3,133 3,050 3,084 2,956 2,826 2,786 SC : 4,422 4,256 4,271 4,463 4,630 4,320 4,340 TX : 11,864 11,858 11,991 12,609 12,327 10,634 10,666 VA : 5,599 4,735 4,222 5,039 4,697 4,382 4,808 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,191 16,335 15,579 16,219 15,625 14,903 15,893 : 19 State Total :165,178 168,287 164,786 167,424 165,248 159,916 156,087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 25 : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 30,220 31,149 30,600 30,481 30,370 30,510 AR : 27,743 27,887 26,712 27,928 27,640 27,686 DE : 3,837 3,943 3,963 3,913 3,572 3,971 FL : 1,336 1,264 1,344 1,353 1,322 1,362 GA : 34,381 34,972 33,621 34,677 34,253 34,361 KY : 7,505 7,931 6,531 7,522 7,432 7,317 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,742 3,742 3,649 MD : 8,609 8,495 8,482 8,531 8,498 8,531 MS : 18,123 17,007 17,147 17,960 18,374 18,439 NC : 18,540 18,825 18,555 19,082 18,835 18,334 OK : 6,919 7,074 7,037 6,834 7,194 7,058 PA : 4,124 4,023 3,901 3,985 3,862 3,926 SC : 5,384 5,574 5,471 5,530 5,230 5,610 TX : 14,329 14,312 14,083 14,145 14,118 14,247 VA : 6,223 6,399 5,959 6,286 6,164 6,238 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,880 20,019 19,809 19,793 18,949 19,964 : 19 State Total : 210,865 212,586 206,927 211,762 209,555 211,203 : Chicks Placed : AL : 18,602 20,691 19,943 20,225 21,096 20,563 AR : 22,015 23,741 23,276 24,056 23,957 23,024 DE : 5,070 4,939 5,284 4,227 4,820 4,384 FL : 1,485 1,194 1,484 1,499 1,563 1,401 GA : 26,118 25,901 27,449 27,732 28,382 27,344 KY : 5,175 5,527 5,982 5,924 5,966 5,052 LA : 3,768 3,445 3,635 3,606 3,816 3,421 MD : 5,547 5,290 5,665 6,453 5,703 6,470 MS : 15,453 15,302 15,762 16,239 15,238 15,312 NC : 15,680 15,586 15,312 15,270 15,478 15,301 OK : 3,949 4,805 5,424 4,180 4,754 5,287 PA : 2,989 3,062 3,130 3,157 3,118 2,936 SC : 3,966 4,998 4,578 4,521 4,561 4,475 TX : 11,606 11,670 12,145 12,087 12,054 11,791 VA : 4,057 5,018 4,648 5,235 5,337 4,407 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,519 17,106 17,866 17,864 17,113 17,228 : 19 State Total : 161,999 168,275 171,583 172,275 172,956 168,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 30,387 30,528 29,225 30,640 30,397 30,853 AR : 27,371 27,552 27,627 27,758 27,525 27,822 DE : 3,998 3,807 3,974 3,840 3,852 3,995 FL : 1,354 1,366 1,368 1,369 1,369 1,363 GA : 34,329 34,642 34,630 33,984 34,296 34,545 KY : 7,712 7,879 7,838 7,770 7,765 7,599 LA : 3,680 3,680 3,664 3,695 3,711 3,740 MD : 8,781 8,716 8,403 8,729 8,078 8,781 MS : 17,683 18,116 18,363 18,529 18,816 19,044 NC : 18,600 18,528 18,300 18,619 18,566 18,430 OK : 7,155 7,109 6,984 6,916 7,098 6,981 PA : 3,849 3,972 3,946 3,679 3,929 3,352 SC : 5,550 5,516 5,440 5,361 5,493 5,308 TX : 14,212 14,414 14,159 13,923 14,505 14,678 VA : 6,176 6,168 6,121 5,879 6,177 6,146 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,343 18,992 19,121 19,391 19,829 19,576 : 19 State Total : 210,180 210,985 209,163 210,082 211,406 212,213 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,369 20,180 20,238 20,658 20,531 19,693 AR : 23,326 22,604 24,310 23,440 24,523 23,381 DE : 4,932 4,453 4,967 5,457 5,550 4,575 FL : 1,537 1,353 1,517 1,382 1,680 1,494 GA : 28,177 27,791 28,150 27,750 26,792 27,501 KY : 5,894 6,105 6,321 6,407 6,429 6,669 LA : 3,619 3,686 3,557 3,310 3,410 3,548 MD : 5,676 6,233 5,800 5,214 5,142 5,845 MS : 16,175 16,398 16,689 15,965 16,310 16,442 NC : 15,944 15,416 15,111 15,525 15,314 14,914 OK : 4,799 5,941 4,377 5,636 4,379 4,814 PA : 3,222 3,170 3,172 3,190 3,180 3,095 SC : 4,673 5,034 4,808 4,425 5,508 5,260 TX : 11,918 11,850 12,019 11,931 12,157 11,869 VA : 5,013 4,690 4,871 4,960 4,933 5,078 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,682 16,406 16,888 16,743 16,877 16,995 : 19 State Total : 172,956 171,310 172,795 171,993 172,715 171,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 30,912 30,934 30,794 30,094 30,576 30,995 AR : 27,995 27,872 28,089 28,240 28,079 27,393 DE : 3,993 3,994 4,021 4,047 4,043 4,047 FL : 1,362 1,365 1,366 1,364 1,364 1,377 GA : 34,971 34,832 34,927 34,725 34,789 35,062 KY : 7,388 7,390 7,699 7,556 7,375 7,701 LA : 3,833 3,802 3,848 3,833 3,893 3,924 MD : 8,822 8,743 8,958 9,019 8,975 8,952 MS : 19,195 19,044 19,135 19,149 19,281 19,193 NC : 19,102 19,003 19,485 19,400 19,207 19,292 OK : 6,978 7,004 7,144 7,047 7,153 7,108 PA : 4,104 3,890 3,999 3,967 3,961 3,789 SC : 5,499 5,452 5,624 5,383 5,479 5,422 TX : 14,633 14,696 14,696 14,992 15,138 15,167 VA : 6,116 6,179 6,168 6,203 6,246 6,399 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,927 20,278 20,357 20,059 20,047 19,731 : 19 State Total : 214,830 214,478 216,310 215,078 215,606 215,552 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,150 20,485 20,640 20,491 20,129 20,496 AR : 24,285 23,179 23,012 23,542 22,450 24,667 DE : 5,450 4,188 4,406 3,826 4,693 5,634 FL : 1,552 1,588 1,717 1,554 1,556 1,361 GA : 28,537 27,940 28,076 28,106 27,703 28,426 KY : 6,211 5,965 5,668 6,409 6,471 6,420 LA : 3,597 3,592 3,890 3,454 3,998 3,756 MD : 5,054 5,735 5,841 6,831 5,929 5,611 MS : 16,906 17,073 17,131 17,289 17,397 17,381 NC : 15,834 15,494 15,638 15,852 15,472 15,867 OK : 4,667 5,252 5,100 4,912 5,574 4,548 PA : 2,954 3,111 2,740 3,110 3,081 3,137 SC : 4,165 4,303 4,200 4,792 5,206 4,823 TX : 11,593 12,008 12,223 12,275 12,322 12,349 VA : 4,726 5,011 5,122 4,820 4,901 4,593 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,250 17,496 18,164 17,438 17,909 16,976 : 19 State Total : 171,931 172,420 173,568 174,701 174,791 176,045 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,304 31,722 31,354 31,737 31,504 31,146 AR : 27,991 28,374 28,586 28,327 28,547 29,219 DE : 4,039 4,107 4,187 4,064 4,108 4,160 FL : 1,397 1,382 1,372 1,383 1,384 1,376 GA : 34,629 35,553 35,641 35,923 35,682 35,138 KY : 7,831 7,543 7,624 8,059 7,720 7,930 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,955 MD : 8,985 9,011 9,050 8,941 8,932 8,776 MS : 18,936 18,998 19,104 19,090 18,796 18,765 NC : 19,487 19,757 19,889 19,625 19,843 19,596 OK : 7,021 7,169 7,262 7,250 7,072 7,003 PA : 3,964 4,114 4,197 4,143 3,836 3,998 SC : 5,388 5,554 5,378 5,775 5,659 5,656 TX : 15,078 15,026 15,044 15,096 15,168 15,017 VA : 6,495 6,451 6,529 6,540 6,478 6,480 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 20,081 20,192 20,249 20,591 19,834 20,091 : 19 State Total : 216,550 218,877 219,390 220,468 218,487 218,306 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,197 20,616 20,571 20,693 20,559 20,488 AR : 24,458 24,661 24,500 23,551 24,018 23,581 DE : 4,449 5,112 5,257 5,504 5,470 4,800 FL : 1,449 1,455 1,674 1,621 1,651 1,579 GA : 28,109 28,377 28,653 27,694 29,255 29,257 KY : 6,376 6,108 5,366 6,447 5,891 6,130 LA : 3,655 3,738 3,795 3,765 3,901 3,892 MD : 6,736 5,903 6,265 5,683 5,806 5,686 MS : 17,415 17,719 17,574 17,370 17,609 17,429 NC : 15,872 16,161 15,706 15,907 16,434 16,378 OK : 4,429 4,745 4,630 5,299 5,007 5,623 PA : 3,184 2,996 2,902 2,995 3,156 3,262 SC : 4,429 4,823 5,258 4,971 5,415 4,671 TX : 12,624 12,891 12,848 12,760 12,721 12,652 VA : 4,761 5,164 4,891 5,333 5,226 6,158 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,871 16,672 17,424 18,094 18,069 18,498 : 19 State Total : 176,014 177,141 177,314 177,687 180,188 180,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,761 31,949 31,755 32,025 32,227 31,826 AR : 29,294 28,818 28,790 28,778 28,755 28,691 DE : 4,086 4,115 4,121 4,188 4,155 4,153 FL : 1,377 1,291 1,359 1,383 1,378 1,345 GA : 35,292 35,585 35,594 35,439 35,948 35,151 KY : 7,727 8,019 7,830 7,939 7,881 7,792 LA : 3,955 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,926 8,852 8,851 8,907 8,977 9,025 MS : 19,104 18,938 19,090 19,031 18,850 19,150 NC : 19,922 19,727 19,596 19,687 19,686 19,513 OK : 7,153 7,412 7,092 7,195 6,980 6,924 PA : 4,017 4,024 4,116 3,927 4,261 4,086 SC : 5,643 5,604 5,946 5,525 5,752 5,430 TX : 15,119 15,124 15,442 15,279 15,345 15,229 VA : 6,553 6,507 6,479 6,438 6,454 6,477 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 20,653 20,557 20,089 19,842 19,156 19,405 : 19 State Total : 220,582 220,445 220,073 219,506 219,728 218,120 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,794 21,628 20,360 21,778 21,301 21,010 AR : 24,537 24,188 24,471 25,876 24,238 24,001 DE : 5,306 4,912 4,525 4,946 4,986 5,042 FL : 1,900 1,487 1,427 1,468 1,268 1,376 GA : 29,271 27,791 29,534 28,933 29,142 28,709 KY : 6,675 6,295 6,714 6,601 6,909 6,296 LA : 3,833 3,947 3,987 3,625 3,931 3,775 MD : 6,560 6,183 6,503 6,284 6,327 6,217 MS : 17,502 16,994 16,965 17,218 17,345 17,380 NC : 15,834 16,142 15,716 15,876 15,991 16,087 OK : 4,862 4,697 5,240 5,793 5,642 5,307 PA : 3,172 2,838 3,124 3,024 3,050 2,989 SC : 4,611 5,602 4,439 4,742 5,347 5,043 TX : 12,701 12,810 12,723 12,846 12,870 12,939 VA : 4,447 5,257 5,395 5,333 4,989 5,120 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,589 17,772 17,946 16,114 17,574 18,932 : 19 State Total : 180,594 178,543 179,069 180,457 180,910 180,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,498 31,773 31,641 32,679 32,741 33,313 AR : 27,925 27,263 27,843 28,071 27,830 28,036 DE : 4,218 4,217 4,216 4,188 4,188 4,188 FL : 1,364 1,343 1,374 1,369 1,363 1,376 GA : 34,503 33,967 35,644 35,470 35,022 34,824 KY : 7,894 7,019 7,654 7,705 7,802 7,763 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,954 MD : 8,907 8,354 8,649 8,852 8,778 8,673 MS : 19,059 18,499 18,891 18,701 18,741 18,802 NC : 19,620 18,952 19,210 19,924 19,416 19,599 OK : 6,904 6,524 6,914 6,979 7,032 7,054 PA : 4,294 3,944 4,053 3,995 4,090 4,029 SC : 5,565 5,559 5,385 5,722 5,747 5,646 TX : 15,318 14,218 15,194 15,381 15,319 15,205 VA : 6,419 6,077 6,388 6,374 6,175 6,313 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,386 19,027 19,547 19,349 19,343 19,646 : 19 State Total : 216,797 210,659 216,526 218,682 217,510 218,421 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,846 20,678 20,985 20,723 21,687 20,858 AR : 24,945 25,529 24,601 25,377 22,879 23,497 DE : 5,264 5,166 5,184 5,164 5,124 5,167 FL : 1,464 1,431 1,541 1,410 1,495 1,511 GA : 28,977 29,671 28,740 28,801 27,909 29,674 KY : 6,184 6,261 6,175 6,131 5,719 6,240 LA : 3,825 3,771 3,954 3,897 3,927 3,891 MD : 6,067 5,635 6,131 5,960 5,544 6,115 MS : 17,436 17,255 17,307 17,579 16,544 16,845 NC : 15,744 16,228 16,057 16,227 15,895 15,873 OK : 4,805 4,370 4,945 3,536 5,135 4,922 PA : 3,026 3,060 3,067 3,138 2,873 3,050 SC : 5,494 4,740 4,415 4,464 4,690 4,392 TX : 12,994 13,006 12,967 12,948 11,865 12,808 VA : 5,237 5,689 5,204 5,264 4,973 4,722 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,185 16,915 17,510 17,342 16,231 17,428 : 19 State Total : 180,493 179,405 178,783 177,961 172,490 176,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 32,948 32,781 32,605 32,176 32,080 31,491 AR : 28,256 28,414 28,305 28,234 28,271 27,225 DE : 4,173 4,169 4,186 3,958 3,974 3,954 FL : 1,367 1,342 1,344 1,366 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,058 35,127 34,940 34,862 35,211 33,620 KY : 7,624 7,767 7,815 7,608 7,766 7,126 LA : 4,014 4,014 4,044 4,044 4,038 4,029 MD : 8,730 8,752 8,823 8,624 8,360 8,500 MS : 18,741 18,726 18,656 17,771 17,633 18,093 NC : 19,707 19,713 19,074 19,713 19,126 17,631 OK : 7,011 7,004 7,120 7,181 7,189 7,046 PA : 3,940 4,232 4,341 4,484 4,397 4,204 SC : 5,566 5,743 5,554 5,592 5,370 5,390 TX : 14,285 14,741 15,021 14,990 14,965 14,637 VA : 6,242 6,249 6,245 6,349 6,290 6,211 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,109 19,055 19,082 19,280 20,043 18,832 : 19 State Total : 216,771 217,829 217,155 216,232 216,057 209,333 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,713 21,727 21,656 21,814 22,044 21,218 AR : 23,585 24,311 24,003 24,811 24,614 23,785 DE : 5,662 4,464 5,130 5,224 4,937 4,874 FL : 1,482 1,445 1,462 1,388 1,470 1,361 GA : 29,823 28,391 28,508 29,375 28,147 28,531 KY : 6,607 6,874 6,386 6,032 6,005 6,324 LA : 3,380 3,900 3,618 3,835 3,865 3,979 MD : 5,647 6,908 6,156 5,575 5,860 6,109 MS : 16,972 16,978 16,945 17,090 17,079 16,947 NC : 16,316 16,073 16,428 16,123 16,300 15,934 OK : 6,034 4,173 4,920 4,205 4,522 4,899 PA : 3,136 3,051 3,067 2,794 3,018 3,123 SC : 4,444 5,557 5,076 4,430 4,830 4,383 TX : 12,950 12,913 12,834 12,020 12,345 12,482 VA : 5,412 4,585 4,825 5,566 5,269 5,272 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,930 16,782 17,942 17,414 17,098 17,135 : 19 State Total : 180,093 178,132 178,956 177,696 177,403 176,356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,929 32,080 31,172 32,334 30,850 30,395 AR : 26,429 27,324 26,197 27,807 26,967 25,563 DE : 3,885 4,010 4,218 3,996 4,188 4,121 FL : 1,374 1,362 1,366 1,344 1,364 1,364 GA : 33,480 33,817 32,927 34,944 34,302 32,885 KY : 6,997 8,232 7,181 7,688 7,093 6,607 LA : 3,999 3,978 3,712 4,015 3,829 3,939 MD : 7,950 8,512 8,732 8,495 8,460 7,791 MS : 17,881 17,434 17,106 17,288 17,559 17,601 NC : 19,135 19,516 18,919 18,442 18,259 18,360 OK : 6,562 7,448 6,783 7,263 7,047 6,814 PA : 4,058 4,297 4,432 4,368 4,187 4,117 SC : 5,547 5,518 5,728 5,394 5,343 5,641 TX : 13,253 13,965 14,156 14,769 14,310 13,479 VA : 5,810 6,223 5,855 6,264 6,324 6,189 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,137 18,865 19,613 19,666 19,204 18,375 : 19 State Total : 206,426 212,581 208,097 214,077 209,286 203,241 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,445 21,264 20,503 20,784 21,355 20,979 AR : 24,169 23,133 23,303 22,765 23,213 22,906 DE : 4,841 5,259 4,540 4,790 4,900 5,415 FL : 1,343 1,457 1,470 1,135 1,559 1,497 GA : 28,591 27,966 27,585 27,630 28,231 26,465 KY : 5,784 6,308 5,704 5,857 6,944 6,116 LA : 3,905 4,225 4,057 3,552 3,881 3,576 MD : 5,783 5,408 6,166 5,429 5,785 5,805 MS : 16,238 16,172 16,586 16,434 16,096 15,846 NC : 16,414 15,950 14,872 15,897 16,579 15,515 OK : 5,453 5,619 5,096 4,949 5,077 4,474 PA : 3,254 3,139 3,210 2,992 3,154 3,184 SC : 4,305 5,087 4,663 4,890 3,846 5,481 TX : 12,380 12,514 12,198 11,142 11,804 11,907 VA : 5,259 4,866 4,888 4,561 5,053 4,640 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,817 17,736 16,866 16,052 16,540 16,122 : 19 State Total : 175,981 176,103 171,707 168,859 174,017 169,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,188 29,224 32,259 32,719 33,070 33,398 AR : 24,231 26,061 28,320 28,849 28,940 28,947 DE : 3,956 4,188 4,173 4,155 4,151 4,163 FL : 1,362 1,358 1,356 1,361 1,344 1,362 GA : 34,411 33,396 34,551 34,970 35,302 35,362 KY : 7,375 6,560 7,358 7,724 7,642 8,029 LA : 3,923 3,769 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,877 MD : 7,806 8,938 8,897 8,042 8,715 8,821 MS : 17,551 18,203 18,903 18,062 18,478 19,151 NC : 18,879 19,648 19,907 19,230 19,379 19,696 OK : 7,209 6,478 6,590 7,159 6,797 6,951 PA : 4,026 4,203 4,284 4,339 4,374 4,364 SC : 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 TX : 13,474 15,058 15,534 14,433 15,426 15,397 VA : 6,165 6,008 6,309 6,372 6,372 6,353 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,540 18,837 19,903 19,912 20,110 20,526 : 19 State Total : 202,686 206,478 217,739 216,469 219,634 222,087 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,759 20,483 20,295 19,708 19,664 21,176 AR : 23,998 23,397 21,885 20,326 21,474 24,092 DE : 4,911 4,437 5,053 4,615 4,766 4,961 FL : 1,603 1,438 1,167 1,126 1,304 1,291 GA : 27,446 27,823 27,935 26,316 26,855 27,909 KY : 5,922 5,529 5,383 5,704 4,786 5,984 LA : 3,938 3,598 3,937 3,876 3,726 4,114 MD : 5,946 6,297 4,789 5,557 6,354 6,224 MS : 15,931 16,322 15,605 15,844 16,158 17,201 NC : 15,233 15,144 14,972 15,596 16,367 16,561 OK : 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 5,157 4,147 PA : 3,292 3,116 2,957 2,934 3,153 3,174 SC : 5,476 4,015 4,272 5,085 4,316 4,764 TX : 12,495 12,104 11,496 11,426 12,690 13,043 VA : 4,933 5,292 5,353 4,824 4,819 4,967 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,027 17,369 16,306 16,238 17,103 18,076 : 19 State Total : 175,506 171,083 165,955 164,245 168,692 177,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : 52 Week Total State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : 2007 2/ : 2006 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 33,040 32,471 32,657 32,745 1,642,902 1,616,143 AR : 27,993 27,840 28,008 28,434 1,451,076 1,455,849 DE : 4,159 4,161 4,133 4,153 212,533 197,728 FL : 1,343 1,364 1,339 1,339 70,812 70,444 GA : 34,382 35,392 35,771 35,549 1,810,996 1,759,398 KY : 7,270 7,593 7,810 7,707 395,976 372,645 LA : 3,923 3,846 3,675 3,710 202,167 204,435 MD : 8,707 8,669 9,015 9,008 452,750 455,710 MS : 18,720 18,924 19,075 18,861 966,510 921,731 NC : 19,249 19,851 19,436 19,809 1,002,260 958,730 OK : 6,592 7,218 7,081 7,387 365,547 362,030 PA : 4,136 3,977 4,371 4,185 212,841 205,995 SC : 5,387 5,607 5,669 5,457 287,095 275,011 TX : 15,322 14,729 15,463 15,464 770,686 757,368 VA : 6,239 6,226 6,207 6,225 326,332 326,852 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,388 20,303 19,436 19,326 1,018,231 1,011,163 : 19 State Total :214,850 218,171 219,146 219,359 11,188,714 10,951,232 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,007 22,364 22,462 22,166 1,087,418 1,093,042 AR : 25,051 26,043 24,319 24,671 1,241,481 1,236,234 DE : 5,061 5,343 4,485 4,796 257,973 252,179 FL : 1,401 1,313 1,367 1,307 75,884 75,806 GA : 28,416 28,959 28,625 27,951 1,470,924 1,431,288 KY : 6,052 6,257 6,719 6,197 320,961 302,990 LA : 3,864 3,586 4,031 3,480 196,449 197,317 MD : 5,666 5,489 6,255 6,207 307,931 306,789 MS : 16,461 17,081 17,445 17,003 877,076 823,597 NC : 16,218 16,167 16,388 16,196 825,752 787,857 OK : 4,308 3,797 4,595 4,371 253,717 259,043 PA : 3,268 3,206 3,267 3,102 160,659 158,417 SC : 5,010 4,388 4,929 4,628 248,618 236,579 TX : 12,140 12,871 12,838 12,755 645,834 647,921 VA : 4,862 5,206 5,345 4,855 262,533 262,750 CA, MO : TN & WV : 17,615 16,871 16,932 15,650 896,611 892,308 : 19 State Total :176,400 178,941 180,002 175,335 9,129,821 8,964,117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007. 3/ January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 32,340 32,556 32,717 32,199 31,976 32,423 AR : 28,401 28,042 28,286 28,269 28,592 27,784 DE : 4,182 4,057 4,026 4,162 4,095 3,868 FL : 1,359 1,369 1,368 1,368 1,379 1,379 GA : 35,904 34,851 35,121 35,523 35,895 35,460 KY : 7,646 7,482 7,274 7,895 7,802 7,432 LA : 3,706 3,685 3,920 3,893 3,863 3,984 MD : 9,042 8,969 8,980 9,005 9,025 9,104 MS : 17,832 18,495 18,769 18,717 18,826 18,661 NC : 19,648 19,822 19,512 19,664 19,668 19,796 OK : 7,053 7,261 6,740 7,212 7,499 6,777 PA : 4,404 4,345 4,405 4,223 4,261 4,295 SC : 5,515 5,660 5,345 5,435 5,440 5,714 TX : 15,344 14,945 15,594 15,664 15,678 15,708 VA : 6,197 5,999 6,324 6,322 6,326 6,341 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,582 19,059 19,057 19,429 19,941 19,576 : 19 State Total : 218,155 216,597 217,438 218,980 220,266 218,302 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,610 21,885 21,454 21,296 21,641 21,333 AR : 24,376 24,079 24,305 24,295 23,399 22,579 DE : 5,228 5,353 4,586 5,651 4,889 4,917 FL : 1,415 1,444 1,519 1,332 1,424 1,462 GA : 29,145 28,949 28,522 29,689 28,014 28,947 KY : 5,838 6,177 6,138 5,959 6,069 5,812 LA : 3,849 3,467 3,698 3,627 3,913 4,033 MD : 6,173 5,608 5,996 5,726 5,978 6,197 MS : 17,450 17,622 17,337 16,482 16,982 17,234 NC : 16,444 16,012 16,299 15,676 16,384 16,044 OK : 4,997 4,867 4,723 4,598 4,752 5,171 PA : 3,030 3,206 3,183 3,184 3,258 3,289 SC : 4,304 5,170 5,214 4,725 4,978 4,789 TX : 12,376 12,937 12,926 12,812 12,553 12,935 VA : 4,397 5,138 5,530 4,771 5,108 5,010 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,766 17,248 17,902 17,849 17,483 17,254 : 19 State Total : 178,398 179,162 179,332 177,672 176,825 177,006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 32,443 32,568 32,530 32,785 32,935 32,362 AR : 28,156 28,455 28,444 28,124 28,100 27,080 DE : 3,999 3,997 3,982 3,884 3,960 3,957 FL : 1,389 1,369 1,403 1,418 1,414 1,414 GA : 35,318 35,314 35,129 35,088 35,245 34,426 KY : 7,405 7,971 7,969 7,897 7,959 7,740 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,847 3,893 3,847 3,712 MD : 9,067 8,975 9,138 8,904 9,097 8,831 MS : 18,722 18,907 18,774 18,865 19,031 19,164 NC : 19,970 19,748 19,953 20,010 20,190 19,534 OK : 7,230 6,920 7,026 6,953 7,094 7,100 PA : 4,395 3,998 4,179 4,130 4,457 4,294 SC : 5,693 5,518 5,800 5,585 5,765 5,726 TX : 15,835 15,898 16,211 16,006 15,700 15,545 VA : 6,428 6,443 6,443 6,413 6,080 6,621 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,917 20,295 20,100 20,401 19,668 19,774 : 19 State Total : 219,891 220,300 220,928 220,356 220,542 217,280 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,307 21,043 21,858 21,343 21,954 21,744 AR : 23,398 24,172 22,628 24,210 26,381 23,890 DE : 4,397 4,880 5,669 4,939 5,058 5,191 FL : 1,366 1,348 1,302 1,459 1,353 1,321 GA : 29,048 29,337 28,748 29,619 29,389 29,751 KY : 6,563 6,439 6,348 5,463 6,227 6,120 LA : 3,606 3,835 3,747 3,897 3,655 3,883 MD : 7,291 6,618 5,271 6,404 6,049 5,990 MS : 17,136 17,282 16,945 17,056 17,438 17,307 NC : 16,257 16,404 16,322 16,802 16,147 16,344 OK : 5,688 5,374 5,575 5,086 3,605 4,613 PA : 3,235 3,344 3,238 3,317 3,076 3,240 SC : 4,243 4,306 5,336 3,987 4,646 4,438 TX : 12,936 12,833 13,015 13,320 13,484 13,758 VA : 4,819 4,861 5,142 4,819 5,022 5,150 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,871 16,843 16,936 17,916 17,521 18,735 : 19 State Total : 178,161 178,919 178,080 179,637 181,005 181,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 32,232 32,434 32,322 32,541 32,786 32,212 AR : 26,038 26,966 27,171 26,532 27,071 27,317 DE : 4,065 4,060 4,027 3,942 3,721 3,721 FL : 1,419 1,413 1,413 1,327 1,331 1,346 GA : 34,663 34,911 34,137 34,651 34,021 34,630 KY : 8,079 8,086 7,912 7,922 7,249 8,102 LA : 3,712 3,937 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 8,939 9,106 8,779 8,995 8,223 8,812 MS : 18,863 18,926 18,879 18,877 18,999 18,266 NC : 19,544 19,735 19,617 19,533 19,475 19,314 OK : 6,871 6,928 7,088 7,135 6,797 7,221 PA : 4,306 4,354 4,318 4,400 4,193 4,231 SC : 5,436 5,391 5,611 5,406 5,420 5,371 TX : 15,749 15,697 15,588 15,066 15,336 14,646 VA : 6,350 6,466 6,174 5,791 6,211 6,443 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,994 20,163 20,334 19,928 19,717 19,599 : 19 State Total : 216,260 218,573 217,082 215,758 214,262 214,943 : Chicks Placed : AL : 22,334 22,175 21,622 21,501 21,180 22,031 AR : 23,767 24,009 23,271 22,067 23,338 23,994 DE : 5,203 4,902 4,804 4,867 4,478 4,758 FL : 1,354 1,222 1,382 1,211 1,319 1,205 GA : 29,196 28,994 28,232 28,783 29,038 27,781 KY : 5,884 6,128 5,953 6,467 6,793 6,397 LA : 3,730 3,715 3,726 3,607 3,344 3,784 MD : 5,465 6,918 6,096 6,591 7,121 6,271 MS : 17,262 17,340 17,375 17,291 17,359 17,060 NC : 16,196 16,072 16,117 15,649 16,128 16,510 OK : 4,913 5,173 5,632 4,964 5,214 4,445 PA : 3,157 3,343 3,352 3,277 3,254 3,247 SC : 4,877 5,159 4,776 4,418 4,434 5,151 TX : 13,573 13,121 13,022 13,108 12,729 13,342 VA : 5,445 4,789 5,722 5,022 4,769 4,949 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,338 17,924 17,069 18,209 18,165 17,155 : 19 State Total : 180,694 180,984 178,151 177,032 178,663 178,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 32,433 32,664 32,510 32,731 32,740 31,560 AR : 26,611 26,852 27,244 27,203 26,918 26,137 DE : 3,718 3,728 3,717 3,721 3,718 3,630 FL : 1,336 1,341 1,336 1,346 1,356 1,341 GA : 34,041 34,848 34,509 34,121 34,119 34,260 KY : 8,144 8,016 8,328 8,194 8,152 7,545 LA : 3,712 3,650 3,682 3,620 3,651 3,642 MD : 8,840 8,796 8,771 8,601 8,976 8,236 MS : 18,893 19,060 18,948 18,981 19,074 18,930 NC : 19,740 19,693 19,413 19,359 19,168 19,116 OK : 7,452 7,529 7,249 7,196 7,288 6,684 PA : 4,232 4,405 4,442 4,592 4,474 4,539 SC : 5,491 5,718 5,556 5,490 5,769 5,260 TX : 14,836 15,476 15,494 15,699 15,787 15,883 VA : 5,939 6,429 6,257 6,242 6,199 6,476 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,688 19,858 19,752 19,814 20,115 19,747 : 19 State Total : 215,106 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 212,986 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,615 21,699 22,360 21,497 22,140 22,327 AR : 22,531 22,940 25,035 23,748 23,671 24,421 DE : 5,746 4,321 4,949 5,206 5,127 4,521 FL : 1,271 1,138 1,136 1,433 1,155 1,151 GA : 28,571 28,094 28,981 28,993 29,051 28,012 KY : 6,195 5,380 6,107 6,020 6,472 6,828 LA : 3,147 3,634 3,474 3,683 3,794 3,742 MD : 6,023 5,713 6,009 5,603 5,941 6,309 MS : 17,145 17,383 16,614 17,259 17,348 17,262 NC : 16,014 16,120 16,087 16,077 16,047 16,010 OK : 5,430 5,136 3,883 4,608 4,801 4,917 PA : 3,355 3,260 3,271 3,198 3,289 3,418 SC : 4,812 4,996 4,618 4,756 4,625 5,494 TX : 12,701 12,851 12,522 12,415 12,996 13,155 VA : 4,246 5,114 4,999 4,860 5,205 5,400 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,451 18,048 17,279 17,681 18,159 16,631 : 19 State Total : 177,253 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 179,598 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,093 30,529 29,252 30,699 30,988 30,737 AR : 26,337 26,620 26,069 26,089 26,250 25,591 DE : 3,647 3,495 3,573 3,624 3,629 3,653 FL : 1,341 1,361 1,376 1,351 1,323 1,231 GA : 33,843 33,955 32,622 34,007 33,591 33,274 KY : 7,694 7,330 7,929 7,912 8,029 7,968 LA : 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,621 3,621 MD : 9,162 8,594 8,618 8,852 8,762 8,919 MS : 18,761 18,624 18,772 18,891 18,560 18,560 NC : 19,229 19,022 18,265 18,159 18,615 19,294 OK : 6,732 6,981 6,863 7,312 6,883 6,873 PA : 4,550 4,525 4,316 4,384 4,511 4,492 SC : 5,317 5,539 5,348 5,380 5,659 5,494 TX : 15,904 14,721 15,706 15,615 15,634 14,945 VA : 6,315 6,269 6,099 6,075 6,328 6,388 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,602 18,971 19,154 19,456 18,986 18,832 : 19 State Total : 213,178 210,187 207,613 211,457 211,369 209,872 : Chicks Placed : AL : 22,049 22,019 21,476 21,456 21,162 20,686 AR : 24,638 22,783 23,052 22,289 23,028 22,469 DE : 4,361 5,208 4,213 4,594 4,388 3,949 FL : 1,229 1,216 1,315 1,176 1,232 1,180 GA : 28,984 29,311 28,617 27,742 27,913 27,048 KY : 6,426 7,053 6,371 5,918 5,390 6,420 LA : 3,755 3,632 3,456 3,543 3,465 3,572 MD : 6,774 6,116 6,084 5,924 5,398 5,852 MS : 17,186 17,302 16,781 16,718 16,553 16,717 NC : 15,580 16,328 16,121 15,980 15,849 15,295 OK : 3,810 5,110 4,512 6,113 5,103 4,919 PA : 3,382 3,384 3,385 3,445 3,415 3,226 SC : 5,220 4,044 4,726 5,027 4,737 4,624 TX : 13,238 13,260 13,408 13,374 12,350 13,215 VA : 4,969 4,528 4,827 5,356 5,673 5,318 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,975 17,888 17,232 16,659 17,124 16,347 : 19 State Total : 179,576 179,182 175,576 175,314 172,780 170,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,539 29,855 29,922 29,744 29,920 29,697 AR : 25,143 25,107 24,608 24,742 24,697 24,259 DE : 3,657 3,644 3,631 3,544 3,494 3,479 FL : 1,281 1,326 1,346 1,306 1,306 1,306 GA : 32,840 33,473 32,822 32,909 32,860 32,439 KY : 7,912 7,683 7,741 7,709 7,628 7,417 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,501 3,501 3,501 MD : 8,900 8,811 8,871 8,738 8,696 7,578 MS : 18,561 18,598 18,160 18,428 17,853 17,333 NC : 18,810 19,050 18,967 18,968 19,130 18,487 OK : 7,082 6,599 7,186 6,958 6,988 7,040 PA : 4,339 4,028 4,002 3,850 4,396 4,082 SC : 5,528 5,309 5,645 5,735 5,844 5,208 TX : 14,633 15,039 15,485 15,493 14,931 15,289 VA : 6,250 6,250 6,325 6,313 6,249 6,294 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,284 18,919 18,914 18,899 17,495 18,221 : 19 State Total : 207,229 207,161 207,095 206,837 204,988 201,630 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,021 21,452 21,432 20,609 20,496 21,188 AR : 23,314 21,884 23,301 22,221 21,575 22,352 DE : 4,498 4,959 5,085 4,978 5,131 4,977 FL : 1,287 1,134 1,032 1,124 1,278 1,051 GA : 28,161 27,630 27,560 27,703 27,317 26,821 KY : 5,896 6,091 6,497 6,204 6,708 6,797 LA : 3,359 3,757 3,269 3,659 3,521 3,243 MD : 6,317 5,558 5,577 5,897 5,951 5,992 MS : 16,826 16,845 16,815 16,632 16,751 16,258 NC : 15,021 15,566 15,871 15,620 15,782 15,655 OK : 3,910 4,986 3,618 4,539 5,076 5,050 PA : 3,328 3,390 3,414 3,207 3,134 3,087 SC : 4,819 4,789 4,676 4,333 4,624 5,130 TX : 13,081 13,116 12,497 12,322 12,560 12,940 VA : 4,559 5,081 5,285 5,032 4,527 4,722 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,493 16,763 16,850 16,193 15,652 15,100 : 19 State Total : 172,890 173,001 172,779 170,273 170,083 170,363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,812 28,226 28,749 27,445 27,587 27,289 AR : 23,956 23,132 24,133 21,837 23,517 23,512 DE : 3,310 3,257 3,255 3,417 3,294 3,189 FL : 1,191 1,116 1,229 1,229 1,221 1,165 GA : 30,895 31,070 32,187 29,784 30,336 28,723 KY : 7,611 6,631 7,891 7,116 7,172 6,525 LA : 3,501 3,501 3,183 3,073 3,470 3,152 MD : 7,894 7,825 8,760 7,556 7,877 7,964 MS : 17,770 18,290 15,909 16,698 17,225 16,295 NC : 17,360 17,731 18,397 16,954 16,896 17,726 OK : 7,242 7,045 7,049 6,913 7,340 6,953 PA : 4,058 3,569 3,959 4,034 4,210 3,085 SC : 5,709 5,755 5,403 4,578 5,359 5,527 TX : 14,650 13,304 14,001 14,410 14,871 14,106 VA : 6,021 5,779 6,140 5,691 6,156 5,815 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,853 17,338 18,497 17,696 18,035 17,776 : 19 State Total : 197,833 193,569 198,742 188,431 194,566 188,802 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,212 20,194 20,458 19,911 18,916 20,140 AR : 21,646 24,134 22,051 20,901 20,824 21,727 DE : 4,870 4,722 4,295 3,865 4,233 4,927 FL : 1,037 1,042 990 1,078 1,020 1,043 GA : 27,100 26,583 26,557 25,898 26,012 26,370 KY : 6,292 5,601 6,020 5,830 5,087 6,278 LA : 3,425 3,431 3,260 3,082 3,204 3,253 MD : 6,118 5,239 5,027 5,684 5,126 5,115 MS : 16,576 16,007 15,563 15,753 16,258 13,969 NC : 15,818 15,628 14,652 14,321 14,592 14,746 OK : 5,478 3,400 5,080 5,433 3,715 5,381 PA : 3,102 3,297 3,265 3,452 2,907 3,092 SC : 4,541 5,023 5,131 4,518 4,986 5,077 TX : 13,021 12,505 12,796 12,354 11,204 11,853 VA : 4,658 5,644 5,375 5,009 5,007 5,267 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 15,777 15,698 15,293 15,391 16,989 14,969 : 19 State Total : 170,671 168,148 165,813 162,480 160,080 163,207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 27,342 25,864 26,196 28,744 29,439 29,100 AR : 22,075 22,047 23,111 25,038 24,891 24,692 DE : 3,048 2,966 3,118 3,375 3,370 3,272 FL : 1,150 1,278 1,276 1,269 1,282 1,284 GA : 29,961 28,621 28,892 31,090 31,989 32,495 KY : 7,289 7,255 7,179 7,608 7,914 7,984 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 17,478 NC : 18,495 18,484 18,597 18,191 18,572 18,811 OK : 7,148 6,661 6,834 7,108 6,285 6,937 PA : 3,265 3,803 3,700 4,041 4,232 4,276 SC : 5,526 5,126 5,426 5,761 5,443 5,817 TX : 13,805 13,105 15,317 15,016 15,299 15,280 VA : 6,013 5,500 5,186 6,174 6,185 6,193 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,034 18,004 18,525 19,237 19,114 19,006 : 19 State Total : 191,280 185,975 193,091 202,149 203,681 204,719 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,224 19,192 19,587 18,550 18,125 18,394 AR : 19,683 21,212 21,622 19,499 20,357 20,401 DE : 4,389 4,160 4,120 3,973 3,919 4,546 FL : 1,035 931 880 880 987 1,083 GA : 24,490 25,262 23,620 25,109 23,818 24,128 KY : 5,545 5,990 5,318 5,650 5,734 5,587 LA : 3,078 3,032 2,988 2,818 3,257 2,939 MD : 4,754 5,604 5,443 5,284 5,744 5,774 MS : 14,501 15,134 14,488 15,169 13,611 15,718 NC : 14,111 13,869 14,519 14,932 15,002 15,622 OK : 4,752 4,665 3,960 4,187 4,444 4,499 PA : 3,119 3,312 2,537 2,640 3,067 3,009 SC : 4,045 4,387 4,658 5,051 4,733 4,892 TX : 12,138 12,590 11,983 11,764 11,100 12,986 VA : 4,310 4,454 4,516 5,015 4,220 3,891 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 15,238 14,953 15,046 15,590 14,292 15,994 : 19 State Total : 154,412 158,747 155,285 156,111 152,410 159,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : 52 Week Total :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : 2008 2/ : 2007 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 29,107 29,339 28,715 28,941 1,591,869 1,642,902 AR : 24,330 25,115 24,188 24,249 1,345,128 1,451,076 DE : 3,314 3,338 3,358 3,244 189,132 212,533 FL : 1,241 1,271 1,013 1,008 68,011 70,812 GA : 31,381 32,540 32,778 32,669 1,730,231 1,810,996 KY : 7,612 7,630 7,882 7,543 399,995 395,976 LA : 3,424 3,424 3,424 3,411 186,533 202,167 MD : 8,672 8,512 8,911 8,749 452,015 452,750 MS : 17,405 17,500 17,194 17,372 946,935 966,510 NC : 18,321 19,012 18,419 18,716 987,900 1,002,260 OK : 6,328 6,816 6,765 6,696 363,920 365,547 PA : 4,159 4,346 4,281 3,732 218,097 212,841 SC : 5,409 5,566 5,698 5,673 286,897 287,095 TX : 15,281 15,273 15,298 15,498 791,294 770,686 VA : 5,961 6,218 5,964 5,958 321,023 326,332 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,796 19,141 19,500 19,034 997,827 1,018,231 : 19 State Total :200,741 205,041 203,388 202,493 10,876,807 11,188,714 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,151 20,849 19,908 19,864 1,090,670 1,087,418 AR : 22,298 21,173 20,812 20,734 1,182,484 1,241,481 DE : 4,593 4,183 4,940 4,221 245,937 257,973 FL : 996 987 1,060 1,050 62,075 75,884 GA : 25,808 26,559 27,123 26,376 1,438,504 1,470,924 KY : 5,972 6,388 6,028 6,010 316,878 320,961 LA : 3,398 3,326 3,228 3,287 181,827 196,449 MD : 4,913 6,215 5,288 5,970 306,099 307,931 MS : 15,707 15,672 15,501 15,463 859,443 877,076 NC : 15,494 15,274 15,805 15,377 816,592 825,752 OK : 3,727 4,465 5,545 5,258 248,900 253,717 PA : 3,197 3,218 3,339 3,306 167,677 160,659 SC : 4,529 4,818 5,058 5,071 247,519 248,618 TX : 12,754 12,922 12,992 12,842 664,585 645,834 VA : 5,636 5,225 4,952 4,515 257,858 262,533 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,016 16,630 16,693 16,808 877,086 896,611 : 19 State Total :166,189 167,904 168,272 166,152 8,964,134 9,129,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ January 5, 2008 through December 27, 2008. 3/ January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States, Weeks Ending January 3, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : State :-----------------------------: 53 Week Total : January 3, 2009 1/ : 2008 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 28,964 1,620,833 AR : 24,227 1,369,355 DE : 3,358 192,490 FL : 1,028 69,039 GA : 32,528 1,762,759 KY : 7,922 407,917 LA : 3,424 189,957 MD : 8,613 460,628 MS : 17,491 964,426 NC : 18,762 1,006,662 OK : 6,603 370,523 PA : 3,742 221,839 SC : 5,555 292,452 TX : 15,511 806,805 VA : 5,969 326,992 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,063 1,016,890 : 19 State Total : 202,760 11,079,567 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,933 1,110,603 AR : 21,908 1,204,392 DE : 4,633 250,570 FL : 978 63,053 GA : 27,662 1,466,166 KY : 5,842 322,720 LA : 3,388 185,215 MD : 5,850 311,949 MS : 15,583 875,026 NC : 15,834 832,426 OK : 4,143 253,043 PA : 3,377 171,054 SC : 4,423 251,942 TX : 12,961 677,546 VA : 4,660 262,518 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,382 894,468 : 19 State Total : 168,557 9,132,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ January 5, 2008 through January 3, 2009. 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Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2006-2008 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2008 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier :--------------------------: 2007 :----------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,825 7,015 7,012 100 64,544 65,333 65,952 Feb : 7,593 7,071 7,536 107 64,056 65,223 65,444 Mar : 7,012 7,135 7,090 99 64,389 65,397 65,535 Apr : 6,593 6,692 7,119 106 64,340 65,567 65,173 May : 7,531 8,083 8,217 102 64,259 65,522 65,203 Jun : 7,636 7,799 7,154 92 64,284 66,057 64,693 Jul : 6,456 6,634 6,462 97 64,448 66,170 64,183 Aug : 7,631 7,792 7,697 99 64,870 66,490 Sep : 7,063 7,346 6,886 94 64,410 65,943 Oct : 6,744 6,970 7,042 101 63,909 65,234 Nov : 7,618 7,606 7,026 92 64,145 65,719 Dec : 7,176 7,248 6,580 91 64,597 66,144 : Annual : Total : 85,878 87,391 85,821 98 : Total : Place- : ments 3/: Jan : 8,018 8,772 8,706 99 Feb : 9,026 8,811 9,498 108 Mar : 8,415 9,025 9,245 102 Apr : 7,558 8,358 8,720 104 May : 8,930 9,780 10,089 103 Jun : 9,144 9,435 9,228 98 Jul : 7,845 8,037 8,017 100 Aug : 9,170 9,466 9,603 101 Sep : 8,742 8,994 8,651 96 Oct : 8,028 9,076 8,361 92 Nov : 9,550 9,204 8,704 95 Dec : 8,700 9,043 8,197 91 : Annual : Total :103,126 108,001 107,019 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 3/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2006-2008 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2008 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 3/ :--------------------------: 2007 :----------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 223 265 198 75 2,870 3,007 2,907 Feb : 200 165 271 164 2,947 2,871 2,968 Mar : 261 316 245 78 2,970 2,865 2,969 Apr : 254 274 264 96 2,855 2,905 2,879 May : 241 191 227 119 2,889 2,867 2,968 Jun : 198 300 231 77 2,915 2,942 3,004 Jul : 319 183 244 133 2,873 2,982 2,958 Aug : 284 278 279 100 2,915 2,915 Sep : 260 300 210 70 2,880 3,021 Oct : 222 184 273 148 2,935 2,950 Nov : 206 281 317 113 2,955 2,940 Dec : 205 245 199 81 2,905 2,976 : Total : 2,873 2,982 2,958 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 3/ The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 2007 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : GA : 2,291 2,139 2,356 2,316 2,265 2,163 2,164 IN : 5,451 5,116 5,408 6,003 5,761 4,960 5,275 IA : 6,790 7,307 7,333 7,455 7,496 7,929 7,201 MN : 1,035 823 836 1,107 1,065 1,161 1,094 PA : 4,470 4,883 5,560 5,042 4,499 4,646 4,040 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,139 16,803 17,179 17,711 16,658 19,562 16,153 : US : 36,176 37,071 38,672 39,634 37,744 40,421 35,927 :-----------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :-----------------------------------------------------: : ---------------------- 1,000 ---------------------- : GA : 2,165 2,175 2,151 1,993 2,105 26,283 IN : 5,088 4,830 5,302 4,955 4,958 63,107 IA : 7,391 6,420 6,748 6,762 6,804 85,636 MN : 1,047 1,012 1,125 1,104 991 12,400 PA : 4,392 4,165 3,715 4,342 4,725 54,479 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,886 16,784 17,269 17,063 16,450 204,657 : US : 36,969 35,386 36,310 36,219 36,033 446,562 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, Selected States and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : GA : 2,357 2,175 2,342 2,303 2,362 2,092 1,825 IN : 5,964 5,051 5,174 4,892 5,420 5,831 4,922 IA : 7,375 7,272 7,664 8,315 7,502 8,173 7,936 MN : 849 620 933 839 888 1,102 1,127 PA : 5,596 4,704 5,356 5,492 5,089 4,897 5,412 : Oth Sts 2/ : 18,115 18,712 20,485 20,488 20,565 18,833 16,028 : US 2008 : 40,256 38,534 41,954 42,329 41,826 40,928 37,250 : US 2007 : 36,176 37,071 38,672 39,634 37,744 40,421 35,927 : 2008 as % : of 2007 : 111 104 108 107 111 101 104 :---------------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :---------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------ 1,000 ------------------------ : GA : 1,672 2,034 2,290 1,892 2,090 25,434 IN : 4,741 4,903 5,544 4,471 5,710 62,623 IA : 7,199 7,208 7,601 6,876 6,876 89,997 MN : 1,032 1,056 1,226 1,075 1,134 11,881 PA : 4,374 5,274 5,743 4,052 4,347 60,336 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,560 16,636 17,794 15,821 16,934 216,971 : US 2008 : 35,578 37,111 40,198 34,187 37,091 467,242 : US 2007 : 36,969 35,386 36,310 36,219 36,033 446,562 : 2008 as % : of 2007 : 96 105 111 94 103 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,908 6,415 6,710 6,812 E North Central : 6,884 7,366 7,234 7,688 W North Central : 8,327 9,265 8,825 8,229 South Atlantic : 3,772 4,012 3,957 4,323 South Central : 4,131 5,324 4,816 6,025 West : 5,097 5,410 6,120 5,198 : US : 34,119 37,792 37,662 38,275 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,265 6,027 5,974 4,805 E North Central : 7,176 8,039 7,254 6,719 W North Central : 8,553 9,665 8,072 8,367 South Atlantic : 4,630 5,061 4,182 3,881 South Central : 5,015 4,636 2,970 4,245 West : 4,199 5,762 4,494 4,683 : US : 35,838 39,190 32,946 32,700 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,307 5,634 5,614 5,081 E North Central : 6,728 6,007 6,922 7,238 W North Central : 8,392 8,223 8,635 8,508 South Atlantic : 4,320 4,313 3,929 5,226 South Central : 5,323 4,691 4,561 4,833 West : 4,564 5,155 5,013 5,131 : US : 34,634 34,023 34,674 36,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First Day of Month by Region and United States, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,089 5,474 5,271 5,244 E North Central : 7,624 7,048 7,577 8,138 W North Central : 7,606 8,703 9,339 9,755 South Atlantic : 4,930 4,801 4,624 4,765 South Central : 5,313 5,674 5,997 5,355 West : 4,649 5,154 5,117 5,620 : US : 36,211 36,854 37,925 38,877 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,470 5,350 5,488 4,560 E North Central : 8,474 7,845 6,716 6,653 W North Central : 10,062 9,821 8,874 8,493 South Atlantic : 4,958 4,824 2,972 2,999 South Central : 6,264 5,551 4,412 5,545 West : 5,194 4,275 4,993 4,413 : US : 40,422 37,666 33,455 32,663 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,694 5,995 5,205 5,160 E North Central : 7,019 7,016 6,539 7,492 W North Central : 9,021 9,271 7,920 8,243 South Atlantic : 3,720 4,186 4,231 3,758 South Central : 6,465 5,274 5,565 5,356 West : 4,503 4,630 4,346 4,940 : US : 36,422 36,372 33,806 34,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched, by Region and United States, Monthly, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : : : : :--------------------------: : : : : : :Percent : East : West : North & : South : : : of : North : North : South : Central : : :Previous: Central : Central :Atlantic 2/: & West 2/ : : : :--------------------------------------------- Month : 2007 : 2008 : Year : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :------------------------------------------------------------------------ :----- 1,000 ---- Percent ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 31,179 31,601 101 4,541 12,231 10,799 4,030 Feb : 31,265 32,455 104 4,821 12,005 11,761 3,868 Mar : 31,209 31,990 103 4,576 12,099 10,509 4,806 Apr : 31,662 31,886 101 4,586 11,415 11,530 4,355 May : 32,856 33,149 101 4,694 12,401 11,626 4,428 Jun : 33,155 31,854 96 4,549 11,856 11,143 4,306 Jul : 33,258 32,814 99 4,776 12,279 10,678 5,081 Aug : 33,457 31,883 95 4,599 12,335 10,875 4,074 Sep : 30,861 28,390 92 4,570 11,498 9,666 2,656 Oct : 30,190 28,679 95 4,059 11,185 10,997 2,438 Nov : 31,146 27,490 88 4,276 10,607 10,225 2,382 Dec : 30,231 27,754 92 4,032 11,193 9,368 3,161 : :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Poults Hatched, Entire Month :------------------------------------------------------------------------ :----- 1,000 ---- Percent ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 26,301 27,151 103 3,939 10,272 9,591 3,349 Feb : 24,749 25,784 104 4,007 10,019 8,603 3,155 Mar : 26,789 26,853 100 3,982 10,165 8,793 3,913 Apr : 26,362 26,522 101 3,848 9,503 9,602 3,569 May : 27,405 27,281 100 4,081 10,264 9,178 3,758 Jun : 26,657 26,196 98 3,913 9,871 8,870 3,542 Jul : 27,302 27,635 101 4,094 10,120 9,358 4,063 Aug : 26,924 25,327 94 3,777 10,272 7,936 3,342 Sep : 24,259 23,719 98 3,919 9,638 8,019 2,143 Oct : 25,778 23,274 90 3,619 9,438 8,211 2,006 Nov : 25,761 22,005 85 3,537 8,815 7,734 1,919 Dec : 24,945 24,289 97 3,602 9,506 8,601 2,580 : Total :313,232 306,036 98 46,318 117,883 104,496 37,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Regions combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkey Hatchery Production: Net Poult Placements, United States, Monthly, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All Breeds : Percent of Month :---------------------------------------: Previous : 2007 : 2008 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : Jan : 26,068 26,183 100 Feb : 24,249 25,011 103 Mar : 26,433 26,394 100 Apr : 26,034 25,880 99 May : 27,266 27,084 99 Jun : 26,282 25,557 97 Jul : 27,258 26,551 97 Aug : 26,523 24,363 92 Sep : 24,073 22,515 94 Oct : 25,222 22,165 88 Nov : 24,755 20,702 84 Dec : 24,091 23,179 96 : Total : 308,254 295,584 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes imports and excludes exports. Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 2008 and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Incubator : Hatcheries : Egg Capacity Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 2/ : 2009 : 2008 2/ : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chicken Hatcheries :----------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Number ----- -------- 1,000 ------- : : North Atlantic : 29 31 28,554 28,938 E North Central : 22 22 27,533 28,628 W North Central : 35 35 51,191 52,646 South Atlantic : 80 80 295,482 296,069 South Central : 126 125 452,623 451,801 West : 25 25 45,663 46,156 : US : 317 318 901,046 904,238 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkey Hatcheries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Number ---- ------- 1,000 ------- : : E North Central : 11 11 5,666 5,666 W North Central : 16 15 13,914 14,126 N & S Atlantic 3/ : 20 19 14,646 14,626 S Central & West 3/ : 11 10 5,748 5,057 : US : 58 55 39,974 39,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hatchery capacity is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacities are included. 2/ Revised. 3/ Regions combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Reliability of Hatchery Production Estimates Survey Procedures: Data for hatchery estimates are collected from all known chicken and turkey hatcheries. Approximately 300 chicken hatcheries are contacted for information on a weekly, monthly, and/or annual basis. Also, approximately 40 turkey hatcheries are contacted each month. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known hatcheries and use known sources to update their lists. All known hatcheries are mailed a questionnaire as close to the first of the month as possible and given adequate time to respond via mail, fax, or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all hatcheries are accounted for in the estimates. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and U.S. totals. For chicken hatcheries, chicks hatched consist of all chicks of domesticated breeds including males and chicks intended for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. Eggs set are eggs in incubators for the purpose of hatching. The relationship of egg-type chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings are carefully monitored. Broiler chicks placed are specifically placed on feed for meat production. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large percentage of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply layer flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the laying flocks. AHatchery Supply Flocks@ include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg- type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. For turkey hatcheries, only regional and U.S. level estimates are published due to the limited number of hatcheries involved. Net poults placed refer to placement of poults from hatcheries located in that region, not the actual location of the birds after placement. Net poults placed includes imported poults and excludes exported poults. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data. Revisions made to any weekly or monthly data during the year are published in this report. Reliability: Hatchery estimates are based on a census of all known operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. 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