Pou 1-1-1 (08) Hatchery Production 2007 Summary National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. April 2008 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. . . . . . . . . . . .31 Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Egg-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month. . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched. . .37 Turkey Hatchery Production: Net Poult Placements . . . . . . . . . . .38 Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity . . .39 Reliability of Hatchery Production Estimates. . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Regional Listing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Information Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Summary Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent from Previous Year Broiler-type chicks hatched during 2007 totaled 9.57 billion, up 2 percent from 2006. Leading U.S. breeders had intended placements of 87.4 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2007, up 2 percent from 2006. 19-State Broiler Placements Up 2 Percent Placements of broiler chicks on feed for meat production in the 19-State weekly program totaled 9.12 billion during the 52 week period ending December 29, 2007 up 2 percent from the 52 week period ending December 30, 2006. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 4 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during 2007 totaled 446 million, up 4 percent from 2006. Leading U.S. breeders had intended placements of 2.98 million egg-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2007, up 4 percent from 2006. Turkey Net Poults Placed Up 4 Percent Turkey poults hatched during 2007 were up 4 percent from 2006, with 313 million hatched. Net poult placements totaled 308 million, up 4 percent from 2006. Hatchery Capacity The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 2008 was 917 million eggs, up 1 percent from January 1, 2007. The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 40.2 million eggs on January 1, 2008, up 4 percent from January 1, 2007. Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL :109,254 100,258 113,313 110,636 116,314 113,094 116,085 AR :108,357 98,274 109,290 103,458 108,664 105,651 105,733 DE : 14,702 13,004 14,897 14,522 14,803 14,808 15,103 FL : 4,854 4,483 4,953 4,819 4,948 4,901 5,068 GA :123,719 111,800 123,271 117,954 123,890 120,832 121,744 KY : 25,524 23,483 26,823 25,155 26,782 25,401 25,826 LA : 14,661 13,446 15,018 14,854 15,182 14,476 15,225 MD : 31,788 28,134 32,238 30,986 32,555 31,496 32,776 MS : 72,503 67,202 73,387 71,086 70,896 68,830 72,443 NC : 66,311 60,474 68,661 67,320 69,619 66,766 66,046 OK : 23,595 21,794 23,882 23,425 24,437 23,871 23,992 PA : 14,168 12,975 14,870 14,343 15,008 13,974 14,384 SC : 17,470 16,705 19,051 18,431 18,780 18,195 18,746 TX : 54,511 50,007 56,850 55,280 58,066 55,744 56,826 VA : 23,587 21,485 23,751 23,859 24,321 23,683 23,969 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 71,459 66,376 74,327 72,427 75,216 72,248 72,729 : 19 Sts 1/ :776,463 709,900 794,582 768,555 799,481 773,970 786,695 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,109 22,158 21,990 23,586 24,475 22,997 21,707 : US Total :797,572 732,058 816,572 792,141 823,956 796,967 808,402 -----------------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct 3/ : Nov 3/ : Dec 3/ :Total 3/ : -----------------------------------------------------------------------: :-------------------------- 1,000 ------------------------- : AL :117,170 111,274 111,948 107,524 115,375 1,342,245 AR :106,083 101,547 103,563 96,218 107,689 1,254,527 DE : 15,013 13,927 14,491 13,349 14,748 173,367 FL : 5,080 4,855 5,109 4,930 5,039 59,039 GA :121,747 117,952 117,819 109,851 121,246 1,431,825 KY : 26,252 24,832 24,531 23,272 25,198 303,079 LA : 15,225 14,657 14,547 14,162 15,064 176,517 MD : 32,502 31,224 31,807 31,051 32,701 379,258 MS : 70,772 62,351 66,023 63,516 69,691 828,700 NC : 67,182 62,610 64,184 63,993 68,078 791,244 OK : 24,341 23,211 23,829 23,629 25,160 285,166 PA : 15,184 14,439 14,644 13,602 14,716 172,307 SC : 18,634 18,055 18,280 17,027 18,537 217,911 TX : 55,091 53,828 52,052 51,441 56,678 656,374 VA : 23,544 22,489 22,836 22,704 23,655 279,883 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 74,636 71,733 70,987 69,116 72,630 863,884 : 19 Sts 1/ :788,456 748,984 756,650 725,385 786,205 9,215,326 : Oth Sts 2/ : 24,038 22,066 19,708 22,152 22,606 268,592 : US Total :812,494 771,050 776,358 747,537 808,811 9,483,918 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 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 2/ : 783,399 710,021 793,955 762,176 785,065 763,821 777,767 : Oth Sts 3/ : 20,972 22,201 22,856 24,095 25,575 24,049 22,818 : US 2006 : 804,371 732,222 816,811 786,271 810,640 787,870 800,585 : US 2005 : 797,572 732,058 816,572 792,141 823,956 796,967 808,402 : 2006 as % : of 2005 : 101 100 100 99 98 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler-Type Chicks: Number Hatched by Month, 19 Selected States and United States, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 2/ : 785,072 749,696 751,096 706,981 772,348 9,141,397 : Oth Sts 3/ : 23,610 21,802 19,649 22,099 22,947 272,673 : US 2006 : 808,682 771,498 770,745 729,080 795,295 9,414,070 : US 2005 : 812,494 771,050 776,358 747,537 808,811 9,483,918 : 2006 as % : of 2005 : 100 100 99 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 112,842 101,237 113,341 112,044 115,972 112,284 115,396 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/ : 775,390 699,252 787,889 775,727 808,815 784,619 795,099 : Oth Sts 3/ : 20,743 22,764 21,457 23,566 26,958 23,710 23,884 : US 2007 : 796,133 722,016 809,346 799,293 835,773 808,329 818,983 : US 2006 : 804,371 732,222 816,811 786,271 810,640 787,870 800,585 : 2007 as % : of 2006 : 99 99 99 102 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 119,091 111,529 114,562 104,849 119,224 1,352,371 AR : 104,740 100,266 100,360 92,972 105,700 1,215,969 DE : 15,564 14,402 15,035 14,673 15,311 177,846 FL : 5,051 4,820 5,069 4,881 4,974 59,332 GA : 127,754 120,701 121,892 117,165 125,585 1,480,806 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 31,449 373,399 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 24,132 301,003 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 56,004 647,676 VA : 23,409 22,602 22,498 22,075 23,372 274,639 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 71,627 68,965 70,822 67,873 73,314 854,545 : 19 Sts 2/ : 800,542 759,581 772,988 734,919 797,663 9,292,484 : Oth Sts 3/ : 26,057 22,571 21,858 25,114 23,618 282,300 : US 2007 : 826,599 782,152 794,846 760,033 821,281 9,574,784 : US 2006 : 808,682 771,498 770,745 729,080 795,295 9,414,070 : 2007 as % : of 2006 : 102 101 103 104 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,794 11,936 12,298 12,074 E North Central : 8,980 8,804 8,500 9,179 W North Central : 28,361 28,982 29,183 29,951 South Atlantic : 237,476 236,248 239,977 239,131 South Central : 340,112 343,233 345,611 343,183 West : 24,378 24,797 25,394 26,517 : US : 652,101 654,000 660,963 660,035 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,333 12,136 11,923 12,692 E North Central : 8,998 8,941 9,028 9,153 W North Central : 30,446 30,362 29,024 29,794 South Atlantic : 241,280 241,799 236,821 238,363 South Central : 346,315 348,924 344,497 347,832 West : 25,924 25,771 25,935 26,180 : US : 665,296 667,933 657,228 664,014 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov 1/ : Dec 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 12,475 12,089 11,487 12,337 E North Central : 9,102 8,913 8,415 8,870 W North Central : 29,657 26,656 26,657 29,013 South Atlantic : 236,215 230,672 226,765 238,477 South Central : 341,374 328,587 323,886 345,918 West : 25,899 25,377 25,302 25,310 : US : 654,722 632,294 622,512 659,925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: First of Month by Region and United States, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 240,517 234,341 228,504 241,989 South Central : 340,447 325,485 310,587 334,930 West : 24,208 21,231 23,172 26,261 : US : 656,344 629,532 607,269 653,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 28,432 28,472 28,763 29,305 South Atlantic : 241,486 239,499 245,716 247,619 South Central : 335,286 334,986 342,033 343,587 West : 24,307 24,574 25,259 26,249 : US : 651,076 648,810 663,347 668,290 :---------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 30,071 30,467 29,198 29,557 South Atlantic : 252,344 251,449 246,454 248,901 South Central : 347,709 349,327 341,467 347,085 West : 26,440 25,472 25,144 24,361 : US : 679,796 680,099 665,958 674,016 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 13,257 12,911 12,262 13,122 E North Central : 11,354 10,570 11,969 11,325 W North Central : 30,041 28,019 26,996 29,864 South Atlantic : 246,605 240,159 237,891 247,617 South Central : 344,202 332,026 318,846 350,556 West : 23,640 23,455 24,261 25,372 : US : 669,099 647,140 632,225 677,856 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 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Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 1 : Oct 8 : Oct 15 : Oct 22 : Oct 29 : Nov 5 : Nov 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,177 29,866 30,004 30,786 29,408 30,510 31,494 AR : 27,954 29,226 27,197 26,658 26,153 27,093 29,009 DE : 3,979 3,810 3,767 3,690 3,289 3,820 3,484 FL : 1,374 1,389 1,384 1,399 1,383 1,374 1,374 GA : 33,098 33,299 31,169 31,132 30,305 31,537 32,224 KY : 6,655 6,858 5,890 6,248 6,699 6,900 6,888 LA : 3,833 4,136 4,136 3,834 4,136 3,834 4,136 MD : 8,721 8,670 8,813 8,737 8,467 8,820 8,842 MS : 17,573 17,998 16,498 17,731 16,408 18,412 18,059 NC : 17,936 17,483 17,574 18,126 18,497 17,452 18,060 OK : 6,278 6,722 6,795 6,864 6,606 6,460 6,827 PA : 4,247 4,190 3,938 3,739 3,741 3,903 4,260 SC : 5,075 4,939 5,093 5,029 4,471 4,691 4,937 TX : 12,339 14,562 14,797 13,226 13,654 15,137 14,894 VA : 5,861 6,245 6,009 6,190 6,373 6,511 6,374 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,591 20,334 18,849 19,034 19,290 19,370 19,870 : 19 State Total :204,691 209,727 201,913 202,423 198,880 205,824 210,732 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,189 20,859 20,956 21,467 20,498 19,975 20,224 AR : 23,677 23,316 23,805 23,298 25,219 22,359 21,375 DE : 5,575 4,679 4,938 5,216 4,827 4,270 5,289 FL : 1,526 1,561 1,549 1,659 1,627 1,623 1,604 GA : 27,875 25,812 26,052 25,886 25,917 25,357 25,609 KY : 6,377 5,173 6,230 5,291 5,910 5,249 4,735 LA : 4,052 3,260 3,381 3,993 3,871 3,920 3,694 MD : 5,041 5,844 6,147 5,430 5,831 6,519 5,452 MS : 15,551 15,144 16,535 15,591 15,771 14,936 16,223 NC : 13,913 13,930 14,620 14,691 13,853 14,433 14,798 OK : 5,060 4,804 3,965 4,566 5,218 5,542 5,396 PA : 3,093 2,913 3,046 3,231 3,156 3,167 2,886 SC : 3,773 4,476 3,630 4,838 5,049 4,244 4,273 TX : 12,496 12,299 12,960 10,370 12,100 12,355 11,140 VA : 5,035 4,927 4,922 5,117 5,013 4,859 4,976 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,887 16,795 16,600 16,881 16,953 16,954 17,918 : 19 State Total :171,120 165,792 169,336 167,525 170,813 165,762 165,592 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 19 : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,215 31,614 31,585 31,394 31,647 31,182 31,045 AR : 29,239 29,281 29,406 29,434 29,638 29,543 29,541 DE : 3,797 3,995 4,017 4,047 4,068 4,073 3,964 FL : 1,364 1,364 1,374 1,389 1,362 1,343 1,373 GA : 32,520 33,986 33,434 33,285 34,058 33,484 33,857 KY : 7,026 6,890 6,784 7,036 7,113 6,979 6,913 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,787 8,952 8,885 8,974 9,013 8,989 8,963 MS : 18,659 18,484 18,704 18,661 18,463 18,492 18,659 NC : 18,282 18,879 18,964 18,116 18,992 18,610 18,997 OK : 6,868 6,905 7,054 7,103 7,073 6,924 7,118 PA : 4,256 3,997 3,943 4,118 3,791 3,701 3,799 SC : 5,044 5,200 5,097 5,089 5,273 4,945 5,146 TX : 15,181 15,156 15,159 15,160 15,145 15,160 15,203 VA : 6,377 6,388 6,378 6,393 6,359 6,373 6,390 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 20,042 19,785 19,304 19,276 19,549 18,202 18,816 : 19 State Total :212,793 215,012 214,224 213,611 215,680 212,136 213,920 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,332 20,419 21,047 21,670 22,002 21,411 21,114 AR : 22,541 22,599 24,300 24,735 24,572 24,892 24,892 DE : 4,227 5,172 4,684 5,234 5,049 4,815 5,096 FL : 1,640 1,644 1,719 1,600 1,473 1,508 1,457 GA : 24,040 25,661 26,676 26,238 27,156 27,006 26,521 KY : 5,326 5,536 5,276 5,960 6,040 5,896 5,401 LA : 3,852 3,507 4,235 3,828 4,057 4,252 3,563 MD : 6,055 5,917 5,900 5,821 6,554 6,023 5,927 MS : 15,033 16,430 16,040 16,709 16,535 16,668 16,663 NC : 14,999 13,967 14,903 15,209 15,458 15,407 15,061 OK : 4,539 4,942 5,101 5,181 4,656 5,209 5,165 PA : 3,035 3,152 3,172 3,106 2,965 2,878 3,211 SC : 4,085 4,670 3,865 4,051 4,579 4,732 4,708 TX : 11,521 12,759 12,610 12,840 12,808 12,796 12,924 VA : 5,083 5,083 5,342 4,876 4,759 5,441 5,161 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,465 17,831 17,335 16,996 17,453 16,328 17,693 : 19 State Total :162,773 169,289 172,205 174,054 176,116 175,262 174,557 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,111 31,688 31,411 31,069 31,502 31,872 AR : 29,442 29,280 29,603 29,424 29,562 28,710 DE : 3,945 3,970 3,781 3,981 3,700 3,713 FL : 1,354 1,343 1,369 1,359 1,374 1,368 GA : 33,649 33,451 34,176 33,687 33,326 33,382 KY : 7,033 7,395 7,436 7,416 7,224 5,782 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,135 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,873 8,933 8,942 8,912 8,888 8,622 MS : 18,597 18,583 18,704 18,447 18,188 18,323 NC : 18,716 18,442 18,272 18,351 18,431 18,738 OK : 6,886 6,824 7,033 7,180 6,877 6,948 PA : 3,729 3,915 3,983 3,971 3,721 4,063 SC : 5,239 5,202 5,250 5,247 5,194 5,345 TX : 15,126 15,162 15,044 15,233 14,628 15,120 VA : 6,418 6,437 6,385 6,156 6,246 6,360 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,044 18,917 19,301 19,137 19,411 19,339 : 19 State Total : 213,298 213,678 214,825 213,706 212,408 211,821 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,583 20,813 20,889 21,350 21,601 21,645 AR : 24,021 24,908 24,771 24,595 25,969 25,381 DE : 5,476 5,085 4,597 5,214 4,378 4,405 FL : 1,587 1,526 1,429 1,630 1,630 1,874 GA : 27,190 27,056 27,691 26,805 27,038 26,987 KY : 6,114 5,751 5,244 5,386 5,922 6,326 LA : 4,140 3,733 3,843 3,937 3,977 3,950 MD : 5,556 6,090 6,228 5,874 6,376 6,688 MS : 16,528 16,551 16,502 16,511 16,617 16,244 NC : 15,434 15,000 15,800 15,550 14,629 14,556 OK : 5,398 4,793 5,262 5,447 4,467 4,781 PA : 3,000 3,012 3,101 3,122 3,066 3,076 SC : 4,178 4,752 4,001 4,390 4,316 5,239 TX : 12,739 12,829 12,804 12,936 13,063 12,999 VA : 5,418 4,841 5,213 4,990 5,747 4,952 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,220 16,640 16,600 17,177 16,216 16,316 : 19 State Total : 175,582 173,380 173,975 174,914 175,012 175,419 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,814 31,810 31,895 31,827 31,628 31,876 AR : 29,165 29,127 28,965 29,474 28,657 27,853 DE : 3,897 3,920 3,872 3,742 3,781 3,620 FL : 1,354 1,373 1,364 1,369 1,344 1,364 GA : 33,706 34,210 34,227 34,212 33,700 34,021 KY : 7,089 7,052 7,263 6,965 6,776 7,205 LA : 4,166 4,166 4,088 4,136 4,136 3,756 MD : 8,901 8,871 8,977 8,980 8,964 8,632 MS : 18,108 18,392 18,439 18,439 18,326 18,528 NC : 19,355 19,477 19,219 18,936 18,366 18,010 OK : 7,129 7,001 7,009 7,118 7,187 6,867 PA : 3,333 4,214 3,947 4,118 4,191 3,809 SC : 5,369 5,339 5,444 5,425 5,171 5,382 TX : 15,147 15,192 15,269 15,187 15,193 13,467 VA : 6,296 6,410 6,577 6,644 6,607 6,561 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 20,102 20,122 20,173 19,870 19,795 19,696 : 19 State Total : 214,931 216,676 216,728 216,442 213,822 210,647 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,851 21,339 21,298 21,608 22,039 21,700 AR : 23,782 23,862 24,144 23,759 25,145 25,368 DE : 5,094 4,988 4,538 5,408 4,596 5,272 FL : 1,495 1,497 1,493 1,450 1,540 1,535 GA : 27,491 27,090 27,150 27,647 27,692 28,209 KY : 6,140 5,956 4,767 6,233 5,594 5,645 LA : 4,229 4,174 3,806 4,048 3,830 3,831 MD : 5,739 5,667 5,855 5,589 5,813 5,731 MS : 16,547 16,428 16,541 16,272 16,514 16,428 NC : 14,957 15,346 15,346 15,584 15,839 15,173 OK : 5,719 5,391 5,242 5,205 4,186 5,095 PA : 3,198 2,977 3,054 2,748 3,120 3,060 SC : 4,562 4,338 5,152 4,611 4,721 4,849 TX : 13,148 12,621 12,922 12,888 13,072 13,103 VA : 4,997 5,092 5,235 5,167 5,646 5,179 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,052 17,251 17,490 17,664 17,861 17,349 : 19 State Total : 175,001 174,017 174,033 175,881 177,208 177,527 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 30,971 31,812 31,188 30,175 31,581 30,781 AR : 28,130 28,744 28,635 28,332 27,628 28,366 DE : 3,635 3,583 3,466 3,726 3,580 3,586 FL : 1,366 1,389 1,374 1,384 1,384 1,381 GA : 34,261 34,299 34,230 34,130 33,711 33,554 KY : 7,470 7,501 7,445 7,215 7,273 7,258 LA : 4,058 4,136 4,136 4,000 3,970 3,874 MD : 8,870 8,924 8,844 8,818 8,859 8,842 MS : 18,393 18,285 18,113 18,172 17,788 18,408 NC : 18,678 18,397 18,636 18,638 19,200 18,380 OK : 6,804 7,134 7,306 6,794 7,130 6,721 PA : 4,186 4,276 4,351 3,922 3,819 4,093 SC : 5,027 5,120 4,959 5,205 5,395 5,298 TX : 15,074 15,074 15,038 14,963 13,423 14,947 VA : 6,563 6,503 6,553 6,443 6,501 6,460 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,993 20,293 20,215 19,984 19,096 19,594 : 19 State Total : 213,479 215,470 214,489 211,901 210,338 211,543 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,843 21,367 21,403 20,806 21,350 21,507 AR : 24,237 24,319 23,150 23,529 24,255 24,701 DE : 5,759 4,890 4,430 3,934 4,780 4,470 FL : 1,493 1,303 1,530 1,429 1,619 1,443 GA : 27,557 26,598 27,304 28,489 28,230 28,180 KY : 5,553 5,340 6,124 6,426 6,342 6,398 LA : 4,149 3,912 3,811 4,139 3,914 4,035 MD : 5,357 6,203 5,927 6,706 5,987 5,967 MS : 16,490 16,414 16,394 16,394 16,413 16,100 NC : 15,606 15,029 14,652 15,272 14,995 14,787 OK : 5,319 5,313 5,683 4,877 5,143 4,862 PA : 3,147 3,161 2,855 3,038 3,135 3,086 SC : 4,497 5,379 4,582 4,286 4,703 5,118 TX : 13,058 12,971 11,458 12,810 12,872 12,791 VA : 4,992 4,918 5,463 5,377 5,124 5,366 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,315 18,168 17,494 17,777 18,357 17,499 : 19 State Total : 177,372 175,285 172,260 175,289 177,219 176,310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,470 31,550 31,733 31,743 31,947 31,136 AR : 27,847 28,806 28,525 28,537 28,596 26,997 DE : 3,542 3,661 3,840 3,887 3,959 3,854 FL : 1,328 962 1,392 1,346 1,374 1,374 GA : 34,025 33,933 34,097 34,323 34,572 34,422 KY : 7,349 7,031 7,077 7,044 7,095 6,933 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,876 8,955 8,950 8,893 8,772 8,959 MS : 18,385 17,916 17,910 17,901 17,916 17,432 NC : 18,925 18,872 18,387 18,498 18,844 18,031 OK : 6,886 6,931 7,087 7,126 7,089 7,287 PA : 4,013 4,142 4,073 3,950 4,011 4,110 SC : 5,336 5,309 5,385 5,392 5,297 5,103 TX : 14,836 14,883 14,865 14,903 14,864 14,871 VA : 6,472 6,475 6,460 6,369 6,384 6,338 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 20,114 19,824 20,019 19,531 19,704 19,808 : 19 State Total : 213,327 213,173 213,723 213,366 214,347 210,578 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,015 21,658 21,318 21,928 21,212 21,647 AR : 25,231 24,098 24,544 22,891 23,401 23,443 DE : 5,454 4,474 5,371 4,698 5,609 4,990 FL : 1,324 1,384 1,433 1,403 903 1,408 GA : 27,651 27,747 27,832 27,716 28,785 28,222 KY : 5,957 6,044 5,950 5,849 5,779 5,890 LA : 3,782 3,767 3,619 4,189 3,558 3,741 MD : 5,281 5,820 5,453 6,069 5,514 5,994 MS : 15,743 15,414 16,241 16,204 15,880 15,877 NC : 14,864 15,313 15,116 15,509 15,571 15,080 OK : 4,194 5,296 4,781 5,102 5,369 5,107 PA : 3,121 2,797 3,107 3,057 3,095 3,029 SC : 4,593 4,701 3,929 4,993 4,091 4,460 TX : 12,773 11,455 12,828 12,755 12,926 12,910 VA : 5,114 5,793 5,208 5,203 4,833 5,182 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,777 16,569 17,413 17,867 18,167 18,195 : 19 State Total : 173,874 172,330 174,143 175,433 174,693 175,175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 24 : Jul 1 : Jul 8 : Jul 15 : Jul 22 : Jul 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 30,765 31,865 31,361 32,033 32,037 32,035 AR : 27,836 27,495 27,794 28,099 28,152 28,271 DE : 3,957 3,765 3,887 3,969 3,824 4,075 FL : 1,373 1,369 1,344 1,344 1,364 1,364 GA : 33,939 34,174 33,536 34,283 34,087 34,092 KY : 7,030 6,851 7,075 7,201 7,237 7,638 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 MD : 9,007 8,959 8,934 8,942 8,855 8,867 MS : 17,732 17,038 17,947 17,916 17,947 17,914 NC : 18,436 17,972 18,170 18,643 18,380 18,397 OK : 6,955 6,919 6,940 6,692 7,071 6,969 PA : 3,991 3,920 4,088 4,085 4,229 4,246 SC : 5,124 5,454 5,161 5,455 5,385 5,259 TX : 14,884 13,099 14,819 14,824 14,772 14,780 VA : 6,354 6,084 6,318 6,382 6,353 6,323 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,507 19,198 19,667 19,460 20,269 20,003 : 19 State Total : 210,813 208,085 210,995 213,282 213,916 214,187 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,192 22,099 21,003 20,659 21,992 20,820 AR : 23,601 24,369 23,138 24,376 22,878 23,397 DE : 4,479 4,252 4,029 5,221 5,307 4,548 FL : 1,577 1,640 1,545 1,486 1,389 1,387 GA : 28,334 28,062 28,192 27,755 27,667 27,954 KY : 5,484 6,297 6,024 5,728 5,674 5,774 LA : 4,024 3,830 3,570 3,578 3,916 3,630 MD : 6,704 6,805 6,478 5,955 5,471 5,895 MS : 15,833 15,885 15,408 15,776 15,166 15,924 NC : 15,234 15,302 14,735 15,641 15,060 14,861 OK : 5,080 4,943 5,176 4,527 5,481 5,214 PA : 2,941 3,128 3,098 3,166 3,074 3,042 SC : 4,364 4,870 5,067 4,130 4,754 4,217 TX : 12,983 12,863 12,673 12,801 11,070 12,596 VA : 4,882 5,249 5,486 4,927 5,199 5,669 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,942 16,735 17,288 17,635 16,459 17,870 : 19 State Total : 174,654 176,329 172,910 173,361 170,557 172,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 5 : Aug 12 : Aug 19 : Aug 26 : Sep 2 : Sep 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,888 31,683 31,874 31,659 32,110 29,845 AR : 28,252 28,334 28,442 28,526 28,083 27,701 DE : 4,110 4,034 4,008 3,824 3,762 3,831 FL : 1,389 1,371 1,373 1,364 1,364 1,371 GA : 34,212 33,829 34,331 34,373 34,745 32,618 KY : 7,079 7,329 7,224 7,241 7,215 7,076 LA : 3,952 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,954 3,771 MD : 8,831 8,797 8,862 8,766 8,871 8,590 MS : 17,864 17,693 17,628 17,352 16,990 16,727 NC : 18,046 18,273 18,361 18,407 17,544 17,365 OK : 7,224 7,084 6,787 7,190 6,901 7,110 PA : 3,962 3,753 3,857 3,794 4,094 3,791 SC : 5,288 5,328 5,261 5,291 5,315 4,925 TX : 14,823 14,761 14,797 14,855 14,979 14,646 VA : 6,279 6,326 5,917 6,282 6,169 6,185 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,827 20,080 19,961 20,225 19,125 18,575 : 19 State Total : 213,026 212,629 212,637 213,103 211,221 204,127 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,928 21,798 22,310 21,735 21,050 21,755 AR : 24,380 22,939 23,756 23,689 23,774 24,279 DE : 5,112 4,795 5,386 4,525 5,319 4,785 FL : 1,446 1,419 1,510 1,413 1,451 1,541 GA : 27,841 28,362 27,490 27,571 27,978 27,341 KY : 5,925 5,634 6,072 5,771 6,334 6,096 LA : 3,962 3,668 3,629 3,923 3,901 3,751 MD : 5,870 6,219 5,737 6,545 5,631 5,936 MS : 15,990 15,975 15,894 16,028 15,885 15,792 NC : 15,511 15,198 15,464 15,151 15,421 14,802 OK : 4,029 6,090 5,453 4,523 5,248 5,078 PA : 3,246 3,390 3,265 3,035 2,931 2,984 SC : 4,643 4,304 4,417 4,707 4,342 4,957 TX : 12,579 12,414 12,392 12,526 12,537 12,683 VA : 5,143 4,777 4,946 4,880 4,840 4,809 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,260 17,872 17,259 17,595 16,906 17,173 : 19 State Total : 174,865 174,854 174,980 173,617 173,548 173,762 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 16 : Sep 23 : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 31,067 31,433 29,614 29,898 29,586 30,318 AR : 26,430 27,503 26,398 25,413 26,198 25,690 DE : 3,784 3,798 3,865 3,697 3,683 3,732 FL : 1,383 1,367 1,369 1,365 1,374 1,372 GA : 32,264 33,538 32,911 33,990 34,084 31,895 KY : 6,723 7,645 7,184 7,401 6,418 6,732 LA : 3,802 3,954 3,954 3,678 3,802 3,802 MD : 8,126 8,694 8,713 8,879 8,362 8,308 MS : 17,065 16,491 16,201 17,321 17,034 16,094 NC : 17,708 18,391 18,437 17,334 17,363 17,758 OK : 6,475 6,729 6,443 6,793 7,086 6,766 PA : 3,567 4,255 4,119 4,069 3,814 3,721 SC : 5,317 5,281 5,257 5,484 4,951 5,481 TX : 14,084 14,005 14,236 14,914 14,518 12,529 VA : 6,194 6,155 5,674 6,398 6,186 5,782 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,828 17,770 18,187 18,390 18,613 16,722 : 19 State Total : 201,817 207,009 202,562 205,024 203,072 196,702 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,865 21,319 19,528 20,754 20,817 19,873 AR : 23,139 24,116 23,718 21,895 23,882 23,750 DE : 4,962 4,757 5,083 4,320 3,960 4,964 FL : 1,429 1,453 1,581 1,281 1,426 1,489 GA : 27,859 29,113 27,035 26,291 26,856 26,741 KY : 6,187 6,408 5,632 5,352 5,796 5,190 LA : 3,527 3,884 3,523 3,664 3,733 3,470 MD : 5,916 5,547 5,431 5,245 6,784 6,231 MS : 15,621 15,203 15,193 15,702 15,237 14,477 NC : 15,245 14,478 14,804 14,744 15,191 15,277 OK : 5,623 4,543 4,866 5,194 4,288 4,211 PA : 2,973 3,122 2,973 2,660 3,133 3,050 SC : 5,242 4,484 3,839 4,422 4,256 4,271 TX : 12,715 12,585 12,471 11,864 11,858 11,991 VA : 4,785 5,162 4,762 5,599 4,735 4,222 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,940 16,741 16,758 16,191 16,335 15,579 : 19 State Total : 174,028 172,915 167,197 165,178 168,287 164,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 : Dec 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 26,736 28,242 30,826 30,348 30,220 31,149 AR : 25,500 25,884 27,851 27,996 27,743 27,887 DE : 3,402 3,761 3,690 3,830 3,837 3,943 FL : 1,364 1,367 1,369 1,354 1,336 1,264 GA : 31,566 31,659 33,571 34,132 34,381 34,972 KY : 7,468 6,586 7,081 7,646 7,505 7,931 LA : 3,742 3,802 3,742 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 8,411 8,685 8,295 8,616 8,609 8,495 MS : 14,391 17,123 16,921 17,599 18,123 17,007 NC : 18,182 18,290 18,493 18,810 18,540 18,825 OK : 6,961 6,540 6,789 7,136 6,919 7,074 PA : 3,388 3,595 3,897 3,999 4,124 4,023 SC : 5,052 4,763 5,460 5,487 5,384 5,574 TX : 12,604 13,677 13,688 14,331 14,329 14,312 VA : 5,744 5,328 6,255 6,277 6,223 6,399 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,880 18,940 19,757 19,683 19,880 20,019 : 19 State Total : 192,391 198,242 207,685 210,956 210,865 212,586 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,075 19,657 19,638 17,285 18,602 20,691 AR : 22,503 22,595 21,057 21,430 22,015 23,741 DE : 4,963 5,239 5,359 4,180 5,070 4,939 FL : 1,358 1,392 1,400 1,209 1,485 1,194 GA : 27,984 27,500 26,325 25,754 26,118 25,901 KY : 5,901 5,376 5,745 6,234 5,175 5,527 LA : 3,107 3,907 3,950 3,365 3,768 3,445 MD : 5,910 5,407 4,656 5,804 5,547 5,290 MS : 15,205 15,375 14,645 12,830 15,453 15,302 NC : 14,299 14,066 15,056 14,682 15,680 15,586 OK : 4,706 4,498 5,020 4,820 3,948 4,805 PA : 3,084 2,956 2,826 2,786 2,989 3,062 SC : 4,463 4,630 4,320 4,340 3,966 4,998 TX : 12,609 12,327 10,634 10,666 11,606 11,670 VA : 5,039 4,697 4,382 4,808 4,057 5,018 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,219 15,625 14,903 15,893 16,519 17,106 : 19 State Total : 167,425 165,247 159,916 156,086 161,998 168,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed: 19 Selected States and Total, Weeks Ending January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending : 52 Week Total State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : 2006 2/ : 2005 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs Set : AL : 30,600 30,481 30,370 30,510 1,616,143 1,609,730 AR : 26,712 27,928 27,640 27,686 1,455,849 1,503,952 DE : 3,963 3,913 3,572 3,971 197,728 203,372 FL : 1,344 1,353 1,322 1,362 70,444 71,134 GA : 33,621 34,677 34,253 34,361 1,759,398 1,722,016 KY : 6,531 7,522 7,432 7,317 372,645 362,166 LA : 3,712 3,742 3,742 3,649 204,435 212,098 MD : 8,482 8,531 8,462 8,531 455,537 461,084 MS : 17,147 17,960 18,374 18,439 921,731 975,526 NC : 18,555 19,082 18,835 18,334 958,730 951,479 OK : 7,037 6,834 7,194 7,058 362,030 341,973 PA : 3,901 3,985 3,862 3,926 205,995 209,728 SC : 5,471 5,530 5,230 5,610 275,011 264,618 TX : 14,083 14,145 14,118 14,247 757,368 778,428 VA : 5,959 6,286 6,164 6,238 326,852 332,234 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 19,809 19,793 18,949 19,964 1,011,163 1,026,555 : 19 State Total :206,927 211,762 209,519 211,203 10,951,059 11,026,093 : Chicks Placed : AL : 19,943 20,225 21,096 20,563 1,093,042 1,108,689 AR : 23,276 24,056 23,957 23,024 1,236,234 1,272,020 DE : 5,284 4,227 4,820 4,384 252,179 259,401 FL : 1,484 1,499 1,563 1,401 75,806 79,442 GA : 27,449 27,732 28,382 27,344 1,431,288 1,400,155 KY : 5,982 5,924 5,966 5,052 302,990 308,485 LA : 3,635 3,606 3,816 3,421 197,317 203,626 MD : 5,665 6,453 5,703 6,470 306,789 307,610 MS : 15,762 16,239 15,238 15,312 823,597 878,392 NC : 15,312 15,270 15,478 15,301 787,857 774,946 OK : 5,424 4,180 4,754 5,288 259,042 263,346 PA : 3,130 3,157 3,118 2,936 158,417 158,369 SC : 4,578 4,521 4,561 4,475 236,579 225,041 TX : 12,145 12,087 12,054 11,791 647,921 657,116 VA : 4,648 5,235 5,337 4,407 262,750 270,331 CA, MO : TN & WV : 17,866 17,864 17,113 17,228 892,308 901,938 : 19 State Total :171,583 172,275 172,956 168,397 8,964,116 9,068,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006. 3/ January 8, 2005 through December 31, 2005. 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 4,640 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 : 19,306 18,948 19,073 19,391 19,824 19,500 : 19 State Total : 210,143 210,941 208,315 210,082 211,401 212,137 : 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 4,379 5,635 4,381 4,814 PA : 3,222 3,170 3,172 3,190 3,180 3,095 SC : 4,673 5,034 4,828 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 : 172,956 171,310 172,817 171,992 172,717 171,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 19,852 20,203 20,306 20,034 20,052 19,688 : 19 State Total : 214,755 214,403 216,259 215,053 215,611 215,509 : 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 8,963 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 : 20,044 20,192 20,244 20,638 19,831 20,138 : 19 State Total : 216,513 218,877 219,385 220,515 218,515 218,353 : 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 4,628 5,298 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 : 176,014 177,141 177,312 177,686 180,188 180,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 31,217 31,404 31,211 31,481 31,683 31,282 AR : 29,294 28,818 28,790 28,778 28,755 28,691 DE : 4,086 4,115 4,121 4,188 4,155 4,179 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 9,032 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 : 20,553 20,585 20,087 19,870 19,156 19,386 : 19 State Total : 219,938 219,928 219,527 218,990 219,184 217,590 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,794 21,628 20,360 21,374 20,852 20,541 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 4,699 5,240 5,795 5,643 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 : 180,594 178,545 179,069 180,055 180,462 179,754 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 30,953 31,229 31,096 32,134 32,197 32,769 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 : 19,421 19,053 19,584 19,387 19,356 19,758 : 19 State Total : 216,287 210,141 216,018 218,175 216,979 217,989 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,381 20,211 20,520 20,259 21,230 20,403 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 : 4,803 4,370 4,945 3,535 5,133 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 : 180,026 178,938 178,318 177,496 172,031 176,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 32,404 32,236 32,061 31,632 31,536 30,946 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 : 19,137 19,083 19,065 19,254 20,032 18,865 : 19 State Total : 216,255 217,312 216,594 215,662 215,502 208,821 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,274 21,286 21,217 21,361 21,584 20,757 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 4,918 4,205 4,521 4,897 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 : 179,654 177,691 178,515 177,243 176,942 175,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 31,385 31,536 30,628 31,789 30,305 29,851 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 13,482 VA : 5,810 6,223 5,855 6,264 6,324 6,184 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,118 18,843 19,573 19,666 19,204 18,375 : 19 State Total : 205,863 212,015 207,513 213,532 208,741 202,695 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,991 20,803 20,039 20,316 20,896 20,528 AR : 24,169 23,133 23,303 22,764 23,213 22,907 DE : 4,841 5,259 4,540 4,790 4,900 5,415 FL : 1,343 1,457 1,470 1,144 1,519 1,432 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 15,516 OK : 5,453 5,619 5,097 4,951 4,922 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 4,750 4,560 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 16,817 17,736 16,866 16,036 16,697 16,124 : 19 State Total : 175,527 175,642 171,244 168,385 173,217 169,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 27,644 28,680 31,715 32,175 32,525 32,854 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 : 7,300 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 : 18,699 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 4,023 4,284 4,339 4,374 4,364 SC : 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 TX : 13,477 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 : 201,890 205,754 217,195 215,925 219,089 221,543 : Chicks Placed : AL : 21,289 20,017 19,834 19,248 19,202 20,717 AR : 23,994 24,172 23,406 20,800 21,474 24,092 DE : 4,911 4,357 5,053 4,615 4,766 4,961 FL : 1,522 1,393 1,283 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 : 15,223 15,144 14,972 15,596 16,367 16,522 OK : 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 5,279 4,147 PA : 3,289 3,116 2,957 2,934 3,150 3,168 SC : 5,476 4,015 4,272 4,618 4,316 4,764 TX : 12,495 12,104 11,439 11,426 12,690 13,043 VA : 4,933 5,293 5,352 4,824 4,819 4,967 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,876 17,371 16,306 16,238 17,103 18,078 : 19 State Total : 174,787 171,270 167,073 163,792 168,349 177,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 32,496 31,927 32,113 32,201 1,624,397 1,616,143 AR : 27,993 27,840 28,008 28,434 1,451,076 1,455,849 DE : 4,159 4,159 4,133 4,153 212,557 197,728 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 : 7,346 7,593 7,810 7,707 395,977 372,645 LA : 3,923 3,846 3,675 3,710 202,167 204,435 MD : 8,707 8,669 9,015 9,008 452,788 455,537 MS : 18,720 18,924 19,075 18,861 966,510 921,731 NC : 19,249 19,851 19,436 19,809 1,002,080 958,730 OK : 6,592 7,218 7,081 7,387 365,547 362,030 PA : 4,136 3,977 4,371 4,185 212,661 205,995 SC : 5,387 5,607 5,669 5,457 286,295 275,011 TX : 15,322 14,717 15,473 15,464 770,690 757,368 VA : 6,239 6,226 6,207 6,225 326,327 326,852 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 18,388 20,303 19,436 19,326 1,017,956 1,011,163 : 19 State Total :214,382 217,613 218,612 218,815 11,168,836 10,951,059 : Chicks Placed : AL : 20,549 21,911 21,980 21,717 1,073,253 1,093,042 AR : 25,051 26,043 24,319 24,671 1,244,247 1,236,234 DE : 5,061 5,343 4,485 4,796 257,893 252,179 FL : 1,341 1,313 1,367 1,307 75,718 75,806 GA : 28,416 28,957 28,622 27,948 1,470,916 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 17,284 17,003 876,915 823,597 NC : 16,218 16,335 16,388 16,201 825,877 787,857 OK : 4,308 3,797 4,595 4,371 253,682 259,042 PA : 3,265 3,201 3,263 3,102 160,635 158,417 SC : 4,985 4,363 4,959 4,628 248,151 236,579 TX : 12,140 12,871 12,838 12,755 645,777 647,921 VA : 4,862 5,206 5,344 5,382 262,676 262,750 CA, MO, : TN & WV : 17,615 16,873 16,932 15,652 896,611 892,308 : 19 State Total :175,854 178,626 179,381 175,417 9,117,692 8,964,116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ January 6, 2007 through December 29, 2007. 3/ January 7, 2006 through December 30, 2006. Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2005-2007 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2007 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier :--------------------------: 2006 :----------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,409 6,825 7,015 103 62,860 64,544 65,333 Feb : 7,325 7,593 7,071 93 63,060 64,056 65,223 Mar : 7,077 7,012 7,135 102 63,416 64,389 65,397 Apr : 6,800 6,593 6,692 102 63,776 64,340 65,567 May : 7,783 7,531 8,083 107 64,311 64,259 65,522 Jun : 7,109 7,636 7,799 102 64,284 64,284 66,057 Jul : 6,657 6,456 6,634 103 64,319 64,448 66,170 Aug : 7,484 7,631 7,792 102 64,344 64,870 Sep : 7,132 7,063 7,346 104 64,154 64,410 Oct : 6,944 6,744 6,970 103 64,057 63,909 Nov : 7,298 7,618 7,606 100 63,993 64,145 Dec : 7,112 7,176 7,248 101 64,040 64,597 : Annual : Total : 85,130 85,878 87,391 102 : Total : Place- : ments 3/: Jan : 7,804 8,018 8,772 109 Feb : 8,664 9,026 8,811 98 Mar : 8,709 8,415 9,025 107 Apr : 7,995 7,558 8,358 111 May : 8,995 8,930 9,780 110 Jun : 8,571 9,144 9,435 103 Jul : 7,846 7,845 8,037 102 Aug : 9,084 9,170 9,466 103 Sep : 8,683 8,742 8,994 103 Oct : 8,279 8,028 9,076 113 Nov : 8,830 9,550 9,204 96 Dec : 8,256 8,700 9,043 104 : Annual : Total :101,716 103,126 108,001 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005-2007 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2007 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 3/ :--------------------------: 2006 :----------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 156 223 265 119 2,844 2,870 3,007 Feb : 203 200 165 83 2,852 2,947 2,871 Mar : 310 261 316 121 2,795 2,970 2,865 Apr : 308 254 274 108 2,951 2,855 2,905 May : 190 241 191 79 2,871 2,889 2,867 Jun : 175 198 300 152 2,823 2,915 2,942 Jul : 242 319 183 57 2,835 2,873 2,982 Aug : 261 284 278 98 2,902 2,915 Sep : 375 260 300 115 2,899 2,880 Oct : 188 222 184 83 2,850 2,935 Nov : 180 206 281 136 2,796 2,955 Dec : 247 205 245 120 2,847 2,905 : Total : 2,835 2,873 2,982 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : FL 2/ : 721 734 731 735 GA : 2,389 2,179 2,393 2,236 2,326 2,209 2,195 IN : 5,196 4,455 5,465 4,844 5,261 5,355 4,569 IA : 6,586 5,799 7,320 6,765 7,619 6,438 6,117 MN : 947 1,000 1,105 943 979 914 754 PA : 4,231 4,269 5,054 3,787 4,630 4,741 3,736 : Oth Sts 3/ 4/: 15,160 15,037 16,842 16,239 19,012 17,818 15,489 : US : 35,230 33,473 38,910 35,549 39,827 37,475 32,860 :-----------------------------------------------------: : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Total : :-----------------------------------------------------: : ---------------------- 1,000 ---------------------- : FL 2/ 5/ : 2,921 GA : 2,069 2,290 2,319 1,803 2,286 26,694 IN : 4,918 4,839 4,901 4,621 4,934 59,358 IA : 6,694 6,752 7,410 6,300 5,877 79,677 MN : 975 1,037 980 1,084 1,065 11,783 PA : 5,076 4,940 4,566 3,318 4,447 52,795 : Oth Sts 3/ 4/: 16,047 17,190 16,169 14,497 14,645 194,145 : US : 35,779 37,048 36,345 31,623 33,254 427,373 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Included in "Oth Sts" beginning in May 2006. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Florida is included May through December 2006. Total includes Florida for all months except January through April 2006. 5/ Total only includes January through April 2006. 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 7,295 7,817 7,796 7,857 8,226 7,286 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/ : 16,158 16,483 16,584 16,990 16,633 19,485 16,093 : US 2007 : 36,195 36,739 38,561 39,254 38,080 40,641 35,952 : US 2006 : 35,230 33,473 38,910 35,549 39,827 37,475 32,860 : 2007 as % : of 2006 : 103 110 99 110 96 108 109 :---------------------------------------------------------: : 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 : 7,373 6,420 6,748 6,762 6,804 87,174 MN : 1,047 1,012 1,125 1,104 991 12,400 PA : 4,392 4,165 3,715 4,342 4,575 54,329 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,865 16,725 17,291 17,076 16,433 202,816 : US 2007 : 36,930 35,327 36,332 36,232 35,866 446,109 : US 2006 : 35,779 37,048 36,345 31,623 33,254 427,373 : 2007 as % : of 2006 : 103 95 100 115 108 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,042 6,184 6,831 5,371 E North Central : 6,888 6,017 6,304 6,968 W North Central : 7,777 7,100 8,290 7,880 South Atlantic : 4,408 4,243 4,790 4,602 South Central : 5,104 5,046 4,739 4,868 West : 3,872 4,556 4,714 4,911 : US : 34,091 33,146 35,668 34,600 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 4,963 6,201 5,943 5,038 E North Central : 7,769 7,122 5,573 6,371 W North Central : 9,156 8,609 6,925 7,396 South Atlantic : 4,935 4,764 4,136 3,642 South Central : 5,714 4,912 3,333 3,777 West : 4,671 4,793 5,057 4,232 : US : 37,208 36,401 30,967 30,456 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,444 6,105 5,854 4,612 E North Central : 6,780 6,068 6,173 7,003 W North Central : 8,580 7,546 7,427 7,845 South Atlantic : 4,615 4,113 3,938 4,385 South Central : 4,912 4,035 4,189 5,411 West : 4,812 4,592 3,813 4,063 : US : 36,143 32,459 31,394 33,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 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 7,016 7,600 W North Central : 8,327 9,296 8,780 8,581 South Atlantic : 3,772 4,012 3,957 4,323 South Central : 4,131 5,324 4,816 6,025 West : 5,147 5,145 5,690 4,885 : US : 34,169 37,558 36,969 38,226 :---------------------------------------------------------- : May : Jun : Jul : Aug :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 6,265 6,027 5,928 4,755 E North Central : 7,287 7,743 7,088 6,522 W North Central : 8,903 10,001 8,216 8,349 South Atlantic : 4,630 5,061 4,182 3,881 South Central : 5,015 4,636 2,970 4,245 West : 4,304 5,764 4,520 4,689 : US : 36,404 39,232 32,904 32,441 :---------------------------------------------------------- : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : North Atlantic : 5,297 5,502 5,536 5,010 E North Central : 6,819 5,731 6,708 7,055 W North Central : 8,392 8,213 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 : 4,620 5,245 5,097 5,121 : US : 34,771 33,695 34,466 35,753 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Turkey Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched, by Region and United States, Monthly, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : : : : :--------------------------: : : : : : :Percent : East : West : North & : South : : : of : North : North : South : Central : : :Previous: Central : Central :Atlantic 2/: & West 2/ : : : :--------------------------------------------- Month : 2006 : 2007 : Year : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in Incubators, First of Month :------------------------------------------------------------------------ :----- 1,000 ---- Percent ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 29,838 31,179 104 5,015 12,029 9,973 4,162 Feb : 30,162 31,265 104 4,890 11,903 10,184 4,288 Mar : 29,999 31,209 104 4,910 12,098 9,782 4,419 Apr : 30,189 31,662 105 4,924 11,862 10,195 4,681 May : 31,667 32,856 104 4,633 12,768 10,930 4,525 Jun : 31,724 33,155 105 5,225 12,202 10,677 5,051 Jul : 32,248 33,258 103 4,891 12,541 10,817 5,009 Aug : 30,843 33,457 108 4,954 12,808 10,876 4,819 Sep : 29,612 30,861 104 4,619 11,843 10,458 3,941 Oct : 30,043 30,190 100 4,454 12,281 9,775 3,680 Nov : 29,615 31,146 105 4,666 12,134 10,653 3,693 Dec : 29,307 30,231 103 4,574 11,460 10,160 4,037 : Total :365,247 380,469 104 57,755 145,929 124,480 52,305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poults Hatched, Entire Month :------------------------------------------------------------------------ :----- 1,000 ---- Percent ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- All : Breeds : Jan : 25,097 26,301 105 4,147 10,097 8,628 3,429 Feb : 24,119 24,749 103 3,943 9,613 7,702 3,491 Mar : 25,796 26,789 104 4,325 10,192 8,576 3,696 Apr : 24,578 26,362 107 4,089 9,853 8,666 3,754 May : 26,133 27,405 105 3,974 10,795 8,943 3,693 Jun : 26,503 26,657 101 4,380 10,079 8,259 3,939 Jul : 26,166 27,302 104 4,099 10,416 8,844 3,943 Aug : 25,847 26,924 104 4,168 10,274 8,608 3,874 Sep : 24,099 24,259 101 3,714 9,317 8,059 3,169 Oct : 25,089 25,778 103 3,962 10,245 8,570 3,001 Nov : 23,998 25,761 107 4,037 10,107 8,533 3,084 Dec : 24,445 24,945 101 3,793 9,428 8,458 3,266 : Total :301,870 313,232 104 48,631 120,416 101,846 42,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Regions combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkey Hatchery Production: Net Poult Placements, United States, Monthly, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All Breeds : Percent of Month :---------------------------------------: Previous : 2006 : 2007 : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : Jan : 24,341 26,068 107 Feb : 23,473 24,249 103 Mar : 25,230 26,433 105 Apr : 24,212 26,034 108 May : 25,639 27,266 106 Jun : 26,002 26,282 101 Jul : 26,058 27,258 105 Aug : 25,693 26,523 103 Sep : 23,534 24,073 102 Oct : 24,891 25,222 101 Nov : 23,792 24,755 104 Dec : 23,879 24,091 101 : Total : 296,744 308,254 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes imports and excludes exports. Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries: Number and Incubator Egg Capacity by Region and United States, January 1, 2007 and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Incubator : Hatcheries : Egg Capacity Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 2/ : 2008 : 2007 2/ : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chicken Hatcheries : ----- Number ----- -------- 1,000 ------- : : North Atlantic : 32 29 31,302 25,948 E North Central : 22 22 23,968 26,582 W North Central : 32 35 52,294 51,153 South Atlantic : 83 81 307,594 295,029 South Central : 118 123 448,673 472,194 West : 26 25 46,250 45,736 : US : 313 315 910,081 916,642 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkey Hatcheries : ----- Number ---- ------- 1,000 ------- : : E North Central : 10 9 5,617 5,875 W North Central : 16 18 13,587 13,911 N & S Atlantic 3/ : 21 19 13,050 14,010 S Central & West 3/ : 8 8 6,462 6,369 : US : 55 54 38,716 40,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and/or monthly 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 destined 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. The disposition of egg-type chicks hatched prior to placement into the laying flock can vary significantly, which can make comparisons to changes in layer inventory inconsistent over time. 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. The net poults placed table data in the report refer to placement of poults from hatcheries located in that region, not the actual location of the birds after placement. The net poults placed table 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. Also, broiler-type revisions were made to the 2006 production year as a result of corrections that needed to be made in some States. These revisions were made back to October 2005. 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. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Regional Listing North Atlantic: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. 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