Pou 2-2 (1-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 7, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 7 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 3, 2009. This was down 7 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 3, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2007 through January 3, 2009 were 9.12 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. ******** Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1- 800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,100 29,107 *29,339 28,700 28,941 28,949 AR : 24,692 24,330 *25,115 24,266 *24,366 24,538 DE : 3,272 3,314 3,338 3,358 *3,244 3,353 FL : 1,284 1,241 *1,271 1,013 963 963 GA : 32,495 31,381 *32,540 *32,778 32,669 32,528 KY : 7,984 7,769 7,538 7,867 7,512 7,848 LA : 3,419 3,424 3,424 3,424 3,411 3,424 MD : 8,675 8,672 8,512 8,911 8,749 8,613 MS : 17,478 17,405 *17,500 17,194 17,372 17,491 NC : 18,811 18,321 *19,012 18,739 18,581 18,744 OK : 6,937 6,328 *6,816 6,922 *6,839 6,639 PA : 4,276 4,159 4,346 4,281 *3,732 3,918 SC : 5,817 5,409 *5,566 5,485 5,673 5,555 TX : 15,277 15,278 15,265 *15,290 *15,490 15,503 VA : 6,193 5,961 *6,218 5,964 5,958 5,969 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,030 18,680 *19,333 *19,328 *19,160 18,534 : 19 State Total : 204,740 200,779 *205,133 *203,520 *202,660 202,569 : Previous Year Total : 221,543 214,382 217,613 218,612 218,815 217,209 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 92 94 94 93 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,394 20,151 20,849 19,908 *19,864 19,962 AR : 20,401 22,298 21,173 20,812 *20,734 21,908 DE : 4,546 4,593 4,183 4,940 *4,221 4,373 FL : 1,083 996 987 *1,060 1,103 978 GA : *24,128 25,808 26,559 27,123 26,376 27,612 KY : 5,587 5,972 6,388 6,028 6,041 5,843 LA : 2,939 3,398 3,326 3,228 3,287 3,388 MD : 5,774 4,913 6,215 5,288 *5,970 6,088 MS : 15,718 15,707 15,672 15,501 15,463 15,583 NC : 15,622 15,494 15,274 15,805 15,379 15,833 OK : 4,499 3,727 4,465 5,545 5,258 4,143 PA : 3,009 3,197 3,218 3,339 *3,383 3,376 SC : 4,892 4,529 4,818 5,058 5,071 4,423 TX : 12,986 12,752 12,922 12,990 *12,839 12,958 VA : 3,891 5,636 5,225 4,952 4,515 4,660 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,986 17,024 16,624 16,608 *16,730 17,534 : 19 State Total :*159,455 166,195 167,898 *168,185 *166,234 168,662 : Previous Year Total : 177,182 175,854 178,626 179,381 175,417 177,800 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 90 95 94 94 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised