Pou 2-2 (1-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 21, 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 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 17, 2009. This was down 6 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 17, 2009. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through January 17, 2009 were 504 million, down 6 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,339 28,700 28,941 28,950 28,904 28,914 AR : 25,115 24,188 *24,249 24,538 23,799 24,335 DE : 3,338 3,358 3,244 3,358 3,358 3,345 FL : 1,271 1,013 *1,008 963 963 962 GA : 32,540 32,778 32,669 32,528 32,609 32,243 KY : 7,630 7,867 *7,424 7,848 7,502 7,674 LA : 3,424 3,424 3,411 3,424 3,424 3,454 MD : 8,512 8,911 8,749 8,613 8,719 8,946 MS : 17,500 17,194 17,372 17,491 17,401 17,362 NC : 19,012 18,419 *18,668 18,799 18,387 18,550 OK : 6,816 6,765 *6,696 6,639 6,518 6,755 PA : 4,346 4,281 3,732 *3,742 *3,935 3,916 SC : 5,566 5,698 5,673 5,555 5,697 6,032 TX : 15,273 15,290 15,490 15,503 15,342 15,081 VA : 6,218 5,964 5,958 5,969 5,849 5,880 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,339 19,555 19,166 *19,089 *19,243 19,796 : 19 State Total : 205,239 203,405 *202,450 *203,009 *201,650 203,245 : Previous Year Total : 217,613 218,612 218,815 217,209 215,444 216,467 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 93 93 93 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,849 19,908 19,864 19,944 20,304 19,907 AR : 21,173 20,812 20,734 21,908 22,969 22,535 DE : 4,183 4,940 4,221 4,633 4,869 4,743 FL : 987 1,060 1,103 978 798 763 GA : 26,559 27,123 26,376 27,662 *27,503 27,220 KY : 6,388 6,028 6,010 5,842 6,609 6,145 LA : 3,326 3,228 3,287 3,388 3,400 3,391 MD : 6,215 5,288 5,970 5,850 6,069 6,236 MS : 15,672 15,501 15,463 15,583 15,472 15,594 NC : 15,274 15,805 15,377 15,834 15,414 15,870 OK : 4,465 5,545 5,258 4,143 3,633 3,792 PA : 3,218 3,339 3,383 *3,377 *3,214 2,990 SC : 4,818 5,058 5,071 4,423 4,676 5,155 TX : 12,922 12,992 12,842 12,961 13,113 13,277 VA : 5,225 4,952 4,515 4,660 4,476 4,235 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,624 16,609 16,817 17,514 *15,728 15,455 : 19 State Total : 167,898 168,188 166,291 *168,700 *168,247 167,308 : Previous Year Total : 178,626 179,381 175,417 177,800 178,512 178,783 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 95 95 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised