Pou 2-2 (1-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 28, 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 8 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 24, 2009. This was down 8 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 24, 2009. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through January 24, 2009 were 672 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 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,715 28,941 *28,964 *28,919 28,914 29,216 AR : 24,188 24,249 *24,227 23,799 *24,526 24,371 DE : 3,358 3,244 3,358 3,358 3,345 3,332 FL : 1,013 1,008 *1,028 963 962 999 GA : 32,778 32,669 32,528 32,609 *32,545 33,154 KY : 7,867 7,424 7,848 7,502 7,674 7,663 LA : 3,424 3,411 3,424 3,424 3,454 3,454 MD : 8,911 8,749 8,613 8,719 8,946 8,156 MS : 17,194 17,372 17,491 17,401 17,362 16,926 NC : 18,419 *18,716 *18,762 *18,459 *18,420 18,985 OK : 6,765 6,696 *6,603 6,518 6,755 6,514 PA : 4,281 3,732 3,742 3,935 *4,036 3,861 SC : 5,698 5,673 5,555 5,697 6,032 5,272 TX : 15,290 15,490 15,503 15,342 15,081 15,383 VA : 5,964 5,958 5,969 5,849 5,880 5,505 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,555 19,166 19,089 19,243 *19,369 18,567 : 19 State Total :*203,420 *202,498 *202,704 *201,737 *203,301 201,358 : Previous Year Total : 218,612 218,815 217,209 215,444 216,467 217,697 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 93 94 94 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,908 19,864 *19,933 *20,312 *19,985 19,863 AR : 20,812 20,734 21,908 22,969 *22,583 22,422 DE : 4,940 4,221 4,633 4,869 4,743 4,502 FL : 1,060 *1,050 978 798 763 864 GA : 27,123 26,376 27,662 27,503 *27,218 27,720 KY : 6,028 6,010 5,842 6,609 6,145 6,245 LA : 3,228 3,287 3,388 3,400 3,391 3,247 MD : 5,288 5,970 5,850 6,069 6,236 5,880 MS : 15,501 15,463 15,583 15,472 15,594 15,708 NC : 15,805 15,377 15,834 *15,399 *15,675 15,416 OK : 5,545 5,258 4,143 3,633 3,792 3,832 PA : 3,339 3,383 3,377 3,214 *3,030 2,982 SC : 5,058 5,071 4,423 4,676 *5,435 4,533 TX : 12,992 12,842 12,961 13,113 13,277 13,255 VA : 4,952 4,515 4,660 4,476 4,235 4,752 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,609 16,817 17,514 15,728 *15,460 16,486 : 19 State Total : 168,188 *166,238 *168,689 *168,240 *167,562 167,707 : Previous Year Total : 179,381 175,417 177,800 178,512 178,783 177,611 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 95 95 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised