Pou 2-2 (2-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 4, 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 9 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 31, 2009. This was down 9 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 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 31, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through January 31, 2009 were 838 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 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,941 28,964 28,919 28,914 29,216 28,765 AR : 24,249 24,227 *23,721 24,526 *24,590 24,578 DE : 3,244 3,358 3,358 3,345 3,332 3,417 FL : 1,008 1,028 *1,028 962 999 1,016 GA : 32,669 32,528 *32,954 *32,876 33,154 32,317 KY : *7,346 *7,922 *7,471 7,674 7,663 6,723 LA : 3,411 3,424 3,424 3,454 3,454 3,454 MD : 8,749 8,613 8,719 8,946 8,156 8,484 MS : 17,372 17,491 17,401 17,362 16,926 17,190 NC : 18,716 18,762 *18,701 18,420 18,985 18,544 OK : 6,696 6,603 *6,307 6,755 *6,645 6,724 PA : 3,732 3,742 *3,849 4,036 *3,859 3,861 SC : 5,673 5,555 5,697 6,032 5,272 5,792 TX : 15,490 15,503 15,342 15,081 15,383 14,735 VA : 5,958 5,969 5,849 5,880 5,505 5,385 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,119 *19,043 *19,225 *19,352 *18,519 17,883 : 19 State Total :*202,373 *202,732 *201,965 *203,615 *201,658 198,868 : Previous Year Total : 218,815 217,209 215,444 216,467 217,697 218,880 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 92 93 94 94 93 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,864 19,933 20,312 *19,895 *19,290 19,404 AR : 20,734 21,908 22,969 22,583 *20,709 20,008 DE : 4,221 4,633 4,869 4,743 4,502 4,547 FL : 1,050 978 798 763 864 898 GA : 26,376 27,662 27,503 27,218 27,720 28,258 KY : 6,010 5,842 *6,606 *6,495 *6,322 4,505 LA : 3,287 3,388 3,400 3,391 3,247 3,622 MD : 5,970 5,850 6,069 6,236 5,880 6,199 MS : 15,463 15,583 15,472 15,594 *16,346 16,271 NC : 15,377 15,834 *15,348 *15,624 *15,287 15,536 OK : 5,258 4,143 3,633 3,792 *4,502 4,393 PA : 3,383 3,377 *3,269 3,030 *2,963 2,980 SC : 5,071 4,423 4,676 5,435 4,533 4,604 TX : 12,842 12,961 13,113 13,277 13,255 13,161 VA : 4,515 4,660 4,476 4,235 4,752 4,656 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,808 *17,494 *15,689 *15,429 *17,019 17,571 : 19 State Total :*166,229 *168,669 *168,202 *167,740 *167,191 166,613 : Previous Year Total : 175,417 177,800 178,512 178,783 177,611 176,060 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 94 94 94 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised