Pou 2-2 (2-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 11, 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 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 7, 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 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 7, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through February 7, 2009 were 1.01 billion, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,964 28,919 28,914 29,216 28,765 29,023 AR : 24,227 23,721 24,526 24,590 *24,442 24,710 DE : 3,358 3,358 3,345 3,332 3,417 3,480 FL : 1,028 1,028 *1,022 999 1,016 1,027 GA : 32,528 32,954 32,876 33,154 32,317 32,496 KY : 7,922 7,471 *7,874 *7,851 6,723 7,392 LA : 3,424 3,424 3,454 3,454 3,454 3,470 MD : 8,613 8,719 8,946 8,156 8,484 8,095 MS : 17,491 17,401 17,362 16,926 17,190 17,475 NC : 18,762 18,701 *18,337 18,985 *18,272 18,549 OK : 6,603 6,307 *6,813 6,645 6,724 6,777 PA : 3,742 3,849 4,036 3,859 *3,825 3,795 SC : 5,555 5,697 6,032 5,272 5,792 5,719 TX : *15,511 *15,350 *15,092 *15,394 *14,745 15,443 VA : 5,969 5,849 5,880 5,505 5,385 5,535 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,043 *19,142 *19,290 *18,457 *17,780 18,865 : 19 State Total :*202,740 *201,890 *203,799 *201,795 *198,331 201,851 : Previous Year Total : 217,209 215,444 216,467 217,697 218,880 217,271 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 94 93 91 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,933 20,312 19,895 19,290 19,404 19,760 AR : 21,908 22,969 22,583 20,709 *20,068 21,546 DE : 4,633 4,869 4,743 4,502 4,547 4,580 FL : 978 798 763 864 898 778 GA : 27,662 27,503 27,218 27,720 28,258 27,163 KY : *5,870 *6,634 *6,523 *6,349 *4,533 5,984 LA : 3,388 3,400 3,391 3,247 3,622 3,224 MD : 5,850 6,069 6,236 5,880 6,199 6,159 MS : 15,583 15,472 15,594 16,346 16,271 16,300 NC : 15,834 15,348 15,624 15,287 *15,546 14,738 OK : 4,143 3,633 3,792 4,502 4,393 4,453 PA : 3,377 3,269 3,030 2,963 *3,004 3,028 SC : 4,423 4,676 5,435 4,533 4,604 5,650 TX : 12,961 *13,120 *13,284 *13,262 *13,167 13,033 VA : 4,660 4,476 4,235 4,752 4,656 4,631 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,494 *15,696 *15,381 *17,023 *17,514 16,552 : 19 State Total :*168,697 *168,244 *167,727 *167,229 *166,684 167,579 : Previous Year Total : 177,800 178,512 178,783 177,611 176,060 176,413 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 94 94 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised