Pou 2-2 (2-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 18, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 14, 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 14, 2009. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through February 14, 2009 were 1.24 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 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,919 28,914 29,216 28,765 29,023 29,489 AR : 23,721 24,526 24,590 24,442 24,710 24,656 DE : 3,358 3,345 3,332 3,417 3,480 3,304 FL : 1,028 1,022 999 1,016 1,027 1,021 GA : 32,954 32,876 33,154 32,317 *32,527 32,747 KY : *7,424 *7,889 *7,789 6,723 *7,429 7,885 LA : 3,424 3,454 3,454 3,454 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,719 8,946 8,156 8,484 8,095 8,779 MS : 17,401 17,362 16,926 17,190 17,475 17,692 NC : 18,701 18,337 *18,997 18,272 18,549 18,353 OK : 6,307 6,813 *6,454 6,724 6,777 6,850 PA : 3,849 4,036 3,859 *3,939 *3,829 3,894 SC : 5,697 6,032 5,272 5,792 5,719 5,589 TX : 15,350 15,092 15,394 14,745 15,443 15,526 VA : 5,849 5,880 5,505 5,385 5,535 5,749 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,142 19,290 18,457 17,780 *18,850 18,507 : 19 State Total :*201,843 *203,814 *201,554 *198,445 *201,938 203,511 : Previous Year Total : 215,444 216,467 217,697 218,880 217,271 218,479 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 93 91 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,312 19,895 19,290 19,404 *19,762 20,291 AR : 22,969 22,583 20,709 20,068 21,546 21,679 DE : 4,869 4,743 4,502 4,547 4,580 3,975 FL : 798 763 864 898 778 852 GA : 27,503 27,218 27,720 28,258 *27,161 28,120 KY : 6,634 6,523 6,349 *4,497 *6,032 6,533 LA : 3,400 3,391 3,247 3,622 3,224 3,031 MD : 6,069 6,236 5,880 6,199 6,159 5,083 MS : 15,472 15,594 16,346 16,271 16,300 15,631 NC : 15,348 15,624 *15,327 *15,559 *15,082 15,200 OK : 3,633 3,792 4,502 4,393 4,453 4,549 PA : 3,269 3,030 2,963 *3,032 *3,030 3,062 SC : 4,676 5,435 4,533 4,604 5,650 4,765 TX : 13,120 13,284 13,262 13,167 13,033 13,197 VA : 4,476 4,235 4,752 4,656 4,631 5,289 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,696 15,381 17,023 17,514 *16,538 15,405 : 19 State Total : 168,244 167,727 *167,269 *166,689 *167,959 166,662 : Previous Year Total : 178,512 178,783 177,611 176,060 176,413 177,543 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 95 95 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised