Pou 2-2 (2-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 25, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 21, 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 8 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 21, 2009. Placements were down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through February 21, 2009 were 1.42 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 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,914 29,216 *28,901 29,023 29,489 29,086 AR : 24,526 24,590 *24,416 24,710 *24,737 24,980 DE : 3,345 3,332 3,417 3,480 3,304 3,502 FL : 1,022 999 1,016 1,027 1,021 1,020 GA : 32,876 33,154 32,317 32,527 *32,711 32,818 KY : 7,889 *7,881 *6,605 7,429 7,885 7,167 LA : 3,454 3,454 3,454 3,470 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,946 8,156 8,484 8,095 8,779 8,866 MS : 17,362 16,926 17,190 17,475 17,692 17,891 NC : 18,337 18,997 *18,468 18,549 18,353 18,863 OK : 6,813 6,454 *6,749 6,777 6,850 6,772 PA : 4,036 3,859 3,939 *3,810 *3,745 4,135 SC : 6,032 5,272 5,792 5,719 5,589 5,789 TX : 15,092 15,394 14,745 15,443 15,526 15,530 VA : 5,880 5,505 5,385 5,535 5,749 5,943 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,282 *18,485 *17,665 *18,843 *18,517 19,454 : 19 State Total :*203,806 *201,674 *198,543 *201,912 *203,417 205,286 : Previous Year Total : 216,467 217,697 218,880 217,271 218,479 219,311 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 93 91 93 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,895 19,290 19,404 19,762 20,291 20,348 AR : 22,583 20,709 20,068 21,546 *21,696 21,053 DE : 4,743 4,502 4,547 4,580 3,975 4,533 FL : 763 864 898 778 852 741 GA : 27,218 27,720 28,258 27,161 *27,936 26,910 KY : 6,523 6,349 4,497 6,032 *6,523 4,478 LA : 3,391 3,247 3,622 3,224 3,031 3,655 MD : 6,236 5,880 6,199 6,159 5,083 5,321 MS : 15,594 16,346 16,271 16,300 15,631 15,655 NC : 15,624 15,327 15,559 15,082 *15,292 15,523 OK : 3,792 4,502 4,393 4,453 4,549 4,783 PA : 3,030 2,963 3,032 *3,054 *3,079 3,082 SC : 5,435 4,533 4,604 5,650 4,765 4,543 TX : 13,284 13,262 13,167 13,033 13,197 12,638 VA : 4,235 4,752 4,656 4,631 5,289 4,512 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,381 *17,223 17,514 16,538 *15,415 15,493 : 19 State Total : 167,727 *167,469 166,689 *167,983 *166,604 163,268 : Previous Year Total : 178,783 177,611 176,060 176,413 177,543 178,240 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 95 95 94 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised