Pou 2-2 (3-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 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 7 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 7, 2009. Placements were down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through March 7, 2009 were 1.67 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 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,765 29,023 *29,635 29,086 *29,265 28,876 AR : 24,416 24,710 *24,642 24,980 *24,969 24,543 DE : 3,417 3,480 3,304 3,466 3,703 3,525 FL : 1,016 1,027 1,021 1,020 1,008 1,005 GA : 32,317 32,527 32,711 32,818 33,109 32,643 KY : 6,605 *7,299 *7,832 7,167 7,795 7,830 LA : 3,454 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,470 2,230 MD : 8,484 8,095 8,779 8,866 9,047 8,851 MS : 17,190 17,475 17,692 17,891 17,894 18,035 NC : 18,468 18,607 *18,218 18,863 18,762 18,882 OK : 6,749 6,814 *6,939 6,834 6,772 6,891 PA : 3,939 3,810 3,565 *4,190 *4,168 3,918 SC : 5,792 5,719 5,589 5,789 5,628 5,436 TX : *14,781 *15,457 *15,555 *15,558 *15,624 15,622 VA : 5,385 5,535 5,749 5,943 5,939 5,954 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,639 *18,830 *18,093 *19,269 *19,716 19,087 : 19 State Total :*198,417 *201,878 *202,794 *205,210 *206,869 203,328 : Previous Year Total : 218,880 217,271 218,479 219,311 219,830 219,337 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 91 93 93 94 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,404 19,762 20,291 *20,365 20,080 20,946 AR : 20,068 21,546 21,696 21,320 *21,596 20,959 DE : 4,547 4,580 3,975 4,656 4,655 5,154 FL : 898 778 852 741 741 741 GA : 28,258 27,161 28,180 26,910 26,341 26,427 KY : 4,497 6,032 6,523 4,478 *5,838 6,855 LA : 3,622 3,224 3,031 3,655 3,331 3,240 MD : 6,199 6,159 5,083 5,217 5,307 5,063 MS : 16,271 16,300 15,631 15,655 16,135 16,579 NC : 15,559 15,082 15,292 15,507 *15,443 15,024 OK : 4,393 4,453 4,549 4,529 4,783 5,373 PA : 3,032 3,054 3,093 *3,121 *3,111 2,786 SC : 4,604 5,650 4,765 4,543 5,664 4,844 TX : *13,156 *13,045 *13,208 *12,650 *13,189 13,336 VA : 4,656 4,631 5,289 4,512 4,303 4,885 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,506 *16,541 *15,563 *15,496 *16,188 15,349 : 19 State Total :*166,670 *167,998 *167,021 *163,355 *166,705 167,561 : Previous Year Total : 176,060 176,413 177,543 178,240 177,627 179,798 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 94 92 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised