Pou 2-2 (3-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 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 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 14, 2009. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through March 14, 2009 were 1.84 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,950 29,635 *28,950 *29,309 *28,891 28,575 AR : 24,710 24,642 *24,943 24,969 *24,558 23,551 DE : 3,480 3,304 3,466 3,703 *3,558 3,525 FL : 1,027 1,021 *995 1,008 1,005 987 GA : 32,527 32,711 32,818 33,109 32,643 33,015 KY : 7,299 7,832 *7,178 7,795 7,830 7,452 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,470 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,095 8,779 8,866 9,047 8,851 9,204 MS : 17,475 17,692 17,891 17,894 18,035 18,129 NC : 18,607 18,218 *18,418 18,762 18,882 19,218 OK : 6,814 6,939 *6,726 6,772 *6,888 6,752 PA : 3,810 3,565 4,190 4,168 *3,905 4,012 SC : 5,719 5,589 5,789 5,628 5,436 5,941 TX : 15,457 15,555 15,558 15,624 15,622 15,417 VA : 5,535 5,749 5,943 5,939 5,954 5,970 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,830 18,093 19,269 19,716 *19,105 19,203 : 19 State Total :*201,805 202,794 *204,470 *206,913 *203,393 203,181 : Previous Year Total : 217,271 218,479 219,311 219,830 219,337 219,153 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 93 94 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,762 20,291 20,365 *20,085 *20,962 19,786 AR : 21,546 21,696 21,320 21,596 *20,983 22,082 DE : 4,580 3,975 4,656 4,655 *4,846 4,517 FL : 778 852 741 741 741 724 GA : 27,161 28,180 26,910 *26,289 *26,442 27,577 KY : *6,052 *6,543 *4,498 *5,993 *6,720 6,129 LA : 3,224 3,031 3,655 3,331 3,240 3,196 MD : 6,159 5,083 5,217 5,307 *5,364 6,081 MS : 16,300 15,631 15,655 16,135 16,579 16,793 NC : 15,082 15,292 15,507 15,443 15,024 15,048 OK : 4,453 4,549 4,529 4,783 5,373 4,282 PA : 3,054 3,093 3,121 3,111 *2,770 3,227 SC : 5,650 4,765 4,543 5,664 4,844 4,659 TX : 13,045 13,208 *12,640 13,189 13,336 13,285 VA : 4,631 5,289 4,512 4,303 4,885 4,944 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,541 15,563 15,496 16,188 *15,357 16,938 : 19 State Total :*168,018 *167,041 *163,365 *166,813 *167,466 169,268 : Previous Year Total : 176,413 177,543 178,240 177,627 179,798 180,426 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 92 94 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised