Pou 2-2 (3-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 8 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 21, 2009. This was down 8 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 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 21, 2009. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through March 21, 2009 were 2.01 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,635 28,950 *29,426 28,891 28,575 29,734 AR : 24,642 24,943 *25,098 24,558 23,551 22,783 DE : 3,304 3,466 3,703 3,558 3,525 3,454 FL : 1,021 995 *973 1,005 987 970 GA : 32,711 32,818 33,109 *31,724 *31,779 30,699 KY : 7,832 7,178 *7,961 7,830 7,452 7,780 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,470 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,779 8,866 9,047 8,851 9,204 8,572 MS : 17,692 17,891 17,894 18,035 18,129 17,779 NC : 18,218 *18,382 *18,527 18,882 19,218 18,967 OK : 6,939 6,726 *6,408 6,888 6,752 6,649 PA : 3,565 4,190 4,168 *4,148 *4,057 4,032 SC : 5,589 5,789 5,628 5,436 5,941 5,805 TX : 15,555 15,558 15,624 15,622 15,417 14,864 VA : 5,749 5,943 5,939 5,954 *5,969 5,989 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,116 *19,292 *19,739 *19,128 *19,242 19,211 : 19 State Total :*202,817 *204,457 *206,714 *202,740 *202,028 199,518 : Previous Year Total : 218,479 219,311 219,830 219,337 219,153 215,850 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 94 92 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,291 20,365 20,085 20,962 *19,791 19,798 AR : 21,696 21,320 21,596 20,983 22,082 22,095 DE : 3,975 4,656 4,655 4,846 4,517 5,014 FL : 852 741 741 741 724 704 GA : 28,180 26,910 26,289 26,442 27,577 28,238 KY : 6,543 4,498 5,993 6,720 6,129 6,732 LA : 3,031 3,655 3,331 3,240 3,196 3,465 MD : 5,083 5,217 5,307 5,364 *6,158 6,640 MS : 15,631 15,655 16,135 16,579 16,793 16,762 NC : 15,292 15,507 15,443 15,024 15,048 15,383 OK : 4,549 4,529 *4,470 5,373 4,282 3,999 PA : 3,093 3,121 3,111 *2,796 *3,250 3,242 SC : 4,765 4,543 5,664 4,844 4,659 4,602 TX : 13,208 12,640 13,189 13,336 13,285 13,287 VA : 5,289 4,512 4,303 4,885 *4,873 4,308 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,561 *15,562 *16,183 *15,371 *16,942 16,784 : 19 State Total :*167,039 *163,431 *166,495 *167,506 *169,306 171,053 : Previous Year Total : 177,543 178,240 177,627 179,798 180,426 181,091 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 92 94 93 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised