Pou 2-2 (4-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 1, 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 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 28, 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 8 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 28, 2009. Placements were down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through March 28, 2009 were 2.18 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 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,096 *29,572 *28,928 28,575 *29,720 29,389 AR : 24,943 25,098 *23,538 23,551 *22,773 23,120 DE : 3,466 3,703 3,558 3,525 3,454 3,559 FL : 995 973 *975 987 970 980 GA : 32,818 33,109 *31,715 31,779 30,699 31,392 KY : 7,178 7,961 *7,782 7,452 7,780 7,827 LA : 3,470 3,470 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,866 9,047 8,851 9,204 8,572 8,910 MS : 17,891 17,894 18,035 18,129 17,779 17,624 NC : 18,382 18,527 *19,105 *19,128 *19,011 18,798 OK : 6,726 6,408 *6,963 6,752 *6,653 6,834 PA : 4,190 4,168 4,148 4,057 *3,983 3,979 SC : 5,789 5,628 5,436 5,941 5,805 5,431 TX : 15,558 15,624 15,622 15,417 14,864 15,428 VA : 5,943 5,939 *6,062 5,969 5,989 6,073 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,292 19,739 19,128 *19,012 *19,449 18,647 : 19 State Total :*204,603 *206,860 *202,076 *201,708 *199,731 200,221 : Previous Year Total : 219,311 219,830 219,337 219,153 215,850 214,627 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 92 92 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,365 20,085 20,962 *19,912 *19,951 19,999 AR : 21,320 21,596 20,983 22,082 *22,138 20,525 DE : 4,656 4,655 4,846 4,517 5,014 4,592 FL : 741 741 741 724 704 703 GA : 26,910 26,289 26,442 27,577 28,238 26,685 KY : 4,498 5,993 6,720 6,129 6,732 6,348 LA : 3,655 3,331 3,240 3,196 3,465 1,909 MD : 5,217 5,307 5,364 6,158 6,640 6,519 MS : 15,655 16,135 16,579 16,793 16,762 16,648 NC : 15,507 15,443 15,024 *15,062 *15,462 15,458 OK : 4,529 4,470 5,373 4,282 *3,292 4,615 PA : 3,121 3,111 2,796 3,250 *3,274 3,198 SC : 4,543 5,664 4,844 4,659 4,602 4,500 TX : 12,640 13,189 13,336 13,285 13,287 13,265 VA : 4,512 4,303 4,885 4,873 4,308 4,607 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,562 16,183 15,371 16,942 *16,791 17,043 : 19 State Total : 163,431 166,495 167,506 *169,441 *170,660 166,614 : Previous Year Total : 178,240 177,627 179,798 180,426 181,091 180,372 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 92 94 93 94 94 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised