Pou 2-2 (4-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 8, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 4, 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 7 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 4, 2009. Placements were down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through April 4, 2009 were 2.35 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 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,630 *29,162 *28,809 *29,954 *29,563 29,562 AR : 25,098 23,538 *23,680 22,773 23,120 23,990 DE : 3,703 3,558 3,525 3,454 3,559 3,469 FL : 973 975 *982 970 980 946 GA : 33,109 31,715 *31,979 30,699 31,392 31,735 KY : *7,790 *7,619 *7,849 *7,719 *7,839 7,621 LA : 3,470 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 9,047 8,851 9,204 8,572 8,910 9,053 MS : 17,894 18,035 *18,280 17,779 17,624 17,870 NC : 18,527 19,105 *19,241 19,011 18,798 19,075 OK : 6,408 6,963 *6,546 6,653 *6,747 6,949 PA : 4,168 4,148 4,057 *3,804 *3,856 3,975 SC : 5,628 5,436 5,941 5,805 5,431 5,799 TX : *15,641 *15,638 *15,544 *15,383 *15,394 15,329 VA : 5,939 6,062 *6,178 5,989 *6,170 6,179 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,728 *19,110 *19,001 *19,443 *18,551 19,797 : 19 State Total :*206,753 *202,145 *203,046 *200,238 *200,164 203,579 : Previous Year Total : 219,830 219,337 219,153 215,850 214,627 217,082 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 92 93 93 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,085 *20,959 *19,961 *20,008 *20,203 19,932 AR : 21,596 20,983 22,082 22,138 20,525 21,941 DE : 4,655 4,846 4,517 5,014 *4,872 5,211 FL : 741 741 724 704 703 707 GA : 26,289 26,442 27,577 28,238 *26,760 27,232 KY : 5,993 *6,735 *6,144 *7,019 *6,460 5,877 LA : 3,331 3,240 3,196 3,465 1,909 1,901 MD : 5,307 5,364 6,158 6,640 *6,267 6,088 MS : 16,135 16,579 16,793 16,762 *16,724 17,067 NC : 15,443 15,024 15,062 15,462 15,458 15,964 OK : 4,470 5,373 4,282 3,292 *4,616 4,069 PA : 3,111 2,796 3,250 *3,263 *3,183 3,177 SC : 5,664 4,844 4,659 4,602 4,500 4,359 TX : 13,189 *13,350 *13,299 *13,301 *13,278 13,285 VA : 4,303 4,885 4,873 4,308 4,607 4,764 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,183 *15,365 16,942 *16,377 *16,962 17,401 : 19 State Total : 166,495 *167,526 *169,519 *170,593 *167,027 168,975 : Previous Year Total : 177,627 179,798 180,426 181,091 180,372 181,007 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 93 94 94 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised