Pou 2-2 (4-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 29, 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 25, 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 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 25, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through April 25, 2009 were 2.85 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,024 29,633 *29,571 29,892 30,114 29,758 AR : 23,279 23,120 *23,721 23,415 *24,001 23,402 DE : 3,454 3,559 3,469 3,580 3,585 3,529 FL : 977 995 946 956 979 991 GA : 30,699 31,392 31,706 31,801 30,783 30,936 KY : *7,527 *8,016 *7,756 7,599 7,822 7,687 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,572 8,910 9,053 9,169 9,160 8,963 MS : 17,779 17,624 17,870 17,750 17,622 17,659 NC : 19,103 18,628 *18,906 18,915 19,033 18,553 OK : 6,841 6,921 *7,245 6,885 6,793 6,690 PA : 3,804 *3,604 3,919 3,931 *3,952 3,957 SC : 5,805 5,431 5,799 5,624 5,538 5,636 TX : 14,830 15,394 15,329 14,959 15,324 14,953 VA : 5,989 6,170 6,179 6,158 6,179 6,236 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,469 18,190 *19,898 19,978 *19,545 19,701 : 19 State Total :*200,382 *199,817 *203,597 202,842 *202,660 200,881 : Previous Year Total : 215,850 214,627 217,082 215,925 214,822 213,675 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,008 20,203 19,932 20,917 20,393 19,715 AR : 22,138 20,525 21,990 20,771 *20,548 21,903 DE : 5,014 4,872 5,211 4,473 4,370 4,758 FL : 704 703 707 707 726 685 GA : 28,238 26,760 27,251 25,635 *26,052 27,129 KY : 7,016 6,459 5,678 5,832 *6,030 5,929 LA : 3,465 1,909 1,901 1,892 1,901 1,896 MD : 6,640 6,267 6,088 6,597 6,661 5,637 MS : 16,763 16,724 17,067 16,764 16,491 16,899 NC : 15,462 15,458 15,964 *15,976 15,666 15,836 OK : 3,292 4,616 4,069 5,648 4,531 4,601 PA : 3,263 *3,188 3,226 2,978 *2,879 3,106 SC : 4,602 4,500 4,359 *4,714 *4,728 4,257 TX : 13,301 13,278 13,285 12,735 13,385 13,311 VA : 4,308 4,607 4,764 4,310 *4,987 5,475 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,419 16,945 *17,458 16,599 17,322 17,773 : 19 State Total : 170,633 *167,014 *168,950 *166,548 *166,670 168,910 : Previous Year Total : 181,091 180,372 181,007 177,613 177,156 178,240 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 93 93 94 94 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised