Pou 2-2 (5-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 13, 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 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 9, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 9, 2009. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through May 9, 2009 were 3.19 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,571 29,892 *29,935 *29,685 *29,941 29,705 AR : 23,721 23,416 *23,995 23,431 23,501 23,627 DE : 3,469 3,580 3,585 3,529 3,615 3,579 FL : 946 956 *991 991 994 995 GA : 31,706 31,801 *31,283 30,936 31,890 31,558 KY : 7,756 *7,796 *7,682 7,687 7,699 7,739 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 9,053 9,169 9,160 8,963 8,799 8,700 MS : 17,870 17,750 17,622 17,659 17,124 17,045 NC : 18,906 18,805 *18,936 18,553 18,708 18,829 OK : 7,245 6,962 *6,921 6,690 *6,850 6,779 PA : 3,919 3,931 3,952 4,061 *3,805 3,948 SC : 5,799 5,624 5,538 5,636 5,714 5,905 TX : *15,366 *14,996 *15,351 *14,980 *14,500 15,134 VA : 6,179 6,158 6,179 6,236 6,283 6,356 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,898 19,978 19,545 19,627 *19,323 19,720 : 19 State Total :*203,634 *203,044 *202,905 *200,894 *200,976 201,849 : Previous Year Total : 217,082 215,925 214,822 213,675 214,360 215,078 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,932 *20,817 20,409 19,720 20,563 21,024 AR : 21,990 20,771 20,538 21,929 21,156 21,646 DE : 5,211 4,473 4,370 4,758 5,033 4,850 FL : 707 707 726 685 695 821 GA : 27,251 25,635 26,052 *27,560 *27,251 25,976 KY : 5,678 5,832 6,030 5,929 6,067 6,704 LA : 1,901 1,892 1,901 1,896 1,902 1,888 MD : 6,088 6,597 6,661 5,637 6,088 6,451 MS : 17,067 16,764 16,491 16,899 *16,693 16,072 NC : 15,964 15,976 15,666 15,836 15,639 15,659 OK : 4,069 5,648 *4,530 4,601 4,931 4,417 PA : 3,226 2,978 2,879 3,168 3,105 3,124 SC : 4,359 4,714 4,728 4,257 4,768 5,862 TX : *13,315 *12,765 *13,415 *13,341 *13,001 13,340 VA : 4,764 4,310 4,987 5,475 4,562 4,996 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,458 16,599 17,322 17,784 *16,753 16,604 : 19 State Total :*168,980 *166,478 *166,705 *169,475 *168,207 169,434 : Previous Year Total : 181,007 177,613 177,156 178,240 177,740 177,096 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 94 95 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised