Pou 2-2 (5-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 20, 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 May 16, 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 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 16, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through May 16, 2009 were 3.36 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 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,892 29,935 *29,465 29,941 29,705 29,867 AR : 23,416 23,995 *23,797 23,501 *23,447 24,049 DE : 3,580 3,585 3,529 3,615 3,579 3,760 FL : 956 991 991 994 995 992 GA : 31,801 31,283 *30,878 31,890 *31,659 32,085 KY : 7,796 *7,704 *7,552 7,699 7,739 7,589 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 9,169 9,160 8,963 8,799 8,700 8,803 MS : 17,750 17,622 *17,849 *17,884 *17,996 18,587 NC : 18,805 18,936 *18,449 18,708 *18,831 18,388 OK : 6,962 6,921 *7,047 6,850 6,779 6,667 PA : 3,931 3,952 4,061 3,805 *4,085 3,896 SC : 5,624 5,538 5,636 5,714 5,905 5,629 TX : 14,996 15,351 14,980 14,500 15,134 15,363 VA : 6,158 6,179 6,236 6,283 *6,381 6,401 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,970 *19,555 *19,623 *19,319 *19,870 19,821 : 19 State Total :*203,036 *202,937 *201,286 *201,732 *203,035 204,127 : Previous Year Total : 217,082 215,758 214,262 214,943 215,106 218,063 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,817 *20,373 *19,724 20,563 21,024 20,858 AR : 20,771 20,538 21,929 21,156 *21,626 21,157 DE : 4,473 4,370 4,758 5,033 4,850 5,346 FL : 707 726 685 695 821 870 GA : 25,635 26,052 27,560 27,251 *25,974 25,848 KY : *5,772 *5,970 *5,869 6,067 *6,769 5,968 LA : 1,892 1,901 1,896 1,902 1,888 1,902 MD : 6,597 6,661 5,637 6,088 6,451 5,834 MS : 16,764 16,491 16,899 16,693 16,072 16,311 NC : 15,976 15,666 15,836 15,639 15,659 15,214 OK : 5,648 4,530 4,601 4,931 4,417 4,701 PA : 2,978 2,879 3,168 3,105 *3,115 3,161 SC : 4,714 4,728 4,257 4,768 5,862 5,019 TX : 12,765 13,415 13,341 13,001 13,340 12,991 VA : 4,310 4,987 5,475 4,562 4,996 5,129 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,571 *17,339 *17,736 *16,713 *16,595 17,370 : 19 State Total :*166,390 *166,626 *169,371 *168,167 *169,459 167,679 : Previous Year Total : 178,151 177,032 178,663 178,080 177,253 175,827 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 95 94 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised