Pou 2-2 (6-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 3, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 30, 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 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 30, 2009. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through May 30, 2009 were 3.69 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 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,465 29,533 *29,362 29,867 29,892 29,837 AR : 23,797 23,739 *23,649 24,049 24,116 23,971 DE : 3,529 3,615 3,579 3,760 *3,624 3,587 FL : 991 994 995 992 992 1,081 GA : 30,878 31,673 31,659 32,085 31,618 31,845 KY : *7,550 *7,804 *7,961 7,589 *8,098 8,202 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,245 2,260 MD : 8,963 8,799 8,700 8,803 8,870 8,599 MS : 17,849 17,456 *18,367 18,587 18,372 18,593 NC : 18,449 18,629 *18,806 18,388 18,368 18,513 OK : 7,047 7,002 *7,081 6,667 6,683 6,749 PA : 4,061 3,805 4,182 3,667 *3,863 3,764 SC : 5,636 5,714 5,905 5,629 5,594 5,831 TX : 14,980 14,500 15,134 15,363 15,501 15,779 VA : 6,236 6,283 6,381 6,401 *6,272 6,285 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,623 19,319 19,913 19,996 *18,803 19,663 : 19 State Total :*201,284 *201,095 *203,904 204,073 *202,911 204,559 : Previous Year Total : 214,262 214,943 215,106 218,063 217,208 216,910 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 95 94 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,724 20,352 *21,084 20,755 20,860 20,194 AR : 21,929 21,156 21,626 21,171 *21,957 22,177 DE : 4,758 5,033 4,850 5,346 *5,057 4,835 FL : 685 695 821 870 718 715 GA : 27,560 27,251 *26,110 *25,906 26,611 26,780 KY : 5,869 6,067 6,769 5,968 *6,806 6,871 LA : 1,896 1,902 1,888 1,902 1,917 1,933 MD : 5,637 6,088 6,451 5,834 *5,584 6,486 MS : 16,899 16,693 16,072 16,311 15,625 16,324 NC : 15,836 15,639 15,659 15,284 15,475 15,932 OK : 4,601 4,931 4,417 4,701 *3,784 4,254 PA : 3,168 3,105 3,098 3,095 *3,005 3,319 SC : 4,257 4,768 5,862 5,019 5,085 4,858 TX : 13,341 13,001 13,340 12,991 12,618 13,394 VA : 5,475 4,562 4,996 5,129 *5,365 4,556 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,736 16,713 16,605 17,378 *16,800 16,966 : 19 State Total : 169,371 167,956 *169,648 *167,660 *167,267 169,594 : Previous Year Total : 178,663 178,080 177,253 175,827 177,324 177,037 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 96 95 94 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised