Pou 2-2 (6-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 10, 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 June 6, 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 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 6, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through June 6, 2009 were 3.86 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,533 29,362 *29,575 *29,937 *29,866 28,744 AR : 23,739 23,649 *23,638 24,116 23,971 23,990 DE : 3,615 3,579 3,760 3,624 3,587 3,579 FL : 994 995 992 992 1,081 1,083 GA : 31,673 31,659 32,085 31,618 31,845 32,383 KY : 7,804 *7,850 *7,997 8,098 8,202 7,959 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,245 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,799 8,700 8,803 8,870 8,599 8,849 MS : 17,456 18,367 18,587 18,372 18,593 18,854 NC : 18,629 18,806 *18,345 18,368 18,513 18,160 OK : 7,002 7,081 *6,927 6,683 *6,751 6,913 PA : 3,805 4,182 3,667 3,863 *3,706 3,867 SC : 5,714 5,905 5,629 5,594 5,831 5,589 TX : *14,523 *15,157 *15,352 *15,490 *15,768 15,754 VA : 6,283 6,381 6,401 6,272 6,285 6,328 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,319 19,913 19,996 *18,797 *19,876 19,941 : 19 State Total :*201,118 *203,816 *203,984 *202,939 *204,734 204,253 : Previous Year Total : 214,943 215,106 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 95 94 93 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,352 21,084 20,755 *20,750 *20,188 21,259 AR : 21,156 21,626 21,171 21,957 22,177 21,514 DE : *5,138 *4,721 *5,417 *5,016 *4,990 5,142 FL : 695 821 870 718 715 707 GA : 27,251 26,110 25,906 *26,603 *26,786 27,054 KY : 6,067 6,769 5,968 6,806 6,871 6,206 LA : 1,902 1,888 1,902 1,917 1,933 1,922 MD : *5,967 *6,571 *5,746 *5,629 *6,330 6,251 MS : 16,693 16,072 16,311 15,625 16,324 16,600 NC : 15,639 15,659 15,284 15,475 *15,851 15,527 OK : 4,931 4,417 4,701 3,784 *4,288 4,887 PA : 3,105 3,098 3,095 3,005 *3,107 2,946 SC : 4,768 5,862 5,019 5,085 4,858 4,522 TX : 13,001 *13,359 *13,010 *12,637 *13,413 13,369 VA : 4,562 4,996 5,129 5,365 4,556 4,883 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,713 16,605 17,378 *16,782 16,966 17,518 : 19 State Total :*167,940 *169,658 *167,662 *167,154 *169,353 170,307 : Previous Year Total : 178,080 177,253 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 96 95 94 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised