Pou 2-2 (6-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 17, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 13, 2009. This was down 4 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 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 13, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through June 13, 2009 were 4.03 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 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,362 29,575 29,937 29,866 28,744 29,912 AR : 23,649 23,638 *24,090 23,971 23,990 23,699 DE : 3,579 3,760 3,624 3,587 3,579 3,463 FL : 995 992 992 1,081 1,083 1,066 GA : 31,659 32,085 *31,725 31,845 32,383 32,120 KY : 7,850 7,997 *8,235 8,202 7,959 7,906 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,245 2,260 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,700 8,803 8,870 8,599 8,849 8,774 MS : 18,367 18,587 18,372 18,593 18,854 18,378 NC : 18,806 18,345 *18,212 18,513 18,160 17,776 OK : 7,081 6,927 *6,913 6,751 6,913 6,899 PA : 4,182 3,667 *3,877 *3,584 *3,713 3,718 SC : 5,905 5,629 5,594 5,831 5,589 5,822 TX : 15,157 15,352 15,490 15,768 15,754 15,955 VA : 6,381 6,401 6,272 6,285 6,328 6,257 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,877 *19,991 *19,798 *19,860 *19,942 19,583 : 19 State Total :*203,780 *203,979 *204,246 *204,596 *204,100 203,588 : Previous Year Total : 215,106 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 212,986 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 94 94 94 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,084 20,755 20,750 20,188 *21,280 21,273 AR : 21,626 21,171 21,957 22,177 21,514 20,788 DE : 4,721 5,417 5,016 4,990 5,142 5,324 FL : 821 870 *826 715 707 701 GA : 26,110 25,906 26,603 26,786 27,054 26,893 KY : *6,795 *5,994 *6,832 *6,897 6,206 6,030 LA : 1,888 1,902 1,917 1,933 1,922 1,942 MD : 6,571 5,746 5,629 6,330 6,251 5,682 MS : 16,072 16,311 15,625 16,324 16,600 16,428 NC : 15,659 15,284 15,475 15,851 15,527 15,216 OK : 4,417 4,701 3,784 4,288 4,887 5,519 PA : 3,098 3,095 *3,009 *3,141 *2,963 3,088 SC : 5,862 5,019 5,085 4,858 4,522 4,752 TX : 13,359 13,010 12,637 13,413 13,369 13,531 VA : 4,996 5,129 5,365 4,556 4,883 4,920 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,632 *17,382 *16,771 *16,955 *17,537 18,531 : 19 State Total :*169,711 *167,692 *167,281 *169,402 *170,364 170,618 : Previous Year Total : 177,253 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 179,598 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 95 94 96 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised