Pou 2-2 (6-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 24, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 20, 2009. This was down 5 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 20, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through June 20, 2009 were 4.20 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 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,575 29,937 *29,805 *29,809 29,912 29,215 AR : 23,638 24,090 23,971 23,990 23,699 23,384 DE : 3,760 3,624 3,587 3,579 3,463 3,470 FL : 992 992 1,081 1,083 1,066 1,081 GA : 32,085 31,725 *31,945 32,383 32,120 31,939 KY : 7,997 8,235 *8,172 7,959 7,906 7,816 LA : 2,230 2,245 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,803 8,870 8,599 8,849 8,774 8,792 MS : 18,587 18,372 18,593 18,854 18,378 18,347 NC : 18,345 18,212 *18,471 18,160 17,776 18,481 OK : 6,927 6,913 *6,735 6,913 6,899 6,707 PA : 3,667 3,877 3,584 *3,623 *3,622 3,511 SC : 5,629 5,594 5,831 5,589 5,822 5,256 TX : 15,352 15,490 *15,821 15,754 15,955 16,051 VA : 6,401 6,272 6,285 6,328 6,257 6,222 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,991 19,798 19,860 19,942 19,583 19,964 : 19 State Total : 203,979 204,246 *204,600 *205,075 *203,492 202,496 : Previous Year Total : 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 212,986 213,178 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 94 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,755 20,750 20,188 21,280 21,273 20,780 AR : 21,171 21,957 22,177 21,514 20,788 22,642 DE : 5,417 5,016 4,990 5,142 5,324 4,381 FL : 870 826 715 707 701 774 GA : 25,906 26,603 26,786 *27,033 *26,871 27,645 KY : 5,994 6,832 6,897 6,206 6,030 6,495 LA : 1,902 1,917 1,933 1,922 1,942 1,937 MD : 5,746 5,629 6,330 6,251 5,682 6,678 MS : 16,311 15,625 16,324 16,600 16,428 16,589 NC : 15,284 15,475 15,851 15,527 15,216 15,420 OK : 4,701 3,784 4,288 4,887 5,519 4,113 PA : 3,095 3,009 3,141 *2,968 *3,071 2,755 SC : 5,019 5,085 4,858 4,522 4,752 4,561 TX : 13,010 12,637 13,413 13,369 13,531 13,723 VA : 5,129 5,365 4,556 4,883 4,920 4,812 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,382 16,771 16,955 17,537 18,531 17,331 : 19 State Total : 167,692 167,281 169,402 *170,348 *170,579 170,636 : Previous Year Total : 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 179,598 179,576 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 96 95 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised