Pou 2-2 (7-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 1, 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 27, 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 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 27, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through June 27, 2009 were 4.37 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 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,937 29,805 29,809 29,912 29,215 29,514 AR : 24,090 23,971 *23,965 23,699 23,384 23,020 DE : 3,624 3,587 3,579 3,463 3,470 3,484 FL : 992 1,081 1,083 1,066 1,081 1,025 GA : 31,725 31,945 *32,399 32,120 31,939 31,811 KY : *8,169 *8,211 *7,970 7,906 7,816 7,966 LA : 2,245 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,870 8,599 8,849 8,774 8,792 9,053 MS : 18,372 18,593 18,854 18,378 18,347 18,108 NC : 18,212 18,471 *18,353 17,776 18,481 18,696 OK : 6,913 6,735 *7,056 6,899 *6,706 6,802 PA : 3,877 3,584 3,623 *3,787 *3,737 3,714 SC : 5,594 5,831 5,589 5,822 5,256 5,328 TX : 15,490 15,821 15,754 15,955 16,051 15,544 VA : 6,272 6,285 6,328 6,257 6,222 6,256 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,798 19,860 *19,929 19,583 19,964 18,644 : 19 State Total :*204,180 *204,639 *205,400 *203,657 *202,721 201,225 : Previous Year Total : 217,208 216,910 217,504 212,986 213,178 210,187 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 96 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,750 20,188 21,280 21,273 20,780 21,465 AR : 21,957 22,177 21,514 20,788 22,642 21,645 DE : 5,016 4,990 5,142 5,324 4,381 4,461 FL : 826 715 707 701 774 773 GA : 26,603 26,786 27,033 26,871 27,645 27,100 KY : 6,832 6,897 6,206 *6,028 6,495 5,926 LA : 1,917 1,933 1,922 1,942 1,937 2,026 MD : 5,629 6,330 6,251 5,682 6,678 5,949 MS : 15,625 16,324 16,600 16,428 16,589 16,475 NC : 15,475 15,851 15,527 15,216 15,420 15,223 OK : 3,784 4,288 *4,886 5,519 *4,114 4,793 PA : 3,009 3,141 2,968 *3,087 *2,760 2,903 SC : 5,085 4,858 4,522 4,752 4,561 4,496 TX : 12,637 13,413 13,369 13,531 13,723 13,772 VA : 5,365 4,556 4,883 4,920 4,812 5,651 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,771 16,955 *17,538 18,531 17,331 17,841 : 19 State Total : 167,281 169,402 *170,348 *170,593 *170,642 170,499 : Previous Year Total : 177,324 177,037 179,821 179,598 179,576 179,182 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 96 95 95 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised