Pou 2-2 (7-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 15, 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 11, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 11, 2009. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through July 11, 2009 were 4.72 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,809 29,912 29,215 29,514 *30,088 29,129 AR : 23,965 23,699 23,384 23,020 22,811 22,933 DE : 3,579 3,463 3,470 3,484 *3,756 3,455 FL : 1,083 1,066 1,081 1,025 990 990 GA : 32,399 32,177 *32,085 31,811 *31,582 31,529 KY : 7,970 *7,811 *7,605 8,168 *7,687 7,675 LA : *3,077 *3,440 *3,243 *3,409 *3,349 3,409 MD : 8,849 8,774 8,792 9,053 8,355 8,870 MS : 18,854 18,378 18,347 18,108 18,182 17,760 NC : 18,353 17,758 *18,387 18,696 18,525 18,515 OK : *7,114 *7,083 *6,939 *7,034 *6,337 6,659 PA : 3,623 3,787 *3,745 3,858 *3,729 3,933 SC : 5,589 5,822 5,256 5,328 5,705 5,623 TX : *15,760 *15,930 *15,904 *15,519 *15,138 15,704 VA : 6,328 6,257 6,222 6,256 6,194 6,166 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,995 *19,587 *19,968 *18,410 *18,739 18,439 : 19 State Total :*206,347 *204,944 *203,643 *202,693 *201,167 200,789 : Previous Year Total : 217,504 212,986 213,178 210,187 207,613 211,457 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 96 96 96 97 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,280 21,273 20,780 21,468 *21,570 21,298 AR : 21,514 20,788 22,642 21,645 20,699 20,782 DE : 5,142 5,324 4,381 4,461 *4,260 4,738 FL : 707 701 774 773 774 777 GA : 27,033 26,871 27,645 27,100 26,984 26,465 KY : *6,221 *6,043 *6,511 *5,948 *6,170 6,840 LA : *2,633 *2,474 *2,651 *2,715 *3,009 2,851 MD : 6,251 5,682 6,678 5,949 *6,070 6,346 MS : 16,600 16,428 16,589 16,475 16,315 16,101 NC : 15,527 15,216 15,420 15,426 14,658 15,001 OK : 4,886 5,519 4,114 4,793 5,067 4,430 PA : 2,968 3,087 2,760 2,926 *3,066 2,920 SC : 4,522 4,752 4,561 4,496 4,745 4,586 TX : *13,374 *13,534 *13,728 *13,777 *13,703 13,684 VA : 4,883 4,920 4,812 5,651 *5,243 4,596 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,554 *18,541 *17,320 *17,862 *17,807 17,807 : 19 State Total :*171,095 *171,153 *171,366 *171,465 *170,140 169,222 : Previous Year Total : 179,821 179,598 179,576 179,182 175,576 175,314 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 95 96 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised