Pou 2-2 (7-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 22, 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 July 18, 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 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 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 18, 2009. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through July 18, 2009 were 4.88 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 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,912 29,215 *29,309 30,088 *29,098 29,120 AR : 23,699 23,384 23,020 22,811 *22,903 23,708 DE : 3,463 3,470 3,484 3,756 3,455 3,637 FL : 1,066 1,081 1,025 990 990 991 GA : 32,177 32,085 31,811 31,582 *31,567 31,726 KY : *7,780 *7,609 *7,973 7,687 *7,513 7,728 LA : 3,440 3,243 3,409 3,349 3,409 3,409 MD : 8,774 8,792 9,053 8,355 *8,878 8,642 MS : 18,378 18,347 18,108 18,182 17,760 18,285 NC : 17,758 18,387 *18,673 18,525 18,515 18,892 OK : 7,083 6,939 *6,843 6,337 6,659 7,081 PA : 3,787 3,745 3,858 3,729 *3,985 4,112 SC : 5,822 5,256 5,328 5,705 5,623 5,707 TX : 15,930 15,904 15,519 15,138 15,704 15,541 VA : 6,257 6,222 6,256 6,194 6,166 6,211 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,583 *19,969 *18,413 *18,732 *18,451 18,885 : 19 State Total :*204,909 *203,648 *202,082 *201,160 *200,676 203,675 : Previous Year Total : 212,986 213,178 210,187 207,613 211,457 211,369 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 96 97 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,273 20,780 21,468 21,570 *21,305 20,563 AR : 20,788 22,642 21,645 20,699 *20,694 21,499 DE : 5,324 4,381 4,461 *4,218 *4,509 4,992 FL : 701 774 773 774 777 737 GA : 26,871 27,645 27,100 26,984 *26,506 26,645 KY : 6,043 6,511 5,948 6,170 *6,694 6,604 LA : 2,474 2,651 2,715 3,009 2,851 2,959 MD : 5,682 6,678 5,949 *6,111 *6,581 6,151 MS : 16,428 16,589 16,475 16,315 *16,107 16,107 NC : 15,216 15,420 15,426 14,658 15,001 15,481 OK : 5,519 4,114 4,793 5,067 4,430 4,212 PA : 3,087 2,760 2,926 3,066 *2,956 3,083 SC : 4,752 4,561 4,496 4,745 4,586 4,645 TX : 13,534 13,728 13,777 13,703 13,684 13,332 VA : 4,920 4,812 5,651 5,243 4,596 4,721 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,540 *17,325 *17,850 *17,805 *17,791 16,083 : 19 State Total :*171,152 *171,371 *171,453 *170,137 *169,068 167,814 : Previous Year Total : 179,598 179,576 179,182 175,576 175,314 172,780 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 96 97 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised