Pou 2-2 (7-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 29, 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 July 25, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 25, 2009. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through July 25, 2009 were 5.05 billion, down 5 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 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,215 29,309 30,088 *29,161 *29,179 28,763 AR : 23,384 23,020 *23,182 22,903 *23,800 23,578 DE : 3,470 3,484 3,756 3,455 3,637 3,438 FL : 1,081 1,025 990 990 991 993 GA : 32,085 31,811 31,582 31,567 31,726 31,273 KY : 7,609 *7,942 *7,389 7,513 7,728 7,352 LA : 3,243 3,409 3,349 3,409 3,409 3,409 MD : 8,792 9,053 8,355 8,878 8,642 8,854 MS : 18,347 18,108 18,182 17,760 18,285 18,105 NC : 18,387 18,673 *18,230 18,515 18,892 18,217 OK : 6,939 6,843 *6,370 6,659 *7,082 6,829 PA : 3,745 3,858 *3,667 *3,971 *4,208 4,033 SC : 5,256 5,328 5,705 5,623 5,707 5,810 TX : 15,904 15,519 15,138 15,704 15,541 15,460 VA : 6,222 6,256 6,194 6,166 6,211 6,178 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,969 18,413 *18,777 18,451 18,885 19,002 : 19 State Total : 203,648 *202,051 *200,954 *200,725 *203,923 201,294 : Previous Year Total : 213,178 210,187 207,613 211,457 211,369 209,872 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 97 95 96 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,780 21,468 21,570 *21,294 *20,556 21,029 AR : 22,642 21,645 20,699 20,694 *21,423 20,768 DE : 4,381 4,461 4,218 4,509 4,992 5,399 FL : 774 773 774 777 737 723 GA : 27,645 27,100 26,984 *26,524 *26,668 26,557 KY : 6,511 5,948 6,170 6,694 *6,738 6,500 LA : 2,651 2,715 3,009 2,851 2,959 2,949 MD : 6,678 5,949 6,111 6,581 6,151 5,083 MS : 16,589 16,475 16,315 16,107 16,107 16,092 NC : 15,420 15,426 14,658 15,001 15,481 15,055 OK : 4,114 4,793 5,067 4,430 *4,341 4,456 PA : 2,760 2,926 *3,076 *2,894 *3,130 2,936 SC : 4,561 4,496 4,745 4,586 4,645 5,213 TX : *13,618 *13,667 *13,593 *13,574 *13,222 12,757 VA : 4,812 5,651 5,243 4,596 4,721 4,963 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,325 17,850 17,805 17,791 16,083 16,433 : 19 State Total :*171,261 *171,343 *170,037 *168,903 *167,954 166,913 : Previous Year Total : 179,576 179,182 175,576 175,314 172,780 170,837 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 96 97 96 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised