Pou 2-2 (8-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 5, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 1, 2009. This was down 3 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 1, 2009. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through August 1, 2009 were 5.22 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 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,309 30,088 *28,726 29,179 *28,744 29,093 AR : 23,020 23,182 *22,979 23,800 *23,489 22,721 DE : 3,484 3,756 3,455 3,637 3,438 3,289 FL : 1,025 990 *1,018 991 993 1,019 GA : 31,811 31,582 *31,731 31,726 *31,282 31,297 KY : 7,942 *7,234 *7,699 *7,568 *7,407 7,657 LA : 3,409 3,349 3,409 3,409 *3,424 3,455 MD : 9,053 8,355 8,878 8,642 8,854 8,816 MS : 18,108 18,182 *18,002 18,285 18,105 18,078 NC : 18,673 18,230 *18,402 18,892 18,217 18,820 OK : 6,843 6,370 *6,752 7,082 6,829 6,845 PA : 3,858 3,667 3,971 4,208 *3,977 3,912 SC : 5,328 5,705 5,623 5,707 5,810 5,736 TX : 15,519 15,138 15,704 15,541 15,460 15,366 VA : 6,256 6,194 6,166 6,211 6,178 6,192 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,413 18,777 *18,611 *18,873 *18,721 18,085 : 19 State Total : 202,051 *200,799 *201,126 *203,751 *200,928 200,381 : Previous Year Total : 210,187 207,613 211,457 211,369 209,872 207,229 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 95 96 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,468 21,570 21,294 20,556 *21,164 20,574 AR : 21,645 20,699 20,694 21,423 *20,718 20,716 DE : 4,461 4,218 4,509 4,992 5,399 5,171 FL : 773 774 777 737 723 741 GA : 27,100 26,984 26,524 26,668 *26,574 27,121 KY : 5,948 6,170 6,694 6,738 *6,329 6,876 LA : 2,715 3,009 2,851 2,959 *2,888 2,948 MD : 5,949 6,111 6,581 6,151 5,083 5,606 MS : 16,475 16,315 16,107 16,107 16,092 15,996 NC : 15,426 14,658 15,001 15,481 15,055 15,135 OK : 4,793 5,067 *4,431 4,341 4,456 5,026 PA : 2,926 3,076 2,894 3,130 *2,927 3,180 SC : 4,496 4,745 4,586 4,645 5,213 4,395 TX : 13,667 13,593 13,574 13,222 12,757 13,282 VA : 5,651 5,243 4,596 4,721 4,963 4,898 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,850 17,805 *17,852 *16,072 *16,429 15,165 : 19 State Total : 171,343 170,037 *168,965 *167,943 *166,770 166,830 : Previous Year Total : 179,182 175,576 175,314 172,780 170,837 172,890 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 96 97 98 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised