Pou 2-2 (8-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 12, 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 8, 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 85 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 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 8, 2009. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through August 8, 2009 were 5.39 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,088 *29,188 *29,025 28,744 *29,079 28,494 AR : 23,182 22,979 *23,861 23,489 22,721 23,090 DE : 3,756 3,455 3,637 3,438 3,289 3,659 FL : 990 1,018 *1,016 993 1,019 995 GA : 31,582 31,731 31,726 31,282 *31,171 31,309 KY : *7,172 *7,694 *7,848 7,407 7,657 7,806 LA : 3,349 3,409 3,409 3,424 3,455 3,455 MD : 8,355 8,878 8,642 8,854 *8,987 8,964 MS : 18,182 18,002 18,285 18,105 18,078 18,451 NC : 18,230 18,402 *18,672 18,217 18,820 18,587 OK : 6,370 6,752 *7,227 6,829 6,845 6,391 PA : 3,667 3,971 4,208 3,977 *3,941 3,993 SC : 5,705 5,623 5,707 5,810 5,736 5,839 TX : *15,151 *15,717 *15,553 *15,472 *15,378 15,280 VA : 6,194 6,166 6,211 6,178 6,192 6,149 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,837 *18,552 *18,869 *18,717 *18,110 18,711 : 19 State Total :*200,810 *201,537 *203,896 *200,936 *200,478 201,173 : Previous Year Total : 207,613 211,457 211,369 209,872 207,229 207,161 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 95 96 96 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,570 21,294 20,556 *21,195 *20,977 20,988 AR : 20,699 20,694 21,423 20,718 *20,714 21,833 DE : 4,218 4,509 4,992 5,399 *5,153 4,613 FL : 774 777 737 723 741 743 GA : 26,984 26,524 26,668 26,574 *26,953 26,432 KY : *6,178 *6,701 *6,746 *6,337 6,876 6,341 LA : 3,009 2,851 2,959 2,888 2,948 2,914 MD : 6,111 6,581 6,151 5,083 *5,619 6,228 MS : 16,315 16,107 16,107 16,092 15,996 16,183 NC : 14,658 15,001 15,481 15,055 15,135 15,586 OK : 5,067 4,431 4,341 4,456 5,026 4,095 PA : 3,076 2,894 3,130 2,927 *3,140 3,375 SC : 4,745 4,586 4,645 5,213 4,395 4,661 TX : *13,602 *13,585 *13,232 *12,767 *13,292 13,213 VA : 5,243 4,596 4,721 4,963 4,898 4,827 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,781 *17,876 *16,039 *16,450 *15,129 17,316 : 19 State Total :*170,030 *169,007 *167,928 *166,840 *166,992 169,348 : Previous Year Total : 175,576 175,314 172,780 170,837 172,890 173,001 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 97 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised