Pou 2-2 (8-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 19, 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 15, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 15, 2009. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through August 15, 2009 were 5.55 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 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,188 *29,069 *28,743 29,079 28,494 29,138 AR : 22,979 23,861 *23,069 22,721 23,090 22,223 DE : 3,455 3,637 3,438 3,289 3,659 3,788 FL : 1,018 1,016 993 1,019 995 997 GA : 31,731 31,726 31,282 31,171 31,309 30,858 KY : 7,694 *7,867 *7,748 7,657 7,806 7,790 LA : 3,409 3,409 3,424 3,455 3,455 3,455 MD : 8,878 8,642 8,854 8,987 8,964 8,956 MS : 18,002 18,285 *18,529 18,078 18,451 18,095 NC : 18,402 18,672 *18,575 18,820 18,587 18,656 OK : 6,752 7,227 *6,980 6,845 6,391 6,757 PA : 3,971 4,208 *3,954 *3,962 *3,842 3,944 SC : 5,623 5,707 5,810 5,736 5,839 5,815 TX : 15,717 15,553 15,472 15,378 15,280 15,409 VA : 6,166 6,211 6,178 6,192 6,149 6,154 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,552 18,869 18,717 *18,530 *18,724 18,622 : 19 State Total : 201,537 *203,959 *201,766 *200,919 *201,035 200,657 : Previous Year Total : 211,457 211,369 209,872 207,229 207,161 207,095 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 96 96 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,294 *20,569 *21,263 *21,071 20,988 20,157 AR : 20,694 21,423 20,718 20,714 21,833 20,998 DE : 4,509 4,992 5,399 5,153 *4,591 4,876 FL : 777 737 723 741 743 732 GA : 26,524 26,668 *26,528 26,953 *26,391 26,252 KY : 6,701 *6,701 6,337 6,876 6,341 6,190 LA : 2,851 2,959 2,888 2,948 2,914 2,955 MD : 6,581 6,151 5,083 5,619 *6,242 5,869 MS : 16,107 16,107 16,092 15,996 16,183 16,360 NC : 15,001 15,481 15,055 15,135 15,586 15,017 OK : 4,431 4,341 4,456 5,026 4,095 4,163 PA : 2,894 3,130 *2,911 *3,209 *3,428 3,211 SC : 4,586 4,645 5,213 4,395 4,661 4,926 TX : 13,585 13,232 12,767 13,292 13,213 13,166 VA : 4,596 4,721 4,963 4,898 *4,878 5,171 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,876 16,039 *16,462 15,129 *17,300 17,042 : 19 State Total : 169,007 *167,896 *166,858 *167,155 *169,387 167,085 : Previous Year Total : 175,314 172,780 170,837 172,890 173,001 172,779 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 98 97 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised