Pou 2-2 (8-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 26, 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 22, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 22, 2009. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through August 22, 2009 were 5.72 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 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,069 28,743 29,079 28,494 *28,946 27,915 AR : 23,861 23,069 *22,900 23,090 22,223 23,201 DE : 3,637 3,438 3,289 3,659 3,788 3,745 FL : 1,016 993 *999 *915 *885 885 GA : 31,726 31,282 *31,471 31,309 30,858 31,587 KY : 7,867 7,748 *7,494 7,806 7,790 7,664 LA : 3,409 3,424 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,455 MD : 8,642 8,854 8,987 8,964 8,956 8,957 MS : 18,285 18,529 *18,259 18,451 18,095 18,218 NC : 18,672 18,575 *18,764 18,587 18,656 18,500 OK : 7,227 6,980 *6,884 6,391 6,757 6,959 PA : 4,208 3,954 3,962 3,842 *3,905 3,684 SC : 5,707 5,810 5,736 5,839 5,815 5,758 TX : 15,553 15,472 15,378 15,280 15,409 14,843 VA : 6,211 6,178 6,192 6,149 6,154 6,089 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,869 18,717 18,530 18,724 18,622 18,483 : 19 State Total : 203,959 201,766 *201,379 *200,955 *200,314 199,943 : Previous Year Total : 211,369 209,872 207,229 207,161 207,095 206,837 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 97 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,569 21,263 21,071 20,988 *20,248 20,177 AR : 21,423 20,718 20,714 21,833 20,998 20,919 DE : 4,992 5,399 5,153 4,591 4,876 4,696 FL : 737 723 741 743 *724 727 GA : 26,668 26,528 26,953 26,391 26,252 26,504 KY : 6,701 6,337 6,876 6,341 6,190 6,457 LA : 2,959 2,888 2,948 2,914 2,955 3,003 MD : 6,151 5,083 5,619 6,242 5,869 6,277 MS : 16,107 16,092 15,996 16,183 16,360 16,218 NC : 15,481 15,055 15,135 15,586 15,017 15,684 OK : 4,341 4,456 *5,025 4,095 4,163 4,499 PA : 3,130 2,911 3,209 3,428 *3,218 3,198 SC : 4,645 5,213 4,395 4,661 4,926 4,791 TX : 13,232 12,767 13,292 13,213 13,166 13,116 VA : 4,721 4,963 4,898 4,878 5,171 4,789 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,039 16,462 15,129 17,300 17,042 15,260 : 19 State Total : 167,896 166,858 *167,154 169,387 *167,175 166,315 : Previous Year Total : 172,780 170,837 172,890 173,001 172,779 170,273 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised