Pou 2-2 (9-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 2, 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 29, 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 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 29, 2009. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through August 29, 2009 were 5.89 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 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,743 29,079 *27,532 28,946 *27,755 28,713 AR : 23,069 22,900 *23,295 22,223 *22,920 23,093 DE : 3,438 3,289 3,659 3,788 3,745 3,365 FL : 993 999 915 885 885 899 GA : 31,282 31,471 31,309 30,858 31,587 31,708 KY : 7,748 *7,433 *7,649 7,790 7,664 7,534 LA : 3,424 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,424 MD : 8,854 8,987 8,964 8,956 8,957 8,854 MS : 18,529 18,259 18,451 18,095 18,218 18,104 NC : 18,575 18,764 *18,425 18,656 18,500 18,235 OK : 6,980 6,884 *6,422 6,757 6,959 6,817 PA : 3,954 3,962 *3,884 *3,907 *3,679 3,907 SC : 5,810 5,736 5,839 5,815 5,758 5,533 TX : 15,472 15,378 *15,129 15,409 14,843 14,847 VA : 6,178 6,192 6,149 6,154 6,089 6,100 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,717 18,530 *18,671 *18,560 18,483 18,520 : 19 State Total : 201,766 *201,318 *199,748 *200,254 *199,497 199,653 : Previous Year Total : 209,872 207,229 207,161 207,095 206,837 204,988 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 96 97 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,263 21,071 20,988 20,248 *20,182 20,302 AR : 20,718 20,714 21,833 20,998 *20,895 20,425 DE : 5,399 5,153 4,591 4,876 4,696 4,449 FL : 723 741 743 724 727 729 GA : 26,528 26,953 26,391 26,252 26,504 25,202 KY : 6,337 6,876 6,341 6,190 6,457 6,487 LA : 2,888 2,948 2,914 2,955 3,003 3,020 MD : 5,083 5,619 6,242 5,869 6,277 6,647 MS : 16,092 15,996 16,183 16,360 16,218 16,298 NC : 15,055 15,135 15,586 15,017 15,684 14,996 OK : 4,456 5,025 4,095 4,163 4,499 4,953 PA : 2,911 3,209 *3,424 *3,216 *3,206 3,084 SC : 5,213 4,395 4,661 4,926 *4,827 5,130 TX : 12,767 13,292 13,213 13,166 13,116 12,881 VA : 4,963 4,898 4,878 5,171 4,789 4,721 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,462 15,129 17,300 *17,051 *15,267 16,422 : 19 State Total : 166,858 167,154 *169,383 *167,182 *166,347 165,746 : Previous Year Total : 170,837 172,890 173,001 172,779 170,273 170,083 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 97 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised