Pou 2-2 (9-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 9, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Troy Marshall at (202) 690-3237, 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 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 5, 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 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 5, 2009. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through September 5, 2009 were 6.05 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,807 27,532 *28,492 27,755 *28,722 27,662 AR : 22,900 23,295 *22,428 22,920 23,093 22,715 DE : 3,289 3,659 3,788 3,745 3,365 3,478 FL : 999 915 885 885 899 901 GA : 31,471 31,309 *31,811 31,587 31,708 31,475 KY : 7,433 7,649 *7,640 7,664 7,534 7,001 LA : 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,424 3,409 MD : 8,987 8,964 8,956 8,957 8,854 8,132 MS : 18,259 18,451 18,095 18,218 *17,833 17,526 NC : 18,764 18,425 *18,719 18,500 18,235 17,828 OK : 6,884 6,422 *6,763 6,959 6,817 6,878 PA : 3,962 3,884 *3,680 *3,709 *4,025 4,369 SC : 5,736 5,839 5,815 5,758 5,533 5,274 TX : *15,389 *15,141 *15,398 *14,832 *14,836 14,157 VA : 6,192 6,149 6,154 6,089 6,100 6,111 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,530 18,671 18,560 *18,770 *18,384 18,526 : 19 State Total :*201,057 *199,760 *200,639 *199,803 *199,362 195,442 : Previous Year Total : 207,229 207,161 207,095 206,837 204,988 201,630 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 97 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,071 20,988 20,248 *20,234 *20,290 20,875 AR : 20,714 21,833 20,998 20,895 20,425 20,690 DE : 5,153 4,591 4,876 4,696 *4,448 4,066 FL : 741 743 724 727 729 650 GA : 26,953 26,391 26,252 26,504 25,202 26,953 KY : 6,876 6,341 6,190 6,457 6,487 6,657 LA : 2,948 2,914 2,955 3,003 3,020 3,016 MD : 5,619 6,242 5,869 6,277 *6,661 6,249 MS : 15,996 16,183 16,360 16,218 16,298 16,113 NC : 15,135 15,586 15,017 15,684 14,996 15,434 OK : 5,025 4,095 4,163 4,499 4,953 4,282 PA : 3,209 3,424 *3,205 *3,207 *3,045 2,955 SC : 4,395 4,661 4,926 4,827 5,130 4,994 TX : 13,292 *13,223 *13,175 *13,125 *12,890 13,094 VA : 4,898 4,878 5,171 4,789 4,721 5,552 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,129 17,300 17,051 15,267 *16,381 15,311 : 19 State Total : 167,154 *169,393 *167,180 *166,409 *165,676 166,891 : Previous Year Total : 172,890 173,001 172,779 170,273 170,083 170,363 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised