Pou 2-2 (9-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 16, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 193 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 12, 2009. This was down 2 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 September 12, 2009. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through September 12, 2009 were 6.22 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 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,532 28,492 *27,700 28,722 27,662 27,911 AR : 23,295 22,428 *23,172 *23,175 *22,903 23,018 DE : 3,659 3,788 3,745 3,365 3,478 3,297 FL : 915 885 885 899 901 900 GA : 31,309 31,811 31,587 31,708 *31,504 30,969 KY : 7,649 *7,671 *7,532 7,534 7,001 7,360 LA : 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,424 3,409 3,394 MD : 8,964 8,956 8,957 8,854 8,132 8,180 MS : 18,451 18,095 18,218 17,833 17,526 17,872 NC : 18,425 18,719 *18,564 18,235 17,828 16,744 OK : 6,422 6,763 *7,025 6,817 *6,879 6,461 PA : 3,884 3,680 3,709 *4,039 *3,992 3,895 SC : 5,839 5,815 5,758 5,533 5,274 5,783 TX : 15,141 15,398 14,832 14,836 14,157 14,111 VA : 6,149 6,154 6,089 6,100 6,111 5,918 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,616 *18,574 *18,775 *18,389 *18,395 17,680 : 19 State Total :*199,705 *200,684 *200,003 *199,463 *195,152 193,493 : Previous Year Total : 207,161 207,095 206,837 204,988 201,630 197,833 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 97 97 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,988 20,248 20,234 20,290 20,875 19,513 AR : 21,833 20,998 20,895 *20,394 *20,538 21,575 DE : 4,591 4,876 4,696 4,448 *4,291 5,128 FL : 743 724 727 729 650 648 GA : 26,391 26,252 26,504 25,202 *27,066 26,914 KY : *6,370 *6,219 *6,486 *6,516 6,657 6,665 LA : 2,914 2,955 3,003 3,020 3,016 2,953 MD : 6,242 5,869 6,277 6,661 *6,024 5,297 MS : 16,183 16,360 16,218 16,298 16,113 15,994 NC : 15,586 15,017 15,684 14,996 15,434 15,496 OK : 4,095 4,163 4,499 4,953 *4,401 4,825 PA : 3,424 3,205 3,207 *3,052 *2,986 2,982 SC : 4,661 4,926 4,827 5,130 *4,715 4,591 TX : 13,223 13,175 13,125 12,890 13,094 12,861 VA : 4,878 5,171 4,789 4,721 5,552 5,172 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,310 *17,029 *15,308 *16,398 *15,270 15,274 : 19 State Total :*169,432 *167,187 *166,479 *165,698 *166,682 165,888 : Previous Year Total : 173,001 172,779 170,273 170,083 170,363 170,671 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 97 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised