Pou 2-2 (9-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released September 30, 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) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 191 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 26, 2009. This was down 4 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 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 26, 2009. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through September 26, 2009 were 6.55 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,700 28,722 *27,783 27,470 27,613 27,963 AR : 23,172 23,380 *22,808 23,018 22,377 21,512 DE : 3,745 3,365 3,478 3,289 3,218 3,376 FL : 885 899 *909 900 902 1,144 GA : 31,587 31,839 31,504 30,922 29,307 31,229 KY : 7,532 *7,616 *7,204 7,360 7,025 7,744 LA : 3,455 3,424 3,409 3,394 3,379 3,346 MD : 8,957 8,854 8,132 8,180 7,786 8,621 MS : 18,218 17,833 *17,144 17,872 17,563 15,581 NC : 18,564 18,452 *17,636 16,744 17,408 17,620 OK : 7,025 6,772 *6,581 6,460 *6,675 6,243 PA : 3,709 4,039 4,020 3,890 *3,626 3,836 SC : 5,758 5,533 5,274 5,783 5,487 5,539 TX : 14,832 14,836 *14,596 14,111 13,591 13,832 VA : 6,089 6,100 6,111 5,918 5,792 6,005 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,775 18,389 18,395 17,618 *17,834 17,761 : 19 State Total : 200,003 *200,053 *194,984 192,929 *189,583 191,352 : Previous Year Total : 206,837 204,988 201,630 197,833 193,569 198,742 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 98 98 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,234 20,290 20,875 19,669 20,598 19,960 AR : 20,895 20,394 20,538 21,575 20,907 19,875 DE : 4,696 4,448 4,291 5,153 4,335 4,763 FL : 727 729 650 648 661 669 GA : 26,504 25,202 27,066 26,849 26,589 26,416 KY : 6,486 6,516 6,657 6,665 *6,573 6,428 LA : 3,003 3,020 3,016 2,953 2,996 2,892 MD : 6,277 6,661 6,024 5,256 6,387 5,824 MS : 16,218 16,298 16,113 15,799 15,456 14,724 NC : 15,684 14,996 15,434 15,496 15,330 14,324 OK : 4,499 4,953 4,401 4,824 4,934 4,915 PA : 3,207 3,052 2,981 2,983 *3,285 3,233 SC : 4,827 5,130 4,715 4,591 4,974 4,482 TX : 13,125 12,890 13,094 12,861 12,689 12,753 VA : 4,789 4,721 5,552 5,172 4,653 4,456 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,308 16,398 15,258 15,273 *15,706 15,791 : 19 State Total : 166,479 165,698 166,665 165,767 *166,073 161,505 : Previous Year Total : 170,273 170,083 170,363 170,671 168,148 165,813 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 97 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised