Pou 2-2 (10-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 7, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 185 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 3, 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 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 160 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 3, 2009. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through October 3, 2009 were 6.71 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 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,722 27,783 *27,143 27,613 27,963 25,677 AR : 23,380 22,808 23,018 *22,488 *21,683 21,463 DE : 3,365 3,478 3,289 3,218 3,376 3,143 FL : 899 909 900 902 1,144 1,331 GA : 31,839 31,504 30,922 29,307 *31,291 28,553 KY : 7,616 *7,193 *7,504 7,025 7,744 6,852 LA : 3,424 3,409 3,394 3,379 3,346 3,304 MD : 8,854 8,132 8,180 7,786 8,621 8,172 MS : 17,833 17,144 17,872 17,563 15,581 16,789 NC : 18,452 17,636 *16,519 17,408 *17,632 17,771 OK : 6,772 6,581 *6,565 6,675 *6,245 6,841 PA : 4,039 4,020 3,890 3,626 *3,681 3,889 SC : 5,533 5,274 5,783 5,487 5,539 5,032 TX : 14,836 14,596 14,111 13,591 *13,817 13,075 VA : 6,100 6,111 5,918 5,792 6,005 5,754 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,389 18,395 17,618 17,834 17,761 17,292 : 19 State Total : 200,053 *194,973 *192,626 *189,694 *191,429 184,938 : Previous Year Total : 204,988 201,630 197,833 193,569 198,742 188,431 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 97 98 96 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,290 20,875 19,669 20,598 19,960 19,588 AR : 20,394 20,538 21,575 *20,898 *19,868 21,121 DE : 4,448 4,291 5,153 4,335 4,763 4,715 FL : 729 650 648 661 669 664 GA : 25,202 27,066 26,849 *26,528 *26,461 25,985 KY : 6,516 6,657 6,665 6,573 *6,427 6,272 LA : 3,020 3,016 2,953 2,996 2,892 2,982 MD : 6,661 6,024 5,256 6,387 5,824 4,950 MS : 16,298 16,113 15,799 15,456 14,724 15,549 NC : 14,996 15,434 15,496 15,330 *14,328 13,975 OK : 4,953 4,401 4,824 4,934 4,915 4,560 PA : 3,052 2,981 2,983 3,285 *3,173 3,199 SC : 5,130 4,715 4,591 4,974 4,482 4,311 TX : 12,890 13,094 12,861 12,689 12,753 12,473 VA : 4,721 5,552 5,172 4,653 4,456 5,109 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,398 15,258 15,273 15,706 15,791 14,613 : 19 State Total : 165,698 166,665 165,767 *166,003 *161,486 160,066 : Previous Year Total : 170,083 170,363 170,671 168,148 165,813 162,480 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 99 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised