Pou 2-2 (10-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released October 21, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 187 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 17, 2009. This was down 1 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 160 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 17, 2009. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through October 17, 2009 were 7.02 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, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria VA 22312. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,143 27,358 *28,005 25,677 26,854 26,507 AR : 23,018 22,411 *21,768 *21,165 *21,251 20,941 DE : 3,289 3,218 3,376 2,942 *3,277 3,116 FL : 900 902 1,144 1,331 1,330 1,330 GA : 30,922 29,307 31,291 28,553 29,935 29,084 KY : 7,504 *6,487 *7,930 6,852 *7,251 6,709 LA : 3,394 3,379 3,440 2,751 3,304 3,379 MD : 8,180 7,786 8,621 8,172 8,440 8,586 MS : 17,872 17,563 *16,166 16,789 17,095 17,294 NC : 16,519 16,825 *17,852 17,771 15,373 18,124 OK : 6,565 6,773 *6,388 6,842 7,086 6,450 PA : 3,890 3,626 3,681 *4,023 *4,003 3,603 SC : 5,783 5,487 5,539 5,032 5,799 5,739 TX : *14,127 *13,594 *13,820 *13,079 *13,170 12,926 VA : 5,918 5,792 6,005 5,754 6,041 6,035 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,618 17,235 *17,829 *17,464 *18,251 17,409 : 19 State Total :*192,642 *187,743 *192,855 *184,197 *188,460 187,232 : Previous Year Total : 197,833 193,569 198,742 188,431 194,566 188,802 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 97 98 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,669 20,598 19,960 19,588 *19,466 20,068 AR : 21,575 20,898 19,863 *21,128 *19,385 20,010 DE : 5,153 4,335 4,763 4,715 *4,179 4,320 FL : 648 661 669 664 700 872 GA : 26,849 26,529 26,461 25,985 24,510 26,509 KY : 6,621 6,529 6,383 6,228 *4,909 5,935 LA : 2,953 2,889 2,892 2,982 2,953 3,113 MD : 5,256 6,387 5,824 4,950 *4,899 5,962 MS : 15,799 15,456 14,724 15,549 15,276 14,039 NC : 15,496 15,330 14,328 13,975 14,253 14,606 OK : 4,824 4,934 4,915 4,560 5,202 4,108 PA : 2,983 3,285 3,173 *3,156 *2,951 2,955 SC : 4,591 4,974 4,482 4,311 4,234 4,483 TX : *12,874 *12,702 *12,765 *12,486 *12,012 12,065 VA : 5,172 4,653 4,456 *5,111 *5,002 4,837 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,273 15,718 15,802 *14,596 *15,685 16,115 : 19 State Total :*165,736 *165,878 *161,460 *159,984 *155,616 159,997 : Previous Year Total : 170,671 168,148 165,813 162,480 160,080 163,207 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 97 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised