Pou 2-2 (10-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released October 28, 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 188 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 24, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 24, 2009. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through October 24, 2009 were 7.17 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 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,358 28,005 *26,175 26,854 26,507 27,460 AR : 22,411 21,768 *21,135 21,251 *21,082 20,950 DE : 3,218 3,376 2,942 3,277 3,116 3,167 FL : 902 1,144 1,331 1,330 *1,098 1,098 GA : 29,307 31,291 *27,336 29,935 29,084 29,173 KY : 6,487 7,930 *6,722 7,251 6,709 7,532 LA : 3,379 3,440 2,751 3,304 3,379 2,917 MD : 7,786 8,621 8,172 8,440 8,586 8,174 MS : 17,563 16,166 *16,172 17,095 17,294 16,419 NC : 16,825 17,852 *17,521 15,373 *18,117 17,731 OK : 6,773 6,388 *6,691 *7,122 *6,418 6,556 PA : 3,626 3,681 4,023 4,003 *3,385 3,773 SC : 5,487 5,539 5,032 5,799 5,739 5,859 TX : 13,594 13,820 13,079 13,170 12,926 14,133 VA : 5,792 6,005 5,754 6,041 6,035 5,695 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,119 *17,797 *17,421 *18,205 *17,281 16,949 : 19 State Total :*187,627 *192,823 *182,257 *188,450 *186,756 187,586 : Previous Year Total : 193,569 198,742 188,431 194,566 188,802 191,280 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 97 97 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,598 19,960 19,588 19,466 *20,116 19,199 AR : 20,898 19,863 21,128 19,385 *19,957 20,192 DE : 4,335 4,763 4,715 4,179 4,320 4,212 FL : 661 669 664 700 *876 1,140 GA : 26,529 26,461 25,985 24,510 26,509 22,529 KY : 6,529 6,383 6,228 4,909 5,935 5,622 LA : 2,889 2,892 2,982 2,953 3,113 2,361 MD : 6,387 5,824 4,950 4,899 5,962 5,384 MS : 15,456 14,724 15,549 15,276 14,039 13,899 NC : 15,330 14,328 13,975 14,253 *14,577 14,202 OK : 4,934 4,915 4,560 5,202 4,108 3,749 PA : *3,292 *3,179 *3,161 *2,958 *2,977 3,228 SC : 4,974 4,482 4,311 4,234 4,483 4,220 TX : 12,702 12,765 12,486 12,012 12,065 11,348 VA : 4,653 4,456 5,111 5,002 4,837 4,487 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,711 *15,803 *14,576 *15,584 *16,088 15,072 : 19 State Total :*165,878 *161,467 *159,969 *155,522 *159,962 150,844 : Previous Year Total : 168,148 165,813 162,480 160,080 163,207 154,412 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 98 97 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised