Pou 2-2 (11-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released November 4, 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 182 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 31, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 157 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 31, 2009. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through October 31, 2009 were 7.33 billion, down 4 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 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,005 26,175 26,854 26,507 27,460 25,542 AR : 21,768 21,135 *20,837 21,082 *20,936 20,713 DE : 3,376 2,942 3,277 3,116 3,167 2,941 FL : 1,144 1,331 1,330 1,098 1,098 1,327 GA : 31,291 27,336 *30,699 29,084 29,173 27,685 KY : 7,930 *6,826 *7,636 *6,772 *7,511 7,247 LA : 3,440 2,751 3,304 3,379 2,917 3,077 MD : 8,621 8,172 8,440 8,586 8,174 9,065 MS : 16,166 16,172 *16,764 17,294 16,419 15,901 NC : 17,852 17,521 *15,584 18,117 17,731 17,308 OK : 6,388 6,691 *6,951 6,418 *6,534 6,859 PA : 3,681 4,023 4,003 3,385 *3,496 3,779 SC : 5,539 5,032 5,799 5,739 5,859 5,023 TX : 13,820 13,079 *14,170 12,926 14,133 13,234 VA : 6,005 5,754 *6,087 6,035 5,695 5,314 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,799 *17,423 18,205 17,281 *16,849 16,658 : 19 State Total :*192,825 *182,363 *189,940 *186,819 *187,152 181,673 : Previous Year Total : 198,742 188,431 194,566 188,802 191,280 185,975 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 98 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,960 19,588 19,466 20,116 19,199 19,304 AR : 19,863 21,128 19,385 19,957 *20,180 19,515 DE : 4,763 4,715 4,179 4,320 *4,075 4,602 FL : 669 664 700 876 1,140 1,026 GA : 26,461 25,985 24,510 26,509 22,529 25,317 KY : 6,383 6,228 4,909 *5,918 *5,684 5,918 LA : 2,892 2,982 2,953 3,113 2,361 2,869 MD : 5,824 4,950 4,899 5,962 *5,527 6,234 MS : 14,724 15,549 15,276 14,039 13,899 14,442 NC : 14,328 13,975 14,253 14,577 14,202 13,201 OK : 4,915 4,560 5,202 4,108 3,749 4,569 PA : 3,179 3,161 2,958 2,977 *3,189 3,198 SC : 4,482 4,311 4,234 4,483 4,220 4,799 TX : 12,765 12,486 12,012 12,065 11,348 12,303 VA : 4,456 5,111 *5,017 4,837 4,487 4,203 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,792 *14,595 15,584 16,088 *14,969 15,923 : 19 State Total :*161,456 *159,988 *155,537 *159,945 *150,758 157,423 : Previous Year Total : 165,813 162,480 160,080 163,207 154,412 158,747 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised