Pou 2-2 (11-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released November 18, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 14, 2009. This was down slightly 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 156 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 14, 2009. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through November 14, 2009 were 7.64 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,854 26,478 *27,589 24,736 25,591 29,048 AR : 20,837 20,704 *21,511 20,713 *22,655 23,997 DE : 3,277 3,116 3,167 2,941 2,735 3,260 FL : 1,330 1,098 1,098 1,327 1,328 1,096 GA : 30,699 28,659 *29,746 27,685 28,627 30,723 KY : 7,636 *6,956 *7,468 7,247 6,999 7,789 LA : 3,304 3,379 *3,228 3,077 3,107 3,409 MD : 8,440 8,586 8,174 9,065 9,186 8,371 MS : 16,764 17,294 *16,599 15,901 17,960 18,464 NC : 15,584 17,724 *17,106 17,308 18,140 18,273 OK : 6,951 6,328 *6,380 6,859 *6,887 7,126 PA : 4,003 3,385 3,496 3,680 *3,397 3,733 SC : 5,799 5,739 5,859 5,023 5,390 6,080 TX : *14,694 *13,392 *14,708 *13,813 *15,006 15,401 VA : 6,087 6,035 5,695 5,314 5,665 6,265 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,205 17,281 16,849 16,922 *17,139 18,138 : 19 State Total :*190,464 *186,154 *188,673 *181,611 *189,812 201,173 : Previous Year Total : 194,566 188,802 191,280 185,975 193,091 202,149 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 98 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,466 20,116 19,199 19,368 19,411 19,861 AR : 19,385 19,957 20,180 19,515 *18,362 19,118 DE : 4,179 4,320 4,075 4,740 4,940 4,195 FL : 700 876 1,140 1,026 830 920 GA : 24,510 26,509 22,529 *25,302 *23,552 25,074 KY : *4,975 *5,984 *5,749 *5,984 *5,367 5,268 LA : 2,953 3,113 2,361 2,869 2,927 2,795 MD : 4,899 5,962 5,527 6,091 5,394 5,182 MS : 15,276 14,039 13,899 14,442 15,070 14,413 NC : 14,253 14,577 14,202 13,201 15,100 14,593 OK : 5,202 4,108 3,749 4,569 4,645 4,548 PA : 2,958 2,977 3,189 3,249 *2,756 2,844 SC : 4,234 4,483 4,220 4,799 4,256 4,871 TX : *12,029 *12,325 *11,436 *12,685 *11,756 12,830 VA : 5,017 4,837 4,487 4,203 4,504 4,641 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,584 16,088 *14,979 *15,938 15,118 14,902 : 19 State Total :*155,620 *160,271 *150,921 *157,981 *153,988 156,055 : Previous Year Total : 160,080 163,207 154,412 158,747 155,285 156,111 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 98 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised