Pou 2-2 (11-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released November 25, 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 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 21, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 21, 2009. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through November 21, 2009 were 7.79 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 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,478 27,589 *24,712 25,591 29,048 28,421 AR : 20,704 21,511 *21,296 22,655 23,997 24,159 DE : 3,116 3,167 2,941 2,735 3,260 3,781 FL : 1,098 1,098 1,327 1,328 1,096 1,329 GA : 28,659 29,746 27,685 28,627 30,723 30,497 KY : 6,956 *7,495 *7,265 6,999 7,789 7,843 LA : 3,379 3,228 3,077 3,107 3,409 3,440 MD : 8,586 8,174 9,065 9,186 8,371 8,711 MS : 17,294 16,599 15,901 17,960 18,464 18,024 NC : 17,724 17,106 *17,729 18,140 18,273 19,020 OK : 6,328 6,380 *6,883 6,887 *7,131 7,118 PA : 3,385 3,496 3,680 *3,501 *3,999 3,656 SC : 5,739 5,859 *5,173 5,390 6,080 5,375 TX : 13,392 14,708 13,813 15,006 15,401 15,702 VA : 6,035 5,695 5,314 5,665 6,265 6,222 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,281 16,849 16,922 *17,146 *18,147 18,343 : 19 State Total : 186,154 *188,700 *182,783 *189,923 *201,453 201,641 : Previous Year Total : 188,802 191,280 185,975 193,091 202,149 203,681 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 98 98 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,116 19,199 19,368 19,411 19,861 18,234 AR : 19,957 20,180 19,515 18,362 19,118 20,083 DE : 4,320 4,075 4,740 4,940 *4,142 3,924 FL : 876 1,140 1,026 830 920 1,021 GA : 26,509 22,529 25,302 23,552 25,074 22,925 KY : 5,984 5,749 5,984 5,367 5,268 6,113 LA : 3,113 2,361 2,869 2,927 2,795 2,594 MD : 5,962 5,527 6,091 5,394 *5,260 5,927 MS : 14,039 13,899 14,442 15,070 14,413 13,563 NC : 14,577 14,202 13,201 15,100 14,593 14,690 OK : 4,108 3,749 4,569 4,645 4,548 3,502 PA : 2,977 3,189 3,249 *2,767 *2,824 2,974 SC : 4,483 4,220 4,799 4,256 4,871 4,441 TX : 12,325 11,436 12,685 11,756 12,830 12,182 VA : 4,837 4,487 4,203 *4,454 *4,775 4,856 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,088 14,979 15,938 *15,146 *14,907 14,051 : 19 State Total : 160,271 150,921 157,981 *153,977 *156,199 151,080 : Previous Year Total : 163,207 154,412 158,747 155,285 156,111 152,410 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 100 99 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised