Pou 2-2 (12-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released December 2, 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 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 28, 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 158 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 28, 2009. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through November 28, 2009 were 7.95 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 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,589 24,712 *25,459 29,048 28,421 28,513 AR : 21,511 21,296 *22,363 23,997 *24,334 23,561 DE : 3,167 2,941 2,735 3,260 3,781 3,366 FL : 1,098 1,327 1,328 1,096 1,329 1,329 GA : 29,746 27,685 *28,934 30,723 30,497 31,061 KY : 7,495 7,265 *7,058 7,789 7,843 8,034 LA : 3,228 3,077 3,107 3,409 3,440 3,304 MD : 8,174 9,065 9,186 8,371 8,711 8,698 MS : 16,599 15,901 *18,098 18,464 18,024 18,620 NC : 17,106 17,729 *18,411 18,273 19,020 18,887 OK : 6,380 6,883 *7,038 7,131 *7,211 7,145 PA : 3,496 3,680 3,501 3,999 *3,796 3,685 SC : 5,859 5,173 5,390 6,080 5,375 5,613 TX : 14,708 13,813 *15,195 15,401 15,702 15,276 VA : 5,695 5,314 5,665 6,265 6,222 6,201 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,849 16,922 17,146 18,147 *18,350 17,661 : 19 State Total : 188,700 182,783 *190,614 201,453 *202,056 200,954 : Previous Year Total : 191,280 185,975 193,091 202,149 203,681 204,719 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,199 19,368 19,411 19,861 *18,272 18,201 AR : 20,180 19,515 18,362 19,118 *20,045 19,658 DE : 4,075 4,740 4,940 4,142 3,924 4,871 FL : 1,140 1,026 830 920 1,021 1,017 GA : 22,529 25,302 23,552 25,074 *22,950 24,256 KY : 5,749 5,984 5,367 5,268 6,113 6,358 LA : 2,361 2,869 2,927 2,795 2,594 2,687 MD : 5,527 6,091 5,394 5,260 5,927 5,870 MS : 13,899 14,442 15,070 14,413 13,563 15,374 NC : 14,202 13,201 15,100 14,593 14,690 15,281 OK : 3,749 4,569 4,645 4,548 3,502 5,391 PA : 3,189 3,249 2,767 2,824 *2,943 2,803 SC : 4,220 4,799 4,256 4,871 4,441 4,726 TX : 11,436 12,685 11,756 12,830 12,182 13,324 VA : 4,487 4,203 4,454 4,775 4,856 4,173 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,979 15,938 15,146 14,907 *14,031 14,276 : 19 State Total : 150,921 157,981 153,977 156,199 *151,054 158,266 : Previous Year Total : 154,412 158,747 155,285 156,111 152,410 159,463 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 99 100 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised