Pou 2-2 (12-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released December 9, 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 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 5, 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 5, 2009. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through December 5, 2009 were 8.12 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 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 24,712 25,459 *29,291 28,421 28,513 29,465 AR : 21,296 22,363 *23,727 24,334 23,561 22,712 DE : 2,941 2,735 3,260 3,781 3,366 3,297 FL : 1,327 1,328 1,096 1,329 1,329 1,329 GA : 27,685 28,934 *30,152 30,497 *31,283 31,043 KY : 7,265 7,058 *7,726 7,843 8,034 8,047 LA : 3,077 3,107 3,409 3,440 3,304 3,424 MD : 9,065 9,186 8,371 8,711 8,698 8,922 MS : 15,901 18,098 18,464 18,024 18,620 18,271 NC : 17,729 18,411 *18,787 19,020 18,887 18,204 OK : 6,883 7,038 *7,399 *7,244 *7,138 6,881 PA : 3,680 3,501 3,999 *3,830 *3,857 3,738 SC : 5,173 5,390 6,080 5,375 5,613 5,685 TX : *13,821 *15,203 *15,380 *15,681 *15,255 15,302 VA : 5,314 5,665 6,265 6,222 6,201 6,193 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,922 17,146 18,147 *18,288 *17,221 17,696 : 19 State Total :*182,791 *190,622 *201,553 *202,040 *200,880 200,209 : Previous Year Total : 185,975 193,091 202,149 203,681 204,719 200,741 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 100 99 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,368 19,411 19,861 *18,285 *18,213 21,030 AR : 19,515 18,362 19,118 20,045 19,658 21,603 DE : 4,740 4,940 4,142 3,924 4,871 4,961 FL : 1,026 830 920 1,021 1,017 821 GA : 25,302 23,552 25,074 22,950 24,256 25,052 KY : 5,984 5,367 5,268 6,113 *6,425 6,290 LA : 2,869 2,927 2,795 2,594 2,687 2,969 MD : 6,091 5,394 5,260 5,927 5,870 5,385 MS : 14,442 15,070 14,413 13,563 15,374 15,785 NC : 13,201 15,100 14,593 14,690 15,281 15,379 OK : 4,569 4,645 *4,588 *3,587 *5,392 4,322 PA : 3,249 2,767 2,824 *2,951 *2,833 3,160 SC : 4,799 4,256 4,871 4,441 4,726 5,199 TX : 12,685 *11,763 *12,836 *12,188 *13,330 13,414 VA : 4,203 4,454 4,775 4,856 4,173 4,973 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,938 15,146 14,907 *14,034 *14,274 15,932 : 19 State Total : 157,981 *153,984 *156,245 *151,169 *158,380 166,275 : Previous Year Total : 158,747 155,285 156,111 152,410 159,463 166,189 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 99 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised