Pou 2-2 (12-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released December 16, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 12, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 12, 2009. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through December 12, 2009 were 8.28 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,459 29,291 *28,480 28,513 29,465 29,548 AR : 22,363 23,727 *23,732 23,561 *22,541 23,758 DE : 2,735 3,260 3,781 3,366 *3,102 3,295 FL : 1,328 1,096 1,329 1,329 1,329 1,327 GA : 28,934 30,152 30,497 31,283 31,043 31,544 KY : 7,058 7,726 *7,909 8,034 8,047 8,005 LA : 3,107 3,409 3,440 3,304 3,424 3,349 MD : 9,186 8,371 8,711 8,698 8,922 8,918 MS : 18,098 18,464 *18,511 18,620 18,271 18,780 NC : 18,411 18,787 *18,986 *19,189 *18,243 18,846 OK : 7,038 7,399 *7,082 7,138 *6,869 6,925 PA : 3,501 3,999 3,830 3,857 *3,635 3,821 SC : 5,390 6,080 5,375 5,613 5,685 5,589 TX : 15,203 15,380 15,681 15,255 15,302 15,689 VA : 5,665 6,265 6,222 6,201 6,193 5,968 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,212 *18,154 *18,294 *17,227 *17,697 18,662 : 19 State Total :*190,688 *201,560 *201,860 *201,188 *199,768 204,024 : Previous Year Total : 193,091 202,149 203,681 204,719 200,741 205,041 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 98 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,411 19,861 18,285 *18,215 *21,077 20,232 AR : 18,362 19,118 20,045 19,658 *21,571 21,537 DE : 4,940 4,142 3,924 4,871 4,961 4,150 FL : 830 920 1,021 1,017 821 1,010 GA : 23,552 25,074 22,950 24,256 *25,026 25,688 KY : *5,372 *5,273 *6,118 *6,430 6,290 6,069 LA : 2,927 2,795 2,594 2,687 2,969 3,075 MD : 5,394 5,260 5,927 5,870 5,385 6,770 MS : 15,070 14,413 13,563 15,374 15,785 15,903 NC : 15,100 14,593 14,690 15,281 15,379 15,505 OK : 4,645 4,588 3,587 5,392 4,322 3,869 PA : 2,767 2,824 2,951 2,833 *3,170 3,088 SC : 4,256 4,871 4,441 4,726 5,199 4,586 TX : 11,763 12,836 12,188 13,330 13,414 13,631 VA : 4,454 4,775 4,856 4,173 4,973 5,065 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,115 *14,935 *14,010 *14,303 15,932 16,739 : 19 State Total :*153,958 *156,278 *151,150 *158,416 *166,274 166,917 : Previous Year Total : 155,285 156,111 152,410 159,463 166,189 167,904 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 99 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised