Pou 2-2 (12-09) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released December 23, 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 19, 2009. This was up 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 19, 2009. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through December 19, 2009 were 8.45 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 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,291 28,480 *28,719 29,465 29,548 29,459 AR : 23,727 23,732 *24,268 22,541 *23,852 24,307 DE : 3,260 3,781 3,366 3,102 *3,377 3,425 FL : 1,096 1,329 1,329 1,329 1,327 1,297 GA : 30,152 30,497 31,283 31,043 31,544 31,147 KY : 7,726 7,909 *8,027 8,047 8,005 7,998 LA : 3,409 3,440 3,304 3,424 3,349 3,349 MD : 8,371 8,711 8,698 8,922 8,918 9,006 MS : 18,464 18,511 18,620 18,271 18,780 18,882 NC : 18,787 18,986 *19,214 18,243 *18,823 18,909 OK : 7,399 7,082 *7,210 6,869 *6,930 7,170 PA : 3,999 3,830 3,857 *3,614 *4,096 3,954 SC : 6,080 5,375 5,613 5,685 5,589 5,825 TX : 15,380 15,681 *15,694 15,302 15,689 15,273 VA : 6,265 6,222 6,201 6,193 5,968 6,114 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,154 18,294 17,227 *17,736 *19,336 18,592 : 19 State Total : 201,560 201,860 *202,630 *199,786 *205,131 204,707 : Previous Year Total : 202,149 203,681 204,719 200,741 205,041 203,388 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,861 18,285 18,215 21,077 20,232 20,436 AR : 19,118 20,045 19,658 21,571 *21,515 21,206 DE : 4,142 3,924 4,871 4,961 *4,097 4,836 FL : 920 1,021 1,017 821 1,010 1,015 GA : 25,074 22,950 24,256 25,026 25,688 26,389 KY : 5,273 6,118 6,430 6,290 6,069 6,250 LA : 2,795 2,594 2,687 2,969 3,075 3,022 MD : 5,260 5,927 5,870 5,385 *6,828 6,024 MS : 14,413 13,563 15,374 15,785 15,903 16,187 NC : 14,593 14,690 15,281 15,379 15,505 15,671 OK : 4,588 3,587 5,392 4,322 3,869 5,228 PA : 2,824 2,951 2,833 *3,185 *3,037 3,125 SC : 4,871 4,441 4,726 5,199 4,586 4,656 TX : 12,836 12,188 13,330 13,414 13,631 13,575 VA : 4,775 4,856 4,173 4,973 5,065 4,966 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,935 14,010 *14,316 *15,943 *16,827 15,848 : 19 State Total : 156,278 151,150 *158,429 *166,300 *166,937 168,434 : Previous Year Total : 156,111 152,410 159,463 166,189 167,904 168,272 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised