Pou 2-2 (1-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released January 6, 2010, 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 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 2, 2010. 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 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 2, 2010. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through January 2, 2010 were 8.79 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,719 29,465 *29,614 29,459 *29,798 29,435 AR : 24,268 23,143 *24,454 24,446 *24,008 24,377 DE : 3,366 3,102 3,377 3,425 3,438 3,292 FL : 1,329 1,329 1,327 1,297 1,296 1,328 GA : 31,283 *31,186 *31,146 31,147 *31,173 31,204 KY : 8,080 7,828 *8,015 7,998 *8,041 7,978 LA : 3,304 3,424 3,349 3,349 3,379 3,379 MD : 8,698 8,922 8,918 *9,007 *8,963 8,926 MS : 18,620 18,638 18,780 18,882 18,735 18,687 NC : 19,214 18,294 *18,549 18,909 *18,750 18,245 OK : 7,210 6,790 *7,013 7,165 *7,154 7,290 PA : 3,857 3,614 4,096 3,771 *3,740 3,755 SC : 5,613 5,685 5,589 5,825 5,814 5,427 TX : 15,694 15,302 15,689 15,273 15,395 14,956 VA : 6,201 6,193 5,968 6,114 6,224 6,217 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,237 18,213 19,368 *18,500 *18,108 18,153 : 19 State Total : 202,693 *201,128 *205,252 *204,567 *204,016 202,649 : Previous Year Total : 204,719 200,741 205,041 203,388 202,493 202,760 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,215 21,077 20,232 20,436 *20,904 21,601 AR : 19,658 21,571 21,515 21,151 *21,451 21,419 DE : 4,871 4,961 4,097 *4,948 *4,618 4,320 FL : 1,017 821 1,010 1,015 *1,294 1,003 GA : 24,256 25,026 25,688 26,389 *26,160 26,119 KY : 6,430 6,290 6,069 6,250 6,475 6,024 LA : 2,687 2,969 3,075 3,022 3,066 2,917 MD : 5,870 5,385 6,828 *5,899 *5,338 6,411 MS : 15,374 15,785 15,903 16,187 16,031 16,123 NC : 15,281 15,379 15,505 15,695 *15,155 15,558 OK : 5,392 4,322 3,869 5,228 3,865 4,664 PA : 2,833 3,185 3,037 3,091 *3,006 3,268 SC : 4,726 5,199 4,586 4,656 5,099 4,347 TX : 13,330 13,414 13,631 13,575 13,204 13,488 VA : 4,173 4,973 5,065 4,966 5,459 4,605 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,333 15,961 *16,825 *15,863 *15,879 17,391 : 19 State Total : 158,446 166,318 *166,935 *168,371 *167,004 169,258 : Previous Year Total : 159,463 166,189 167,904 168,272 166,152 168,557 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised