Pou 2-2 (1-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released January 13, 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 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 9, 2010. This was down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 January 9, 2010. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,465 29,614 29,459 29,798 29,435 29,588 AR : 23,143 24,454 *24,534 *24,081 *24,125 23,884 DE : 3,102 3,377 3,425 3,438 3,292 3,243 FL : 1,329 1,327 1,297 1,296 1,328 1,185 GA : 31,186 31,146 31,147 31,173 *31,185 31,353 KY : 7,828 8,015 *7,942 8,041 7,978 7,701 LA : 3,424 3,349 3,349 3,379 3,379 3,378 MD : 8,922 8,918 9,007 8,963 8,926 8,803 MS : 18,638 18,780 18,882 18,735 18,687 18,566 NC : 18,294 18,549 *18,980 18,750 18,245 18,541 OK : 6,790 7,013 *7,146 7,154 *7,288 7,106 PA : 3,614 *4,129 3,771 3,740 *3,785 3,785 SC : 5,685 5,589 5,825 5,814 5,427 5,673 TX : *15,321 *15,709 *15,295 *15,417 *14,978 15,083 VA : 6,193 5,968 6,114 6,224 6,217 6,225 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,213 19,368 18,500 18,108 *18,161 17,687 : 19 State Total :*201,147 *205,305 *204,673 *204,111 *202,436 201,801 : Previous Year Total : 200,741 205,041 203,388 202,493 202,760 201,843 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 101 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,077 20,232 20,436 20,904 *21,602 20,904 AR : 21,571 21,515 21,151 21,451 *21,399 21,704 DE : 4,961 4,097 4,948 4,618 *4,216 5,262 FL : 821 1,010 1,015 1,294 1,003 984 GA : 25,026 25,688 26,389 26,160 *26,132 26,086 KY : 6,290 6,069 6,250 6,475 6,024 6,094 LA : 2,969 3,075 3,022 3,066 2,917 2,867 MD : 5,385 6,828 5,899 5,338 *6,510 4,993 MS : 15,785 15,903 16,187 16,031 16,123 16,408 NC : 15,379 15,505 15,695 15,155 15,558 15,677 OK : 4,322 3,869 5,228 3,865 *4,808 4,056 PA : 3,185 3,037 3,091 3,006 *3,144 3,062 SC : 5,199 4,586 4,656 5,099 4,347 4,550 TX : *13,430 *13,646 *13,591 *13,220 *13,504 13,088 VA : 4,973 5,065 4,966 5,459 4,605 4,092 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,961 16,825 15,863 15,879 *17,393 16,892 : 19 State Total :*166,334 *166,950 *168,387 *167,020 *169,285 166,719 : Previous Year Total : 166,189 167,904 168,272 166,152 168,557 168,244 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 101 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised