Pou 2-2 (1-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released January 20, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 16, 2010. This was down 2 percent 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 16, 2010. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through January 16, 2010 were 334 million, down 1 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,614 29,459 *29,572 29,435 *29,618 28,729 AR : 24,454 24,534 24,081 24,125 *24,047 23,761 DE : 3,377 3,425 3,438 3,292 3,243 3,241 FL : 1,327 1,297 1,296 1,328 1,185 1,378 GA : 31,146 31,147 31,173 31,185 31,353 31,331 KY : 8,015 7,942 *7,932 7,978 7,701 7,615 LA : 3,349 3,349 3,379 3,379 3,378 3,471 MD : 8,918 9,007 8,963 8,926 8,803 8,712 MS : 18,780 18,882 18,735 18,687 18,566 18,838 NC : 18,549 18,980 18,750 18,245 18,541 18,449 OK : 7,013 7,146 *7,051 7,288 *7,100 6,765 PA : 4,129 3,771 3,740 3,785 *3,903 3,520 SC : 5,589 5,825 5,814 5,427 5,673 5,876 TX : 15,709 15,295 15,417 14,978 15,083 14,968 VA : 5,968 6,114 6,224 6,217 6,225 6,124 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,368 18,500 18,108 18,161 17,687 17,956 : 19 State Total : 205,305 204,673 *203,673 202,436 *202,106 200,734 : Previous Year Total : 205,041 203,388 202,493 202,760 201,843 203,806 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,232 20,436 20,904 21,602 *20,998 20,800 AR : 21,515 21,151 21,451 21,399 *21,636 21,205 DE : 4,097 4,948 4,618 4,216 5,262 4,558 FL : 1,010 1,015 1,294 1,003 984 968 GA : 25,688 26,389 26,160 *26,152 *26,186 26,671 KY : *6,116 *6,297 *6,523 6,024 *6,056 6,261 LA : 3,075 3,022 3,066 2,917 *2,908 3,018 MD : 6,828 5,899 5,338 6,510 4,993 6,189 MS : 15,903 16,187 16,031 16,123 *16,308 16,002 NC : 15,505 15,695 *15,557 15,558 15,677 15,525 OK : 3,869 5,228 3,865 4,808 *4,095 4,332 PA : 3,037 3,091 3,006 3,144 *3,088 3,013 SC : 4,586 4,656 5,099 4,347 4,550 4,126 TX : 13,646 13,591 13,220 13,504 13,088 13,193 VA : 5,065 4,966 5,459 4,605 4,092 4,987 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,825 15,863 15,879 17,393 16,892 16,342 : 19 State Total :*166,997 *168,434 *167,470 *169,305 *166,813 167,190 : Previous Year Total : 167,904 168,272 166,152 168,557 168,244 167,727 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 101 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised