Pou 2-2 (1-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released January 27, 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 Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 23, 2010. This was up 1 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 23, 2010. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through January 23, 2010 were 500 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 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,459 *29,564 *29,443 29,618 *28,726 29,444 AR : 24,534 24,081 24,125 24,047 23,761 24,113 DE : 3,425 3,438 3,292 3,243 3,241 3,010 FL : 1,297 1,296 *1,293 1,185 1,378 1,378 GA : 31,147 31,173 31,185 31,353 31,331 31,567 KY : 7,942 *7,900 *7,857 7,701 *7,716 7,880 LA : 3,349 3,379 3,379 3,378 3,471 3,439 MD : 9,007 8,963 8,926 8,803 8,712 8,872 MS : 18,882 18,735 18,687 18,566 18,838 18,727 NC : 18,980 18,750 *18,395 18,541 18,449 18,492 OK : 7,146 7,051 *7,298 7,100 *6,766 7,166 PA : 3,771 3,740 3,785 3,903 *3,799 3,609 SC : 5,825 5,814 *5,587 5,673 5,876 5,820 TX : 15,295 15,417 14,978 15,083 14,968 14,845 VA : 6,114 6,224 6,217 6,225 6,124 6,152 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,502 *18,110 *18,163 17,687 *18,079 18,403 : 19 State Total :*204,675 *203,635 *202,610 202,106 *201,235 202,917 : Previous Year Total : 203,388 202,493 202,760 201,843 203,806 201,674 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 100 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,436 20,904 21,602 20,998 *20,813 20,667 AR : 21,151 21,451 21,399 21,636 21,205 21,535 DE : 4,948 4,618 4,216 5,262 4,558 4,521 FL : 1,015 1,294 1,003 984 968 962 GA : 26,389 26,160 26,152 26,186 26,671 25,827 KY : 6,297 6,523 6,024 6,056 *6,233 6,564 LA : 3,022 3,066 2,917 2,908 3,018 2,932 MD : 5,899 5,338 6,510 4,993 6,189 5,926 MS : 16,187 16,031 16,123 16,308 16,002 16,016 NC : 15,695 15,557 15,558 15,677 *15,507 14,937 OK : 5,228 3,865 4,808 4,095 4,332 5,442 PA : 3,091 3,006 3,144 3,088 *3,088 3,084 SC : 4,656 5,099 4,347 4,550 4,126 5,043 TX : 13,591 13,220 13,504 13,088 13,193 12,710 VA : 4,966 5,459 4,605 4,092 4,987 5,032 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,759 *15,894 *17,366 16,892 *16,353 14,911 : 19 State Total :*168,330 *167,485 *169,278 166,813 *167,243 166,109 : Previous Year Total : 168,272 166,152 168,557 168,244 167,727 167,469 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 99 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised