Pou 2-2 (2-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released February 3, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 30, 2010. This was up 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 30, 2010. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through January 30, 2010 were 666 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 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,564 29,443 *29,508 28,726 29,444 29,678 AR : 24,081 24,125 24,047 23,761 24,113 23,574 DE : 3,438 3,292 3,243 3,241 3,010 3,146 FL : 1,296 1,293 *1,155 1,378 1,378 1,388 GA : 31,173 31,185 *31,594 31,331 31,567 30,550 KY : *7,968 *7,903 *7,611 7,716 7,880 7,743 LA : 3,379 3,379 3,378 3,471 3,439 3,439 MD : 8,963 8,926 8,803 8,712 8,872 8,107 MS : 18,735 18,687 18,566 18,838 18,727 18,789 NC : 18,750 18,395 *18,664 18,449 *18,462 18,793 OK : 7,051 7,298 *7,067 6,766 *7,164 6,963 PA : 3,740 3,785 3,903 3,799 *3,570 3,610 SC : 5,814 5,587 5,673 5,876 5,820 5,830 TX : 15,417 14,978 15,083 14,968 14,845 15,728 VA : 6,224 6,217 6,225 6,124 6,152 6,301 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,110 18,163 *17,709 *18,101 *18,493 18,189 : 19 State Total :*203,703 *202,656 *202,229 *201,257 *202,936 201,828 : Previous Year Total : 202,493 202,760 201,843 203,806 201,674 198,417 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 99 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,904 21,602 20,998 20,813 20,667 20,508 AR : 21,451 21,399 21,636 21,205 21,535 21,191 DE : 4,618 4,216 5,262 4,558 4,521 5,127 FL : 1,294 1,003 984 968 962 820 GA : 26,160 26,152 26,186 26,671 25,827 26,391 KY : 6,523 *6,023 6,056 6,233 6,564 6,502 LA : 3,066 2,917 2,908 3,018 2,932 2,965 MD : 5,338 6,510 4,993 6,189 *6,008 5,038 MS : 16,031 16,123 16,308 16,002 16,016 15,903 NC : 15,557 15,558 15,677 15,507 *14,936 15,235 OK : 3,865 4,808 4,095 4,332 5,442 4,268 PA : 3,006 3,144 3,088 3,088 *3,016 3,115 SC : 5,099 4,347 4,550 4,126 5,043 4,813 TX : 13,220 13,504 13,088 13,193 12,710 12,782 VA : 5,459 4,605 4,092 4,987 5,032 5,154 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,894 17,366 *16,895 *16,357 *14,931 15,611 : 19 State Total : 167,485 *169,277 *166,816 *167,247 *166,142 165,423 : Previous Year Total : 166,152 168,557 168,244 167,727 167,469 166,670 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 99 100 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised