Pou 2-2 (2-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released February 10, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 6, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 6, 2010. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through February 6, 2010 were 829 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,443 29,508 *28,592 29,444 29,678 29,372 AR : 24,125 24,047 *23,347 24,113 23,574 24,004 DE : 3,292 3,243 3,241 3,010 *3,224 3,219 FL : 1,293 1,155 1,378 1,378 1,388 1,389 GA : 31,185 31,594 31,331 31,567 *30,826 31,884 KY : 7,903 7,611 *7,703 7,880 *7,739 7,586 LA : 3,379 3,378 3,471 3,439 3,439 3,470 MD : 8,926 8,803 8,712 8,872 8,107 8,741 MS : 18,687 18,566 18,838 18,727 18,789 19,281 NC : 18,395 18,664 *18,515 18,462 18,793 18,919 OK : 7,298 7,067 *6,435 7,164 *6,948 7,165 PA : 3,785 3,903 3,799 3,570 *3,330 3,453 SC : 5,587 5,673 5,876 5,820 5,830 5,435 TX : *14,980 *15,085 *14,985 *14,862 *15,744 15,877 VA : 6,217 6,225 6,124 6,152 6,301 6,300 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,194 *17,725 *18,086 *18,516 18,189 18,708 : 19 State Total :*202,689 *202,247 *200,433 *202,976 *201,899 204,803 : Previous Year Total : 202,760 201,843 203,806 201,674 198,417 201,805 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 98 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,602 20,998 20,813 20,667 20,508 20,420 AR : 21,399 21,636 21,205 21,535 21,191 19,953 DE : 4,216 5,262 4,558 4,521 *5,116 4,872 FL : 1,003 984 968 962 820 1,081 GA : 26,152 26,186 26,671 25,827 26,391 25,693 KY : 6,023 6,056 6,233 6,564 *6,555 6,138 LA : 2,917 2,908 3,018 2,932 2,965 2,955 MD : 6,510 4,993 6,189 6,008 *5,045 5,972 MS : 16,123 16,308 16,002 16,016 15,903 16,484 NC : 15,558 15,677 15,507 14,936 15,235 15,073 OK : 4,808 4,095 4,332 5,442 *4,260 4,305 PA : 3,144 3,088 3,088 3,016 *3,099 2,877 SC : 4,347 4,550 4,126 5,043 4,813 4,613 TX : 13,504 *13,090 *13,195 *12,712 *12,785 12,354 VA : 4,605 4,092 4,987 5,032 5,154 4,496 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,350 *16,913 *16,348 *14,964 15,611 15,699 : 19 State Total :*169,261 *166,836 *167,240 *166,177 *165,451 162,985 : Previous Year Total : 168,557 168,244 167,727 167,469 166,670 168,018 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 99 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised