Pou 2-2 (2-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released February 17, 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 13, 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 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 13, 2010. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through February 13, 2010 were 994 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 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,508 28,592 *29,409 29,678 29,372 29,791 AR : 24,047 23,347 24,113 23,574 *23,537 24,180 DE : 3,243 3,241 3,010 *2,948 *3,225 3,269 FL : 1,155 1,378 1,378 1,388 1,389 1,352 GA : 31,594 31,331 31,567 30,826 *31,757 31,616 KY : 7,611 *7,577 *7,701 7,739 7,586 7,618 LA : 3,378 3,471 3,439 3,439 3,470 3,392 MD : 8,803 8,712 8,872 8,107 8,741 8,904 MS : 18,566 18,838 18,727 18,789 19,281 19,335 NC : 18,664 18,515 *18,356 18,793 18,919 18,632 OK : 7,067 6,435 *6,835 6,948 *7,151 7,108 PA : 3,903 3,799 3,570 3,330 *3,168 3,601 SC : 5,673 5,876 5,820 5,830 5,435 5,515 TX : 15,085 14,985 14,862 15,744 15,877 15,678 VA : 6,225 6,124 *6,155 6,301 *6,301 6,490 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,725 18,086 18,516 *18,197 *18,769 18,670 : 19 State Total : 202,247 *200,307 *202,330 *201,631 *203,978 205,151 : Previous Year Total : 201,843 203,806 201,674 198,417 201,805 202,817 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 100 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,998 20,813 20,667 20,508 20,420 20,302 AR : 21,636 21,205 21,535 21,191 *19,920 20,834 DE : 5,262 4,558 4,521 *5,062 *4,577 4,512 FL : 984 968 962 820 1,081 1,029 GA : 26,186 26,671 25,827 26,391 *25,908 26,447 KY : 6,056 6,233 6,564 6,555 6,138 6,289 LA : 2,908 3,018 2,932 2,965 2,955 2,929 MD : 4,993 6,189 6,008 *5,104 *6,252 5,800 MS : 16,308 16,002 16,016 15,903 16,484 16,259 NC : 15,677 15,507 14,936 15,235 *15,072 14,868 OK : 4,095 4,332 5,442 4,260 4,305 4,557 PA : 3,088 3,088 3,016 3,099 *2,957 2,878 SC : 4,550 4,126 5,043 4,813 4,613 4,952 TX : 13,090 13,195 12,712 12,785 *12,407 12,255 VA : 4,092 4,987 *4,913 5,154 *4,412 4,731 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,913 16,348 *14,974 *15,613 *15,757 16,117 : 19 State Total : 166,836 167,240 *166,068 *165,458 *163,258 164,759 : Previous Year Total : 168,244 167,727 167,469 166,670 168,018 167,039 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 99 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised