Pou 2-2 (2-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released February 24, 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 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 20, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 20, 2010. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through February 20, 2010 were 1.16 billion, 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 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,592 29,409 *29,594 29,372 29,791 30,066 AR : 23,347 *23,757 *24,040 23,537 *24,504 24,334 DE : 3,241 3,010 2,948 3,225 3,269 3,266 FL : 1,378 1,378 1,388 1,389 1,352 1,376 GA : 31,331 31,567 *31,126 31,757 *31,630 31,902 KY : 7,577 *7,758 *7,848 *7,702 *7,682 7,660 LA : 3,471 3,439 3,439 3,470 3,392 3,470 MD : 8,712 8,872 8,107 8,741 8,904 9,069 MS : 18,838 18,727 *19,031 19,281 19,335 19,016 NC : 18,515 18,356 *18,362 18,919 18,632 18,864 OK : 6,435 6,835 *6,634 7,151 *7,095 7,015 PA : 3,799 3,570 3,330 3,168 *3,663 3,601 SC : 5,876 5,820 5,830 5,435 5,515 5,675 TX : 14,985 14,862 15,744 15,877 *15,662 16,141 VA : 6,124 6,155 6,301 6,301 6,490 6,435 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,086 18,516 18,197 18,769 *18,871 19,011 : 19 State Total : 200,307 *202,031 *201,919 *204,094 *205,787 206,901 : Previous Year Total : 203,806 201,674 198,417 201,805 202,817 204,603 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 102 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,813 20,667 20,508 20,420 *20,296 20,812 AR : 21,205 21,535 21,191 19,920 *20,798 21,258 DE : 4,558 4,521 5,062 4,577 4,512 3,911 FL : 968 962 820 1,081 1,029 1,104 GA : 26,671 25,827 26,391 25,908 *26,329 25,852 KY : 6,233 6,564 6,555 6,138 6,289 6,235 LA : 3,018 2,932 2,965 2,955 2,929 3,014 MD : 6,189 6,008 5,104 6,252 5,800 5,808 MS : 16,002 16,016 15,903 16,484 16,259 16,617 NC : 15,507 14,936 15,235 15,072 14,868 15,011 OK : 4,332 5,442 4,260 4,305 4,557 4,863 PA : 3,088 3,016 3,099 2,957 *2,889 2,694 SC : 4,126 5,043 4,813 4,613 4,952 4,982 TX : 13,195 12,712 12,785 12,407 *12,239 12,960 VA : 4,987 4,913 5,154 4,412 4,731 4,948 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,348 14,974 15,613 15,757 *16,067 15,804 : 19 State Total : 167,240 166,068 165,458 163,258 *164,544 165,873 : Previous Year Total : 167,727 167,469 166,670 168,018 167,039 163,431 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 97 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised