Pou 2-2 (3-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released March 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 27, 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 84 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 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 27, 2010. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through February 27, 2010 were 1.33 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 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,409 *29,666 *29,407 29,791 *30,090 30,059 AR : 23,757 24,040 *23,926 24,504 *24,333 24,761 DE : 3,010 2,948 3,225 3,269 3,266 3,264 FL : 1,378 1,388 1,389 1,352 1,376 1,385 GA : 31,567 31,126 31,757 31,630 31,902 31,803 KY : 7,758 7,848 *7,561 7,682 *7,502 7,508 LA : 3,439 3,439 3,470 3,392 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,872 8,107 8,741 8,904 9,069 9,106 MS : 18,727 19,031 *19,390 19,335 19,016 19,465 NC : 18,356 18,362 *18,767 18,632 18,864 18,763 OK : 6,835 6,634 *6,850 7,095 *7,003 6,935 PA : 3,570 3,330 3,168 *3,620 *3,693 3,510 SC : 5,820 5,830 5,435 5,515 5,675 5,977 TX : 14,862 15,744 15,877 15,662 16,141 15,804 VA : 6,155 6,301 6,301 6,490 6,435 6,427 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,519 *18,511 *18,805 *18,882 *19,016 19,558 : 19 State Total :*202,034 *202,305 *204,069 *205,755 *206,851 207,795 : Previous Year Total : 201,674 198,417 201,805 202,817 204,603 206,753 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,667 20,508 20,420 20,296 *20,884 20,557 AR : 21,535 21,191 19,920 20,798 *21,265 20,820 DE : 4,521 5,062 4,577 4,512 3,911 5,629 FL : 962 820 1,081 1,029 1,104 1,040 GA : 25,827 26,391 25,908 26,329 25,852 26,470 KY : 6,564 6,555 6,138 6,289 *6,149 6,077 LA : 2,932 2,965 2,955 2,929 3,014 3,049 MD : 6,008 5,104 6,252 5,800 5,808 4,389 MS : 16,016 15,903 16,484 16,259 16,617 16,897 NC : 14,936 *15,234 15,072 14,868 15,011 15,411 OK : 5,442 4,260 4,305 4,557 4,863 4,505 PA : 3,016 3,099 2,957 *2,932 *2,646 2,567 SC : 5,043 4,813 4,613 4,952 4,982 5,071 TX : 12,712 12,785 12,407 12,239 12,960 13,167 VA : 4,913 5,154 4,412 4,731 4,948 4,561 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,019 *15,593 *15,767 *16,095 *15,799 17,134 : 19 State Total :*166,113 *165,437 *163,268 *164,615 *165,813 167,344 : Previous Year Total : 167,469 166,670 168,018 167,039 163,431 166,495 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 97 99 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised