Pou 2-2 (3-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released March 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 6, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 6, 2010. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through March 6, 2010 were 1.50 billion, down slightly 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 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,666 29,407 29,791 30,090 *30,106 30,031 AR : 24,040 23,926 24,504 24,333 *24,481 24,429 DE : 2,948 3,225 3,269 3,266 3,264 3,193 FL : 1,388 1,389 1,352 1,376 1,385 1,338 GA : 31,126 31,757 31,630 31,902 *31,747 31,594 KY : *7,847 7,561 *7,493 7,502 *7,553 7,596 LA : 3,439 3,470 3,392 3,470 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,107 8,741 8,904 9,069 9,106 9,062 MS : 19,031 19,390 *19,380 19,016 19,465 19,349 NC : 18,362 18,767 *18,737 18,864 18,763 18,772 OK : 6,634 6,850 *6,807 7,003 *6,924 6,889 PA : 3,330 3,168 3,620 3,693 *3,698 3,583 SC : 5,830 5,435 5,515 5,675 5,977 5,643 TX : 15,744 *15,876 *15,973 *16,150 *15,813 15,453 VA : 6,301 6,301 6,490 6,435 6,427 6,549 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,511 18,805 18,882 *18,989 *19,647 19,193 : 19 State Total :*202,304 *204,068 *205,739 *206,833 *207,826 206,144 : Previous Year Total : 198,417 201,805 202,817 204,603 206,753 202,111 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,508 20,420 20,296 20,884 *20,739 20,701 AR : 21,191 19,920 20,798 21,265 *20,773 22,509 DE : 5,062 4,577 4,512 3,911 5,629 3,625 FL : 820 1,081 1,029 1,104 1,040 1,037 GA : 26,391 25,908 26,329 25,852 *26,205 25,869 KY : 6,555 6,138 6,289 6,149 *6,110 6,009 LA : 2,965 2,955 2,929 3,014 3,049 3,032 MD : 5,104 6,252 5,800 5,808 *5,316 6,589 MS : 15,903 16,484 16,259 16,617 16,897 17,174 NC : 15,234 15,072 14,868 *15,010 15,411 15,299 OK : 4,260 4,305 4,557 4,863 4,505 3,103 PA : 3,099 2,957 2,932 2,646 *2,609 2,884 SC : 4,813 4,613 4,952 4,982 5,071 5,156 TX : 12,785 12,407 12,239 12,960 13,167 13,254 VA : 5,154 4,412 4,731 4,948 4,561 5,751 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,593 15,767 16,095 15,799 *17,172 16,888 : 19 State Total : 165,437 163,268 164,615 *165,812 *168,254 168,880 : Previous Year Total : 166,670 168,018 167,039 163,431 166,495 167,577 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 99 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised