Pou 2-2 (3-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released March 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 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 13, 2010. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through March 13, 2010 were 1.67 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,407 29,791 *30,080 30,106 *30,030 29,667 AR : 23,926 24,504 *23,906 24,481 *24,439 23,114 DE : 3,225 3,269 3,266 3,264 3,193 3,782 FL : 1,389 1,352 1,376 1,385 1,338 1,303 GA : 31,757 31,630 31,902 31,747 31,594 31,691 KY : 7,561 7,493 *7,830 7,553 *7,655 7,710 LA : 3,470 3,392 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,440 MD : 8,741 8,904 9,069 9,106 9,062 8,856 MS : 19,390 19,380 *19,258 19,465 19,349 19,156 NC : 18,767 18,737 *19,134 18,763 18,772 18,901 OK : 6,850 6,807 *6,727 6,924 *6,879 7,122 PA : 3,168 3,620 3,693 3,698 *3,692 3,615 SC : 5,435 5,515 5,675 5,977 5,643 5,640 TX : *15,884 *15,968 *16,145 *15,807 *15,448 15,566 VA : 6,301 6,490 6,435 6,427 6,549 6,543 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,805 18,882 18,989 19,647 *19,424 19,464 : 19 State Total :*204,076 *205,734 *206,955 *207,820 *206,537 205,570 : Previous Year Total : 201,805 202,817 204,603 206,753 202,111 203,072 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,420 20,296 20,884 20,739 *20,883 21,449 AR : 19,920 20,798 21,265 20,773 *22,446 21,430 DE : 4,577 4,512 3,911 5,629 3,625 4,581 FL : 1,081 1,029 1,104 1,040 1,037 1,030 GA : 25,908 26,329 25,852 26,205 *25,847 25,946 KY : *6,143 *6,299 *6,158 *6,120 *6,033 6,405 LA : 2,955 2,929 3,014 3,049 3,032 3,021 MD : 6,252 5,800 5,808 5,316 6,589 6,115 MS : 16,484 16,259 16,617 16,897 17,174 16,809 NC : 15,072 14,868 15,010 15,411 15,299 15,790 OK : 4,305 4,557 4,863 4,505 *3,172 4,658 PA : 2,957 2,932 2,646 2,609 *2,854 2,956 SC : 4,613 4,952 4,982 5,071 5,156 4,841 TX : *12,413 *12,245 *12,966 *13,173 *13,249 13,376 VA : 4,412 4,731 4,948 4,561 5,751 5,212 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,767 16,095 *15,812 *17,185 *16,869 16,236 : 19 State Total :*163,279 *164,631 *165,840 *168,283 *169,016 169,855 : Previous Year Total : 168,018 167,039 163,431 166,495 167,577 169,505 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 101 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised