Pou 2-2 (4-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released April 7, 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 Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 3, 2010. This was up slightly 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 3, 2010. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through April 3, 2010 were 2.17 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 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,104 30,017 *29,652 30,564 30,325 29,344 AR : 24,327 24,284 *23,115 23,778 23,437 23,360 DE : 3,264 3,193 3,782 3,615 3,709 3,640 FL : 1,385 1,338 1,303 1,316 1,343 1,350 GA : 31,520 31,745 31,691 31,701 31,500 31,094 KY : 7,775 7,822 *7,868 7,995 7,708 7,784 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,440 3,500 3,470 3,379 MD : 9,106 9,062 8,856 9,141 9,089 9,121 MS : 19,465 19,349 19,156 19,503 19,405 19,204 NC : 18,768 18,790 *18,767 18,559 18,743 18,654 OK : 6,658 6,623 *6,866 7,224 *7,137 6,888 PA : 3,698 3,692 3,839 3,743 *3,791 3,777 SC : 5,977 5,643 5,640 6,048 5,990 5,735 TX : 15,807 15,448 15,566 15,541 14,758 15,564 VA : 6,427 6,549 6,543 6,412 6,178 6,466 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,614 19,435 19,502 19,134 *18,782 18,962 : 19 State Total : 207,365 206,460 *205,586 207,774 *205,365 204,322 : Previous Year Total : 206,753 202,111 203,072 200,382 199,817 203,634 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 101 104 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,739 20,883 21,449 20,750 20,850 20,504 AR : 20,773 22,446 21,477 21,677 21,428 22,035 DE : 5,629 3,625 4,581 4,994 4,391 4,529 FL : 1,040 1,037 1,030 1,029 1,096 997 GA : 26,205 25,847 25,946 26,433 27,287 26,235 KY : 6,120 6,033 6,450 *5,983 6,256 6,837 LA : 3,049 3,032 3,021 3,043 3,059 3,023 MD : 5,316 6,589 6,115 6,069 6,223 6,395 MS : 16,897 17,174 16,809 16,891 16,766 16,463 NC : 15,411 15,299 15,790 15,610 15,853 15,705 OK : 4,505 3,172 4,658 4,286 4,347 3,290 PA : 2,609 2,854 3,023 2,993 *2,943 2,961 SC : 5,071 5,156 4,841 4,810 4,114 4,775 TX : 13,173 13,249 13,376 13,204 12,821 12,965 VA : 4,561 5,751 5,212 5,052 5,328 5,316 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,201 16,893 16,389 17,105 *16,421 16,721 : 19 State Total : 168,299 169,040 170,167 *169,929 *169,183 168,751 : Previous Year Total : 166,495 167,577 169,505 170,633 167,014 168,980 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised