Pou 2-2 (4-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released April 14, 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 10, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 10, 2010. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through April 10, 2010 were 2.35 billion, up 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,017 29,652 *30,274 30,325 29,344 30,132 AR : 24,284 23,115 *23,825 *23,831 *23,520 24,034 DE : 3,193 3,782 3,615 3,709 *3,771 3,782 FL : 1,338 1,303 1,316 1,343 1,350 1,342 GA : 31,745 31,691 31,701 31,500 31,094 31,925 KY : *7,833 *7,842 *8,177 7,708 7,784 8,301 LA : 3,470 3,440 3,500 3,470 3,379 3,500 MD : 9,062 8,856 9,141 9,089 *8,965 9,058 MS : 19,349 19,156 19,503 19,405 19,204 18,939 NC : 18,790 18,767 *18,480 18,743 18,654 18,464 OK : 6,623 6,866 *6,986 7,137 *6,880 7,209 PA : 3,692 3,839 3,743 3,791 *3,716 3,874 SC : 5,643 5,640 6,048 5,990 5,735 5,770 TX : *15,471 *15,590 *15,545 *14,762 *15,568 15,548 VA : 6,549 6,543 6,412 6,178 6,466 6,527 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,435 *19,481 *19,129 *18,743 *18,939 19,573 : 19 State Total :*206,494 *205,563 *207,395 *205,724 *204,369 207,978 : Previous Year Total : 202,111 203,072 200,382 199,817 203,634 203,036 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 103 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,883 21,449 20,750 20,850 20,504 20,875 AR : 22,446 21,477 21,677 21,428 *21,932 21,837 DE : 3,625 4,581 4,994 4,391 *4,672 4,602 FL : 1,037 1,030 1,029 *1,076 *972 944 GA : 25,847 25,946 26,433 27,287 26,235 26,788 KY : 6,033 6,450 5,983 6,256 6,837 6,792 LA : 3,032 3,021 3,043 3,059 3,023 3,112 MD : 6,589 6,115 6,069 6,223 *6,099 7,083 MS : 17,174 16,809 16,891 16,766 16,463 17,013 NC : 15,299 15,790 15,610 15,853 15,705 15,089 OK : 3,172 4,658 4,286 4,347 3,290 5,179 PA : 2,854 3,023 2,993 2,943 *2,996 3,004 SC : 5,156 4,841 4,810 4,114 4,775 5,416 TX : *13,267 *13,395 *13,223 *12,840 *12,984 13,021 VA : 5,751 5,212 5,052 5,328 5,316 4,840 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,893 *16,386 *17,096 *16,417 *16,697 16,961 : 19 State Total :*169,058 *170,183 *169,939 *169,178 *168,500 172,556 : Previous Year Total : 167,577 169,505 170,633 167,014 168,980 166,390 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 101 100 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised