Pou 2-2 (4-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released April 28, 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 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 24, 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 24, 2010. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through April 24, 2010 were 2.69 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,274 30,357 29,344 30,132 30,182 30,292 AR : 23,825 23,828 *23,869 24,268 23,825 23,301 DE : 3,615 3,709 3,771 3,783 *3,783 3,782 FL : 1,316 1,343 1,350 1,342 1,382 1,389 GA : 31,701 31,500 31,094 31,925 31,808 31,695 KY : 8,177 *7,582 *7,927 8,301 7,566 7,747 LA : 3,500 3,470 3,379 3,500 3,500 3,470 MD : 9,141 9,089 8,965 9,058 8,906 8,184 MS : 19,503 19,405 19,204 18,939 19,160 19,023 NC : 18,480 18,713 *18,616 18,464 18,748 19,497 OK : 6,986 6,907 *6,657 7,202 *7,133 6,915 PA : 3,743 3,791 3,691 *3,738 *3,784 3,802 SC : 6,048 5,990 5,735 5,770 5,507 5,667 TX : 15,545 14,762 15,568 15,548 15,654 15,816 VA : 6,412 6,178 6,466 6,527 6,531 6,792 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,115 18,729 18,925 *19,549 *19,366 19,465 : 19 State Total : 207,381 *205,353 *204,561 *208,046 *206,835 206,837 : Previous Year Total : 201,053 200,465 204,257 203,712 203,819 202,068 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 100 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,750 20,850 20,504 20,790 21,438 20,455 AR : 21,677 21,428 21,932 21,793 20,910 21,729 DE : 4,994 4,391 4,672 4,654 *5,404 4,866 FL : 1,029 1,076 972 944 1,102 1,140 GA : 26,433 27,287 26,235 26,788 *26,360 25,735 KY : 5,963 6,236 6,837 6,792 *6,001 6,175 LA : 3,043 3,059 3,023 3,112 3,134 3,187 MD : 6,069 6,223 6,099 7,133 *5,735 6,336 MS : 16,891 16,766 16,463 17,012 16,879 16,766 NC : *15,609 15,853 15,705 *15,088 15,600 15,578 OK : 4,286 4,347 3,290 5,179 4,399 3,507 PA : 2,993 2,943 3,036 *3,020 *3,029 2,899 SC : 4,810 4,114 4,775 5,416 5,344 5,781 TX : 13,223 12,840 12,984 13,021 12,462 12,825 VA : 5,052 5,328 5,316 4,840 *4,658 5,035 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,108 16,422 16,683 *16,952 *16,772 17,468 : 19 State Total :*169,930 169,163 168,526 *172,534 *169,227 169,482 : Previous Year Total : 171,987 167,562 168,792 167,137 166,888 169,887 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 101 100 103 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised