Pou 2-2 (5-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released May 5, 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 May 1, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 1, 2010. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through May 1, 2010 were 2.86 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 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,357 *29,380 *30,384 30,182 30,292 30,944 AR : 23,828 23,869 *24,424 23,825 *23,449 24,111 DE : 3,709 3,771 3,783 3,783 *3,787 3,787 FL : 1,343 1,350 1,342 1,382 1,389 1,380 GA : 31,500 31,094 *32,011 31,808 31,695 31,665 KY : 7,582 7,927 *8,435 7,566 7,747 7,846 LA : 3,470 3,379 3,500 3,500 3,470 3,490 MD : 9,089 8,965 9,058 8,906 8,184 7,059 MS : 19,405 19,204 *19,287 19,160 19,023 18,816 NC : 18,713 18,616 *18,620 18,748 19,497 19,708 OK : 6,907 6,657 *6,986 7,133 *6,705 6,747 PA : 3,791 3,691 3,738 3,784 3,802 3,759 SC : 5,990 5,735 5,770 5,507 5,667 5,839 TX : 14,762 15,568 15,548 15,654 15,816 15,900 VA : 6,178 6,466 6,527 6,531 6,792 6,616 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,729 18,925 19,549 19,366 19,465 18,923 : 19 State Total : 205,353 *204,597 *208,962 206,835 *206,780 206,590 : Previous Year Total : 200,465 204,257 203,712 203,819 202,068 201,582 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 103 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,850 20,504 20,790 *21,377 *20,340 21,540 AR : 21,428 21,932 21,793 20,910 *21,719 22,217 DE : 4,391 4,672 4,654 5,404 *4,850 5,150 FL : 1,076 972 944 1,102 1,140 955 GA : 27,287 26,235 26,788 26,360 25,735 27,203 KY : 6,236 6,837 6,792 6,001 6,175 6,716 LA : 3,059 3,023 3,112 3,134 3,187 3,148 MD : 6,223 6,099 7,133 5,735 *6,353 6,588 MS : 16,766 16,463 17,012 16,879 16,766 16,770 NC : 15,853 15,705 15,088 15,600 15,578 15,383 OK : 4,347 3,290 5,179 4,399 3,507 3,563 PA : 2,943 3,036 3,020 3,029 *2,907 2,981 SC : 4,114 4,775 5,416 5,344 5,781 4,485 TX : 12,840 12,984 13,021 12,462 12,825 12,931 VA : 5,328 5,316 4,840 4,658 5,035 5,037 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,422 16,683 16,952 16,772 17,468 17,596 : 19 State Total : 169,163 168,526 172,534 *169,166 *169,366 172,263 : Previous Year Total : 167,562 168,792 167,137 166,888 169,887 169,262 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 103 101 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised