Pou 2-2 (6-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released June 2, 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 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 29, 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 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 29, 2010. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through May 29, 2010 were 3.54 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,083 30,902 30,489 30,418 30,776 30,709 AR : 23,449 24,098 *24,124 24,365 *24,621 24,578 DE : 3,787 3,787 3,771 3,796 3,813 3,815 FL : 1,389 1,380 1,391 1,388 1,388 1,382 GA : 31,695 31,665 31,765 32,372 32,484 32,479 KY : 7,577 7,948 *8,074 7,892 7,858 7,938 LA : 3,470 3,500 3,319 3,319 3,409 3,470 MD : 8,184 7,059 8,050 8,018 8,240 7,987 MS : 19,023 18,816 *19,170 *19,282 19,140 19,368 NC : 19,809 20,033 *19,864 20,006 20,161 19,989 OK : 6,705 6,747 6,873 6,924 6,633 6,698 PA : 3,802 3,735 3,643 *3,832 *4,144 3,768 SC : 5,667 5,839 5,789 5,796 6,004 5,769 TX : 15,836 15,920 *16,048 16,108 16,256 16,227 VA : 6,792 6,616 6,531 6,429 6,411 6,437 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,778 18,913 19,831 20,034 *20,157 20,152 : 19 State Total : 207,046 206,958 *208,732 *209,979 *211,495 210,766 : Previous Year Total : 202,068 201,582 204,581 205,499 205,375 206,039 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,340 21,332 21,383 21,189 21,264 21,702 AR : 21,719 22,183 20,938 21,337 *22,440 21,211 DE : 4,850 5,150 4,657 5,053 4,757 4,753 FL : 1,140 955 1,008 1,129 1,022 1,040 GA : 25,735 27,144 26,866 26,148 *26,958 26,971 KY : 6,167 6,824 6,345 5,440 6,363 6,832 LA : 3,187 3,153 3,142 3,296 3,186 3,021 MD : 6,353 6,588 6,130 6,446 5,618 6,843 MS : 16,766 16,770 *16,794 *16,838 16,832 16,578 NC : 15,578 *15,382 15,362 15,547 15,247 15,080 OK : 3,507 3,609 4,900 4,135 3,191 4,481 PA : 2,907 2,945 3,048 *3,055 *3,077 2,963 SC : 5,781 4,485 4,631 5,762 4,940 5,060 TX : 12,830 12,937 12,909 12,952 13,094 13,226 VA : 5,035 5,037 5,905 5,487 5,613 4,902 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,469 17,894 16,778 18,036 16,949 18,022 : 19 State Total : 169,364 *172,388 *170,796 *171,850 *170,551 172,685 : Previous Year Total : 169,887 169,262 169,977 168,175 167,722 169,961 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 100 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised