Pou 2-2 (6-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released June 16, 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 June 12, 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 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 12, 2010. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through June 12, 2010 were 3.89 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,489 30,805 *30,781 30,709 31,034 31,018 AR : 24,124 24,365 *24,317 24,578 24,561 24,301 DE : 3,771 3,796 3,813 3,815 3,817 3,816 FL : 1,391 1,388 1,388 1,382 1,388 1,389 GA : 31,765 32,372 32,484 32,479 32,128 32,353 KY : 8,112 7,595 *7,838 7,901 7,939 7,796 LA : 3,319 3,319 3,409 3,470 3,500 3,455 MD : 8,050 8,018 8,240 7,987 8,209 8,071 MS : 19,170 19,282 *19,233 19,368 19,489 19,335 NC : 19,864 20,174 *20,150 19,967 20,147 19,976 OK : 6,873 6,924 6,633 6,698 6,830 6,866 PA : 3,664 3,832 4,144 *3,813 *3,682 3,931 SC : 5,789 5,796 6,004 5,769 5,562 5,836 TX : *16,055 *16,061 *16,210 *16,180 *16,214 16,092 VA : 6,531 6,429 6,411 6,437 6,539 6,480 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,882 *20,066 *20,228 *19,896 *20,523 19,860 : 19 State Total :*208,849 *210,222 *211,283 *210,449 *211,562 210,575 : Previous Year Total : 204,581 205,499 205,375 206,039 206,916 205,567 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,383 21,189 21,264 21,702 21,077 21,748 AR : 20,938 21,337 22,440 21,211 *21,670 22,028 DE : 4,657 5,053 4,757 4,753 4,737 4,858 FL : 1,008 1,129 1,022 1,040 1,025 1,029 GA : 26,866 26,148 26,958 26,971 27,880 27,587 KY : 6,278 5,373 6,296 6,837 6,621 6,265 LA : 3,142 3,296 3,186 3,021 3,059 3,118 MD : 6,130 6,446 5,618 6,843 6,146 6,129 MS : 16,794 16,838 16,832 16,578 17,234 17,086 NC : 15,362 15,547 15,247 15,093 15,750 16,445 OK : 4,900 4,135 3,191 4,481 4,393 5,319 PA : 3,053 3,055 3,077 *2,935 *2,956 3,302 SC : 4,631 5,762 4,940 5,060 4,873 4,462 TX : *12,914 *12,958 *13,100 *13,232 *13,276 13,422 VA : 5,905 5,487 5,613 4,902 5,372 5,229 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,808 *18,058 *16,948 *18,034 *17,405 16,829 : 19 State Total :*170,769 *171,811 *170,489 *172,693 *173,474 174,856 : Previous Year Total : 169,977 168,175 167,722 169,961 171,580 171,600 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised