Pou 2-2 (7-10) Broiler Hatchery Washington, D.C. Released July 7, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 3, 2010. This was up 3 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 July 3, 2010. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through July 3, 2010 were 4.42 billion, up 1 percent 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 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,808 31,011 *31,091 30,884 31,422 31,355 AR : 24,449 24,406 *24,656 23,914 *24,254 24,313 DE : 3,815 3,817 3,816 3,814 3,814 3,866 FL : 1,382 1,388 1,389 1,388 1,385 1,388 GA : 32,479 32,128 32,354 32,103 32,435 31,520 KY : 8,055 7,944 *7,729 7,863 8,059 7,547 LA : 3,470 3,500 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,470 MD : 7,987 8,209 8,071 7,916 8,316 7,995 MS : 19,489 19,610 19,335 19,354 19,550 19,293 NC : 20,163 20,070 *19,940 20,055 19,673 19,308 OK : 6,698 6,830 6,866 6,924 6,295 6,321 PA : 3,813 3,682 3,873 3,754 *3,842 3,652 SC : 5,769 5,771 5,836 6,137 5,967 6,034 TX : 16,180 16,214 16,092 16,143 16,067 14,904 VA : 6,437 6,539 6,480 6,465 6,475 6,533 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,938 20,339 19,823 19,930 *20,085 19,251 : 19 State Total : 210,932 211,458 *210,806 210,099 *211,094 206,750 : Previous Year Total : 206,039 206,916 205,567 204,273 202,562 201,322 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,702 21,077 21,750 21,742 22,338 21,718 AR : 21,211 21,670 22,042 21,984 *21,797 22,702 DE : 4,753 4,737 4,858 5,206 4,387 5,025 FL : 1,040 1,025 1,029 1,039 1,020 1,127 GA : 26,971 27,880 27,628 27,457 26,601 27,901 KY : 6,837 6,621 6,271 6,498 6,347 6,135 LA : 3,021 3,059 3,118 3,199 3,164 3,132 MD : 6,843 6,146 6,129 5,901 6,529 6,365 MS : 16,578 17,234 17,086 16,883 16,880 16,902 NC : 15,093 15,750 16,445 15,826 15,716 15,461 OK : 4,481 4,393 5,319 4,847 3,847 4,131 PA : 2,935 2,956 3,114 *2,828 *3,008 3,167 SC : 5,060 4,873 4,462 5,270 5,486 4,975 TX : 13,232 13,276 13,422 13,502 13,600 13,504 VA : 4,902 5,372 5,229 5,450 5,697 5,012 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,058 17,400 16,828 *17,595 *18,692 17,748 : 19 State Total : 172,717 173,469 174,730 *175,227 *175,109 175,005 : Previous Year Total : 169,961 171,580 171,600 171,801 171,828 170,752 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised