Pou 2-2 (3-09) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 4, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 28, 2009. This was down 6 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 28, 2009. Placements were down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through February 28, 2009 were 1.50 billion, down 6 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, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,216 *28,765 29,023 29,489 29,086 29,296 AR : 24,590 24,416 24,710 24,737 24,980 24,817 DE : 3,332 3,417 3,480 3,304 *3,466 3,703 FL : 999 1,016 1,027 1,021 1,020 1,008 GA : 33,154 32,317 32,527 32,711 32,818 33,109 KY : 7,881 6,605 *7,355 7,885 7,167 7,795 LA : 3,454 3,454 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,156 8,484 8,095 8,779 8,866 9,047 MS : 16,926 17,190 17,475 17,692 17,891 17,894 NC : 18,997 18,468 *18,607 18,353 18,863 18,762 OK : 6,454 6,749 *6,814 6,850 *6,834 6,772 PA : 3,859 3,939 3,810 *3,565 4,135 3,956 SC : 5,272 5,792 5,719 5,589 5,789 5,628 TX : 15,394 14,745 15,443 15,526 15,530 15,595 VA : 5,505 5,385 5,535 5,749 5,943 5,939 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,485 17,665 18,843 18,517 *19,292 19,610 : 19 State Total : 201,674 *198,407 *201,933 *203,237 *205,150 206,401 : Previous Year Total : 217,697 218,880 217,271 218,479 219,311 219,830 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 91 93 93 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,290 19,404 19,762 20,291 20,348 20,080 AR : 20,709 20,068 21,546 21,696 *21,320 21,719 DE : 4,502 4,547 4,580 3,975 *4,656 4,655 FL : 864 898 778 852 741 741 GA : 27,720 28,258 27,161 *28,180 26,910 26,341 KY : 6,349 4,497 6,032 6,523 4,478 5,842 LA : 3,247 3,622 3,224 3,031 3,655 3,331 MD : 5,880 6,199 6,159 5,083 *5,217 5,307 MS : 16,346 16,271 16,300 15,631 15,655 16,135 NC : 15,327 15,559 15,082 15,292 *15,507 15,509 OK : 4,502 4,393 4,453 4,549 *4,529 4,783 PA : 2,963 3,032 3,054 *3,093 3,082 3,077 SC : 4,533 4,604 5,650 4,765 4,543 5,664 TX : 13,262 13,167 13,033 13,197 12,638 13,192 VA : 4,752 4,656 4,631 5,289 4,512 4,303 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,223 17,514 16,538 15,415 *15,497 16,170 : 19 State Total : 167,469 166,689 167,983 *166,862 *163,288 166,849 : Previous Year Total : 177,611 176,060 176,413 177,543 178,240 177,627 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 95 95 94 92 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised