Broiler Hatchery

Broiler
Hatchery
Washington, D.C.

Released June 10, 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 204 million eggs in incubators during
the week ending June 6, 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 85 percent. Average
hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks
earlier.
Broiler Chicks Placed Down 5 Percent
Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production
during the week ending June 6, 2009. Placements were down 5 percent from the comparable week
a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2008 through June 6, 2009 were
3.86 billion, down 6 percent from the same period a year earlier.

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
State

AL
AR
DE
FL
GA
KY
LA
MD
MS
NC
OK
PA
SC
TX
VA
CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total

May 2
2009

May 9
2009

May 16
2009

May 23
2009

May 30
2009

Jun 6
2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,533
23,739
3,615
994
31,673
7,804
2,230
8,799
17,456
18,629
7,002
3,805
5,714
*14,523
6,283
19,319

29,362
23,649
3,579
995
31,659
*7,850
2,230
8,700
18,367
18,806
7,081
4,182
5,905
*15,157
6,381
19,913

*29,575
*23,638
3,760
992
32,085
*7,997
2,230
8,803
18,587
*18,345
*6,927
3,667
5,629
*15,352
6,401
19,996

*29,937
24,116
3,624
992
31,618
8,098
2,245
8,870
18,372
18,368
6,683
3,863
5,594
*15,490
6,272
*18,797

*29,866
23,971
3,587
1,081
31,845
8,202
2,260
8,599
18,593
18,513
*6,751
*3,706
5,831
*15,768
6,285
*19,876

28,744
23,990
3,579
1,083
32,383
7,959
2,260
8,849
18,854
18,160
6,913
3,867
5,589
15,754
6,328
19,941

*201,118

*203,816

*203,984

*202,939

*204,734

204,253

214,943

215,106

218,063

217,208

216,910

217,504

94

95

94

93

94

94

Pct. of Prev. Year
* Revised

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
State

AL
AR
DE
FL
GA
KY
LA
MD
MS
NC
OK
PA
SC
TX
VA
CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year

May 2
2009

May 9
2009

May 16
2009

May 23
2009

May 30
2009

Jun 6
2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,352
21,156
*5,138
695
27,251
6,067
1,902
*5,967
16,693
15,639
4,931
3,105
4,768
13,001
4,562
16,713

21,084
21,626
*4,721
821
26,110
6,769
1,888
*6,571
16,072
15,659
4,417
3,098
5,862
*13,359
4,996
16,605

20,755
21,171
*5,417
870
25,906
5,968
1,902
*5,746
16,311
15,284
4,701
3,095
5,019
*13,010
5,129
17,378

*20,750
21,957
*5,016
718
*26,603
6,806
1,917
*5,629
15,625
15,475
3,784
3,005
5,085
*12,637
5,365
*16,782

*20,188
22,177
*4,990
715
*26,786
6,871
1,933
*6,330
16,324
*15,851
*4,288
*3,107
4,858
*13,413
4,556
16,966

21,259
21,514
5,142
707
27,054
6,206
1,922
6,251
16,600
15,527
4,887
2,946
4,522
13,369
4,883
17,518

*167,940

*169,658

*167,662

*167,154

*169,353

170,307

178,080

177,253

175,827

177,324

177,037

179,821

94

96

95

94

96

95

* Revised

Broiler Hatchery
June 2009

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Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA