Mixed U.S. Broiler Hatchery Situation

WASHINGTON - Jun 23/10 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity in the United States Broiler managed a mixed performance for the week finishing June 19, 2010, reveals the current USDA report on the sector.

Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 210.0 million eggs in incubators during the week. This was up 2.9% from the eggs set the same week last year.

Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84%. 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 19, 2010. Placements were up 2% from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through June 19, 2010 were 4.07 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,805 30,781 *30,808 31,034 *31,081 30,884 AR : 24,365 24,317 *24,449 24,561 *24,353 24,395 DE : 3,796 3,813 3,815 3,817 3,816 3,814 FL : 1,388 1,388 1,382 1,388 1,389 1,388 GA : 32,372 32,484 32,479 32,128 *32,354 32,267 KY : 7,595 7,838 *8,055 7,939 *7,797 7,863 LA : 3,319 3,409 3,470 3,500 3,455 3,455 MD : 8,018 8,240 7,987 8,209 8,071 7,916 MS : 19,282 19,233 *19,489 19,489 19,335 19,354 NC : 20,174 20,150 *20,163 20,147 19,976 20,057 OK : 6,924 6,633 6,698 6,830 6,866 6,924 PA : 3,832 4,144 3,813 3,682 *3,895 3,956 SC : 5,796 6,004 5,769 5,562 5,836 6,137 TX : 16,061 16,210 16,180 16,214 16,092 16,143 VA : 6,429 6,411 6,437 6,539 6,480 6,465 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,066 20,228 *19,938 *20,339 19,860 19,930 : 210,222 211,283 210,932 211,378 210,656 210,948 : 205,499 205,375 206,039 206,916 205,567 204,273 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,189 21,264 21,702 21,077 *21,750 21,739 AR : 21,337 22,440 21,211 21,670 *22,042 22,050 DE : 5,053 4,757 4,753 4,737 4,858 5,206 FL : 1,129 1,022 1,040 1,025 1,029 1,039 GA : 26,148 26,958 26,971 27,880 *27,628 27,230 KY : 5,373 6,296 6,837 6,621 *6,271 6,498 LA : 3,296 3,186 3,021 3,059 3,118 3,199 MD : 6,446 5,618 6,843 6,146 6,129 5,901 MS : 16,838 16,832 16,578 17,234 17,086 16,883 NC : 15,547 15,247 15,093 15,750 16,445 15,826 OK : 4,135 3,191 4,481 4,393 5,319 4,847 PA : 3,055 3,077 2,935 2,956 *3,179 3,053 SC : 5,762 4,940 5,060 4,873 4,462 5,419 TX : 12,958 13,100 13,232 13,276 13,422 13,502 VA : 5,487 5,613 4,902 5,372 5,229 5,450 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,058 16,948 *18,058 *17,400 *16,834 17,590 : 171,811 170,489 172,717 173,469 174,801 175,432 : 168,175 167,722 169,961 171,580 171,600 171,801 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised END OF REPORT!

Broiler growers placed 175.0 million chicks for meat production. Placements were up 2.3% from the comparable week a year earlier.