Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 14, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This is the first issue produced using the new layout. This report issue is published using both layouts but future issues will only be produced using this layout. The previous layout is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 10, 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-Type Chicks Placed Up 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 10, 2010. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through July 10, 2010 were 4.59 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 5, : June 12, : June 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 31,011 31,091 30,862 31,422 31,355 30,782 Arkansas .....................: 24,406 24,656 23,927 24,254 24,298 23,438 Delaware .....................: 3,817 3,816 3,814 3,814 3,866 3,879 Florida ......................: 1,388 1,389 1,388 1,385 1,388 1,390 Georgia ......................: 32,128 32,354 32,103 32,435 31,394 31,599 Kentucky .....................: 7,944 7,732 7,793 8,059 7,547 7,669 Louisiana ....................: 3,500 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,470 3,470 Maryland .....................: 8,209 8,071 7,916 8,316 7,979 7,723 Mississippi ..................: 19,610 19,335 19,354 19,550 19,293 19,083 North Carolina ...............: 20,070 19,940 20,095 19,673 19,308 20,044 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,830 6,866 6,924 6,295 6,321 6,211 Pennsylvania .................: 3,682 3,873 3,754 3,842 3,765 3,515 South Carolina ...............: 5,771 5,836 6,137 5,967 6,034 5,937 Texas ........................: 16,223 16,100 16,169 16,093 14,930 15,975 Virginia .....................: 6,539 6,480 6,465 6,475 6,533 6,755 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 20,348 19,836 19,984 20,165 19,300 19,183 : 19 State total ...............: 211,476 210,830 210,140 211,200 206,781 206,653 : Previous year total ..........: 206,916 205,567 204,273 202,562 201,322 202,101 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 103 103 104 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 5, : June 12, : June 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,077 21,750 21,742 22,338 21,723 22,254 Arkansas .....................: 21,670 22,042 21,984 21,797 22,691 21,450 Delaware .....................: 4,737 4,858 5,206 4,387 4,775 4,762 Florida ......................: 1,025 1,029 1,039 1,020 1,127 980 Georgia ......................: 27,880 27,628 27,457 26,601 27,776 26,744 Kentucky .....................: 6,780 6,430 6,657 6,506 6,135 5,905 Louisiana ....................: 3,059 3,118 3,199 3,164 3,132 3,140 Maryland .....................: 6,146 6,129 5,901 6,529 7,024 6,539 Mississippi ..................: 17,234 17,086 16,883 16,880 16,902 16,681 North Carolina ...............: 15,750 16,445 15,826 15,716 15,461 15,596 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,393 5,319 4,847 3,847 4,131 4,663 Pennsylvania .................: 2,956 3,114 2,828 3,008 3,171 3,022 South Carolina ...............: 4,873 4,462 5,270 5,486 4,975 4,799 Texas ........................: 13,284 13,429 13,509 13,607 13,511 13,571 Virginia .....................: 5,372 5,229 5,450 5,697 4,707 5,361 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,412 16,832 17,597 18,690 17,751 17,565 : 19 State total ...............: 173,648 174,900 175,395 175,273 174,992 173,032 : Previous year total ..........: 171,580 171,600 171,801 171,828 170,752 169,460 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 102 102 102 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected from all known chicken hatcheries within the 19 States. The 19 States account for approximately 97 percent of the broilers produced on an annual basis. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known hatcheries and update their lists on a continual basis. All known hatcheries within the 19 States respond via fax. Those that do not respond are contacted by telephone. Estimation Procedures: All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. All hatcheries are accounted for in the estimates. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State and 19 State totals. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data. 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