Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 28, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 24, 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-Type Chicks Placed Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 24, 2010. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through July 24, 2010 were 4.93 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,862 31,165 31,328 30,782 30,509 30,595 Arkansas .....................: 23,927 24,266 24,158 23,231 24,193 24,010 Delaware .....................: 3,814 3,814 3,866 3,879 3,913 3,913 Florida ......................: 1,388 1,385 1,388 1,390 1,389 1,391 Georgia ......................: 32,103 32,435 31,394 31,599 32,298 32,349 Kentucky .....................: 7,793 7,838 7,474 7,566 7,747 7,428 Louisiana ....................: 3,455 3,455 3,470 3,470 3,122 3,409 Maryland .....................: 7,916 8,316 7,979 7,723 8,149 7,855 Mississippi ..................: 19,354 19,550 19,293 19,083 19,374 19,037 North Carolina ...............: 20,095 19,859 19,453 20,044 20,387 19,974 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,924 6,295 6,321 6,211 6,539 6,246 Pennsylvania .................: 3,754 4,006 3,966 3,367 3,642 3,886 South Carolina ...............: 6,137 5,967 6,034 5,937 5,750 6,065 Texas ........................: 16,169 16,093 14,930 15,975 15,544 16,024 Virginia .....................: 6,465 6,475 6,533 6,755 6,532 6,721 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,988 20,169 19,305 19,229 19,667 19,374 : 19 State total ...............: 210,144 211,088 206,892 206,241 208,755 208,277 : Previous year total ..........: 204,273 202,562 201,322 202,101 204,579 201,353 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 104 103 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,742 22,338 21,723 22,254 21,382 22,413 Arkansas .....................: 21,984 21,797 22,691 21,451 20,958 21,622 Delaware .....................: 5,206 4,387 4,775 4,762 4,685 4,704 Florida ......................: 1,039 1,020 1,127 980 1,007 1,028 Georgia ......................: 27,457 26,601 27,776 26,758 27,050 26,493 Kentucky .....................: 6,657 6,506 6,135 5,994 6,069 5,777 Louisiana ....................: 3,199 3,164 3,132 3,140 3,108 3,246 Maryland .....................: 5,901 6,529 7,024 6,539 6,136 6,142 Mississippi ..................: 16,883 16,880 16,902 16,681 16,996 16,312 North Carolina ...............: 15,826 15,716 15,461 15,596 15,625 15,008 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,847 3,847 4,131 4,663 4,802 3,329 Pennsylvania .................: 2,828 3,020 3,090 3,071 3,148 3,147 South Carolina ...............: 5,270 5,486 4,975 4,799 5,371 5,147 Texas ........................: 13,509 13,607 13,511 13,571 13,646 12,319 Virginia .....................: 5,450 5,697 4,707 5,361 5,413 5,355 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,586 18,674 17,702 17,691 18,388 17,344 : 19 State total ...............: 175,384 175,269 174,862 173,311 173,784 169,386 : Previous year total ..........: 171,801 171,828 170,752 169,460 168,472 166,973 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 102 102 103 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Estimating 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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