Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released August 18, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 14, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 14, 2010. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through August 14, 2010 were 5.45 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : August 14, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,772 30,745 30,629 30,373 30,364 29,924 Arkansas .....................: 23,205 24,193 23,705 24,037 23,981 23,013 Delaware .....................: 3,879 3,913 3,915 3,915 3,920 3,916 Florida ......................: 1,390 1,389 1,391 1,358 1,358 1,358 Georgia ......................: 31,599 32,298 32,349 32,430 32,358 31,861 Kentucky .....................: 7,545 7,874 7,597 7,995 7,354 7,682 Louisiana ....................: 3,470 3,122 3,409 3,372 3,424 3,440 Maryland .....................: 7,723 8,149 7,855 7,767 7,723 7,755 Mississippi ..................: 18,838 19,374 19,414 19,429 19,010 19,029 North Carolina ...............: 20,031 20,353 19,960 20,097 19,677 19,961 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,211 6,539 6,246 6,554 6,352 6,404 Pennsylvania .................: 3,367 3,642 3,913 3,634 3,797 3,855 South Carolina ...............: 5,937 5,750 6,065 5,779 6,135 6,017 Texas ........................: 15,975 16,068 15,967 15,725 15,970 15,696 Virginia .....................: 6,637 6,410 6,721 6,263 6,106 6,081 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,238 19,606 19,263 19,449 19,540 19,612 : 19 State total ...............: 205,817 209,425 208,399 208,177 207,069 205,604 : Previous year total ..........: 202,101 204,579 201,353 201,806 200,277 201,307 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 103 103 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : August 14, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 22,254 21,382 22,328 21,265 21,106 21,679 Arkansas .....................: 21,451 20,958 21,622 21,238 21,567 19,751 Delaware .....................: 4,762 4,685 4,960 5,184 4,181 4,826 Florida ......................: 980 1,007 1,028 1,038 1,056 1,057 Georgia ......................: 26,758 27,051 26,493 27,077 27,600 27,694 Kentucky .....................: 5,946 6,021 5,729 6,453 6,616 6,364 Louisiana ....................: 3,140 3,108 3,246 3,137 2,814 3,183 Maryland .....................: 6,539 6,136 5,974 5,748 7,178 6,577 Mississippi ..................: 16,681 16,996 16,312 16,310 17,031 16,714 North Carolina ...............: 15,596 15,827 15,008 15,816 16,065 15,871 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,663 4,802 3,329 4,328 4,783 4,827 Pennsylvania .................: 3,082 3,159 3,022 2,723 2,923 3,146 South Carolina ...............: 4,799 5,371 5,147 4,751 4,781 4,325 Texas ........................: 13,571 13,683 12,336 13,434 13,666 13,290 Virginia .....................: 5,361 5,413 5,355 5,524 4,999 5,098 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,664 18,347 17,308 16,216 16,437 17,524 : 19 State total ...............: 173,247 173,946 169,197 170,242 172,803 171,926 : Previous year total ..........: 169,460 168,472 166,973 167,724 169,883 167,559 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 103 101 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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