Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released October 6, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 8 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 2, 2010. This was up 8 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 2, 2010. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through October 2, 2010 were 6.64 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,373 30,543 29,419 29,850 30,290 28,574 Arkansas .....................: 24,310 22,874 24,046 23,158 23,851 23,294 Delaware .....................: 3,919 3,916 3,801 3,874 4,044 3,952 Florida ......................: 1,358 1,357 1,344 1,099 1,360 1,358 Georgia ......................: 32,007 32,136 32,258 29,626 32,314 30,692 Kentucky .....................: 7,810 7,790 7,869 7,534 8,132 7,306 Louisiana ....................: 3,423 3,409 3,394 3,440 3,456 3,098 Maryland .....................: 7,375 6,998 7,008 6,876 7,232 7,450 Mississippi ..................: 18,545 18,336 19,017 18,701 17,010 17,709 North Carolina ...............: 19,688 18,832 18,671 18,842 19,708 19,116 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,422 6,274 6,332 6,639 6,583 6,336 Pennsylvania .................: 3,836 3,808 3,843 3,697 3,763 3,649 South Carolina ...............: 5,876 5,754 5,444 5,777 5,863 5,288 Texas ........................: 15,788 15,804 16,143 13,735 15,186 15,476 Virginia .....................: 6,094 6,158 6,176 6,286 6,117 5,769 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,303 19,539 19,449 18,042 18,642 18,165 : 19 State total ...............: 206,127 203,528 204,214 197,176 203,551 197,232 : Previous year total ..........: 200,648 195,627 193,228 187,892 193,476 183,016 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 104 106 105 105 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,336 20,939 21,520 21,402 21,298 20,019 Arkansas .....................: 21,244 20,964 20,693 20,527 21,175 20,861 Delaware .....................: 5,095 5,281 4,960 4,780 5,136 4,565 Florida ......................: 1,017 1,015 1,082 1,084 1,092 1,172 Georgia ......................: 27,529 27,425 27,164 26,654 27,731 27,586 Kentucky .....................: 6,498 6,366 5,973 5,568 6,764 6,984 Louisiana ....................: 3,028 2,978 2,927 2,969 2,974 2,775 Maryland .....................: 5,714 5,905 6,058 5,606 5,237 6,244 Mississippi ..................: 16,466 16,305 16,383 16,134 15,031 16,424 North Carolina ...............: 15,092 15,761 15,818 15,745 14,320 14,315 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,934 4,887 5,348 4,355 3,321 4,993 Pennsylvania .................: 3,076 3,223 3,170 3,143 3,119 3,174 South Carolina ...............: 5,085 4,793 4,652 4,810 4,885 5,040 Texas ........................: 13,519 13,164 13,445 14,121 13,504 13,833 Virginia .....................: 5,106 4,653 4,540 5,183 5,149 4,863 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,868 16,126 16,649 17,295 16,651 16,611 : 19 State total ...............: 170,607 169,785 170,382 169,376 167,387 169,459 : Previous year total ..........: 166,236 167,105 166,413 166,623 162,040 160,413 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 102 102 103 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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