Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released October 20, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 196 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 16, 2010. This was up 5 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 16, 2010. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through October 16, 2010 were 6.97 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,419 29,442 30,292 28,574 29,445 28,620 Arkansas .....................: 24,046 23,158 24,039 23,294 23,216 23,350 Delaware .....................: 3,801 3,874 4,044 3,952 3,862 3,336 Florida ......................: 1,344 1,099 1,360 1,358 1,358 1,095 Georgia ......................: 32,258 29,626 32,314 30,648 30,319 30,223 Kentucky .....................: 7,869 7,315 8,145 7,306 7,510 7,427 Louisiana ....................: 3,394 3,440 3,456 3,098 3,440 3,424 Maryland .....................: 7,008 6,876 7,232 7,450 7,514 7,145 Mississippi ..................: 19,017 18,701 18,049 17,709 17,605 18,527 North Carolina ...............: 18,671 18,433 19,762 19,116 17,523 18,831 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,332 6,639 6,583 6,336 6,533 6,306 Pennsylvania .................: 3,843 3,697 3,763 3,694 3,622 3,829 South Carolina ...............: 5,444 5,777 6,021 5,288 5,127 5,313 Texas ........................: 16,149 14,074 15,184 15,474 15,771 14,343 Virginia .....................: 6,176 6,286 6,195 5,769 6,461 6,229 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,437 17,930 18,629 18,424 19,124 18,097 : 19 State total ...............: 204,208 196,367 205,068 197,490 198,430 196,095 : Previous year total ..........: 193,228 187,892 193,476 183,016 190,600 186,101 : Percent of previous year .....: 106 105 106 108 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,520 21,402 21,250 20,019 19,989 20,902 Arkansas .....................: 20,693 20,527 21,175 20,861 21,101 20,825 Delaware .....................: 4,960 4,780 5,136 4,565 4,668 4,709 Florida ......................: 1,082 1,084 1,092 1,172 1,105 1,149 Georgia ......................: 27,164 26,654 27,731 27,586 24,744 28,139 Kentucky .....................: 5,976 5,572 6,767 6,984 5,899 7,101 Louisiana ....................: 2,927 2,969 2,974 2,775 3,039 3,053 Maryland .....................: 6,058 5,606 5,237 6,244 5,542 6,761 Mississippi ..................: 16,383 16,134 15,031 16,424 16,017 15,492 North Carolina ...............: 15,721 15,745 14,320 14,315 14,585 14,715 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,348 4,355 3,321 4,993 4,016 4,488 Pennsylvania .................: 3,170 3,143 3,119 3,048 2,908 3,054 South Carolina ...............: 4,610 4,810 4,885 5,040 4,705 4,803 Texas ........................: 13,450 14,125 13,508 13,838 11,942 12,916 Virginia .....................: 4,618 5,183 5,149 4,863 5,436 4,698 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,649 17,282 16,652 16,619 16,551 16,403 : 19 State total ...............: 170,329 169,371 167,347 169,346 162,247 169,208 : Previous year total ..........: 166,413 166,623 162,040 160,413 155,860 160,297 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 103 106 104 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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