Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released November 24, 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 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 20, 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 9 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 20, 2010. Placements were up 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through November 20, 2010 were 7.79 billion, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 16, : October 23, : October 30, : November 6, :November 13, :November 20, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 28,686 29,357 27,785 27,560 29,869 29,358 Arkansas .....................: 23,368 22,925 22,540 22,981 23,539 23,895 Delaware .....................: 3,936 4,046 3,782 4,019 4,045 4,004 Florida ......................: 1,095 1,220 1,356 1,358 1,235 1,360 Georgia ......................: 30,476 31,020 31,292 31,721 32,806 33,066 Kentucky .....................: 7,224 7,881 8,030 7,362 7,347 7,420 Louisiana ....................: 3,424 3,412 3,254 3,319 3,486 3,470 Maryland .....................: 7,148 6,910 7,740 7,623 7,399 7,587 Mississippi ..................: 18,696 18,152 17,584 18,644 18,232 17,704 North Carolina ...............: 18,603 19,569 20,107 19,836 20,101 20,258 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,306 6,795 6,833 6,273 6,540 6,281 Pennsylvania .................: 3,718 3,513 3,621 3,751 3,788 3,797 South Carolina ...............: 5,323 5,551 5,723 5,440 5,535 5,617 Texas ........................: 14,355 14,803 15,683 15,443 15,455 15,890 Virginia .....................: 6,229 6,366 6,188 6,031 5,305 5,999 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,969 18,367 18,718 17,702 18,965 19,446 : 19 State total ...............: 196,556 199,887 200,236 199,063 203,647 205,152 : Previous year total ..........: 186,101 188,815 182,901 190,700 201,573 201,906 : Percent of previous year .....: 106 106 109 104 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 16, : October 23, : October 30, : November 6, :November 13, :November 20, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,902 20,340 20,051 19,741 20,394 20,245 Arkansas .....................: 20,822 19,771 21,574 20,060 20,001 20,489 Delaware .....................: 4,837 4,289 4,635 4,979 5,102 4,738 Florida ......................: 1,149 1,101 1,217 1,064 1,222 1,207 Georgia ......................: 28,139 24,565 26,876 25,273 25,363 24,284 Kentucky .....................: 7,081 5,165 6,707 5,088 6,085 5,784 Louisiana ....................: 3,053 2,748 2,874 2,947 2,986 2,985 Maryland .....................: 6,642 6,718 6,466 4,825 5,712 6,285 Mississippi ..................: 15,492 14,580 15,385 16,069 15,738 15,074 North Carolina ...............: 14,715 15,001 14,087 14,837 15,375 15,927 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,488 4,712 4,075 4,745 5,296 4,480 Pennsylvania .................: 2,958 2,938 2,893 2,951 2,855 2,960 South Carolina ...............: 4,803 5,376 4,258 4,308 5,089 5,044 Texas ........................: 12,945 13,235 13,585 12,304 12,726 13,424 Virginia .....................: 4,698 4,591 4,662 5,288 4,735 5,184 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,440 16,358 16,265 16,742 15,525 16,123 : 19 State total ...............: 169,164 161,488 165,610 161,221 164,204 164,233 : Previous year total ..........: 160,297 150,963 158,070 153,967 156,298 151,209 : Percent of previous year .....: 106 107 105 105 105 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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