Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released February 2, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 29, 2011. This was up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 29, 2011. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2011 through January 29, 2011 were 672 million, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 25, : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,739 29,730 30,052 30,050 30,203 30,180 Arkansas .....................: 22,926 23,060 23,080 23,029 22,019 22,656 Delaware .....................: 4,170 4,013 4,098 4,014 4,040 4,039 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,298 1,307 1,360 1,343 1,341 Georgia ......................: 33,138 32,829 32,949 32,769 32,685 33,059 Kentucky .....................: 7,483 7,032 7,253 7,575 7,043 8,065 Louisiana ....................: 3,410 3,380 3,348 3,395 3,395 3,287 Maryland .....................: 7,581 7,600 7,672 7,672 7,593 7,635 Mississippi ..................: 18,803 18,773 18,789 18,805 18,733 18,404 North Carolina ...............: 20,082 18,938 19,932 19,993 20,114 19,729 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,475 6,509 7,034 7,207 7,049 7,016 Pennsylvania .................: 3,866 3,996 4,031 4,073 4,073 3,960 South Carolina ...............: 5,608 5,683 5,639 5,553 5,544 5,673 Texas ........................: 15,600 15,381 15,512 15,484 15,055 14,378 Virginia .....................: 5,543 5,964 6,000 5,979 5,641 5,905 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,045 18,607 18,629 18,285 18,759 18,493 : 19 State total ...............: 204,829 202,793 205,325 205,243 203,289 203,820 : Previous year total ..........: 203,723 202,676 202,247 200,307 202,034 202,304 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 100 102 102 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 25, : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,061 21,032 20,664 21,079 20,692 20,919 Arkansas .....................: 20,587 21,309 20,616 20,231 22,119 20,925 Delaware .....................: 3,770 5,387 4,938 4,875 5,689 4,420 Florida ......................: 1,253 1,135 1,387 1,269 1,230 1,224 Georgia ......................: 26,934 27,580 27,955 27,733 27,123 27,289 Kentucky .....................: 5,674 5,814 5,549 5,922 5,762 5,604 Louisiana ....................: 2,980 2,968 2,935 2,962 2,977 2,915 Maryland .....................: 6,972 5,629 5,937 5,796 4,866 5,928 Mississippi ..................: 16,200 16,213 16,131 16,168 16,247 16,190 North Carolina ...............: 15,677 15,372 15,388 16,030 14,841 15,534 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,533 3,243 4,424 4,953 3,515 4,104 Pennsylvania .................: 3,243 3,303 3,237 3,168 3,236 3,255 South Carolina ...............: 4,949 4,275 4,915 4,315 5,123 4,728 Texas ........................: 13,069 13,386 13,357 13,205 12,866 12,993 Virginia .....................: 4,572 4,371 4,329 4,568 4,886 5,202 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,440 17,550 16,647 15,937 16,295 17,155 : 19 State total ...............: 167,914 168,567 168,409 168,211 167,467 168,385 : Previous year total ..........: 167,108 169,296 166,836 167,240 166,113 165,437 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 100 101 101 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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