Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 1, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Down 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 28, 2011. This was down 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 28, 2011. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2011 through May 28, 2011 were 3.59 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 23, : April 30, : May 7, : May 14, : May 21, : May 28, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,958 29,727 29,890 29,324 29,254 30,380 Arkansas .....................: 23,681 23,275 23,583 23,501 23,508 23,424 Delaware .....................: 3,850 3,811 3,860 3,740 3,941 3,852 Florida ......................: 1,221 1,360 1,360 1,358 1,358 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,825 33,368 33,663 33,479 34,021 33,821 Kentucky .....................: 7,966 7,465 8,126 7,934 7,611 7,987 Louisiana ....................: 3,334 3,288 3,394 3,319 3,258 3,273 Maryland .....................: 7,733 7,738 7,725 7,680 7,692 7,634 Mississippi ..................: 19,384 19,168 19,304 19,273 19,099 19,072 North Carolina ...............: 20,214 20,441 20,284 20,301 20,156 20,198 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,182 7,033 7,073 7,073 7,113 7,228 Pennsylvania .................: 4,081 4,028 4,128 4,199 4,065 4,188 South Carolina ...............: 5,478 5,271 5,422 5,345 5,394 5,450 Texas ........................: 15,658 15,527 15,355 15,418 15,340 14,103 Virginia .....................: 6,232 6,685 6,251 6,289 6,296 6,276 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,721 19,622 19,235 19,160 18,931 18,804 : 19 State total ...............: 209,518 207,807 208,653 207,393 207,037 207,050 : Previous year total ..........: 207,422 207,319 209,188 210,586 211,658 211,315 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 100 100 98 98 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 23, : April 30, : May 7, : May 14, : May 21, : May 28, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,592 20,957 20,915 21,208 20,601 22,013 Arkansas .....................: 21,231 22,162 21,042 21,894 20,685 21,445 Delaware .....................: 4,614 4,633 5,492 5,190 4,103 4,520 Florida ......................: 1,252 1,317 1,239 1,182 1,216 1,365 Georgia ......................: 28,182 28,637 28,557 28,936 29,624 27,895 Kentucky .....................: 6,771 6,847 6,094 6,405 6,322 6,190 Louisiana ....................: 2,921 3,029 3,031 2,940 2,952 3,515 Maryland .....................: 6,355 6,403 6,266 5,844 7,248 5,749 Mississippi ..................: 16,696 16,666 16,490 16,523 16,207 16,482 North Carolina ...............: 16,215 16,915 16,731 16,285 16,088 16,352 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,740 4,530 3,730 4,460 5,912 4,861 Pennsylvania .................: 2,790 2,987 3,004 3,212 3,236 3,367 South Carolina ...............: 4,480 3,957 4,301 4,556 4,360 4,526 Texas ........................: 13,316 13,247 13,223 13,373 13,059 12,493 Virginia .....................: 5,115 4,907 4,451 4,979 5,286 5,239 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,334 16,047 18,565 17,578 16,666 17,513 : 19 State total ...............: 172,604 173,241 173,131 174,565 173,565 173,525 : Previous year total ..........: 169,643 172,617 171,075 171,930 171,002 172,590 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 100 101 102 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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