Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released October 19, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Down 7 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 183 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 15, 2011. This was down 7 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Down 8 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 156 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 15, 2011. Placements were down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2011 through October 15, 2011 were 6.86 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 10,:September 17,:September 24,: October 1, : October 8, : October 15, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 26,415 25,428 27,057 25,433 26,498 26,673 Arkansas .....................: 18,223 19,087 18,961 18,949 19,417 17,686 Delaware .....................: 2,908 2,852 2,895 3,045 3,041 3,176 Florida ......................: 1,352 1,074 1,351 1,354 1,349 1,349 Georgia ......................: 31,151 29,180 31,247 30,766 30,878 29,635 Kentucky .....................: 7,416 6,161 7,738 6,893 7,342 7,090 Louisiana ....................: 3,258 3,183 3,242 3,258 3,212 3,241 Maryland .....................: 6,863 6,852 6,820 7,517 6,839 7,040 Mississippi ..................: 17,569 17,813 16,824 16,270 16,535 17,094 North Carolina ...............: 17,302 18,211 18,511 18,270 18,331 18,243 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,228 6,465 6,751 5,962 6,813 6,112 Pennsylvania .................: 3,718 3,438 3,558 3,353 3,734 3,833 South Carolina ...............: 4,892 5,522 5,263 4,956 4,866 5,487 Texas ........................: 13,792 12,590 14,050 13,269 13,423 13,097 Virginia .....................: 5,859 5,363 5,567 5,461 5,773 5,850 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,796 16,824 17,818 18,080 18,450 17,891 : 19 State total ...............: 185,742 180,043 187,653 182,836 186,501 183,497 : Previous year total ..........: 204,833 196,963 205,808 197,354 200,470 196,697 : Percent of previous year .....: 91 91 91 93 93 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 10,:September 17,:September 24,: October 1, : October 8, : October 15, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,616 20,087 18,304 19,468 18,155 19,534 Arkansas .....................: 19,575 19,412 18,793 17,501 18,649 19,044 Delaware .....................: 4,328 5,154 5,074 3,913 3,882 4,045 Florida ......................: 1,251 1,140 1,156 1,156 931 1,160 Georgia ......................: 25,851 26,026 27,748 26,814 25,292 27,604 Kentucky .....................: 6,198 6,747 5,910 6,192 4,970 5,585 Louisiana ....................: 2,928 2,851 2,676 2,909 2,830 2,910 Maryland .....................: 6,319 5,397 4,784 6,199 5,560 5,681 Mississippi ..................: 15,962 15,314 14,533 15,196 15,253 14,472 North Carolina ...............: 14,969 15,445 15,168 13,845 14,605 14,299 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,317 4,842 3,712 3,527 4,089 3,193 Pennsylvania .................: 2,897 3,045 3,208 3,077 2,839 2,932 South Carolina ...............: 4,629 4,932 3,699 3,702 3,460 3,789 Texas ........................: 11,528 11,506 11,770 11,380 10,318 11,807 Virginia .....................: 4,543 4,439 5,067 4,229 4,436 4,700 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,022 15,679 16,647 15,772 14,602 15,244 : 19 State total ...............: 160,933 162,016 158,249 154,880 149,871 155,999 : Previous year total ..........: 170,626 169,940 167,630 169,617 162,438 169,422 : Percent of previous year .....: 94 95 94 91 92 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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