Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 6, 2012, 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 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 2, 2012. This was down 2 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 2, 2012. Placements were down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through June 2, 2012 were 3.60 billion, down 4 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 28, : May 5, : May 12, : May 19, : May 26, : June 2, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 28,238 28,305 27,976 28,384 28,329 28,305 Arkansas .....................: 21,246 21,684 21,793 21,765 21,401 21,578 Delaware .....................: 3,470 3,620 3,622 3,696 3,699 3,710 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,352 1,353 1,353 1,353 1,352 Georgia ......................: 32,356 32,768 32,771 32,634 32,656 33,032 Kentucky .....................: 7,421 7,750 7,853 7,735 7,731 7,728 Louisiana ....................: 3,440 3,485 3,470 3,455 3,409 3,500 Maryland .....................: 7,628 7,449 7,087 7,200 7,388 7,672 Mississippi ..................: 17,404 18,003 18,185 17,810 18,078 18,065 Missouri .....................: 7,473 7,481 7,687 7,726 7,788 7,788 : North Carolina ...............: 20,139 20,583 20,044 20,426 20,126 19,992 Oklahoma .....................: 6,970 6,712 6,926 6,843 7,133 6,801 Pennsylvania .................: 3,597 3,610 3,636 3,650 3,838 3,719 South Carolina ...............: 5,437 5,376 5,481 5,462 5,277 5,091 Texas ........................: 14,551 14,696 14,627 14,769 15,061 14,967 Virginia .....................: 6,294 6,290 6,281 6,279 6,353 6,425 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,145 10,718 10,901 11,115 11,244 10,739 : 19 State total ...............: 198,162 199,882 199,693 200,302 200,864 200,464 : Previous year total ..........: 207,087 207,982 206,342 206,792 205,932 205,234 : Percent of previous year .....: 96 96 97 97 98 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 28, : May 5, : May 12, : May 19, : May 26, : June 2, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,201 20,231 19,775 20,746 20,482 20,117 Arkansas .....................: 19,093 18,848 20,132 19,908 20,303 20,800 Delaware .....................: 4,190 4,350 3,956 4,361 3,733 4,235 Florida ......................: 1,250 1,083 1,328 1,509 1,333 1,285 Georgia ......................: 27,300 28,245 27,482 26,806 28,477 27,602 Kentucky .....................: 6,453 6,119 6,666 5,876 6,768 6,305 Louisiana ....................: 3,084 3,124 3,130 3,075 3,111 3,084 Maryland .....................: 6,677 6,380 6,860 6,377 6,367 6,528 Mississippi ..................: 15,353 14,874 15,477 15,042 15,401 15,686 Missouri .....................: 5,924 5,767 5,113 5,491 5,384 5,186 : North Carolina ...............: 16,189 16,434 16,649 16,278 16,817 16,294 Oklahoma .....................: 4,887 5,067 4,573 4,237 4,156 4,315 Pennsylvania .................: 3,101 3,138 3,151 2,954 2,993 3,044 South Carolina ...............: 5,350 4,520 4,819 3,779 3,766 4,623 Texas ........................: 12,424 12,242 12,343 12,106 12,338 12,165 Virginia .....................: 4,906 4,604 4,935 5,187 5,009 5,021 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,290 11,207 10,680 11,626 10,561 10,290 : 19 State total ...............: 166,672 166,233 167,069 165,358 166,999 166,580 : Previous year total ..........: 172,624 172,506 174,014 172,512 172,753 171,318 : Percent of previous year .....: 97 96 96 96 97 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly from all chicken hatcheries within the 19 States that hatch at least one million chicks a year. 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 hatcheries within the 19 States that meet the minimum size criteria are given adequate time to respond to the weekly survey. 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. 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. 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