Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 20, 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 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 16, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 16, 2012. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through June 16, 2012 were 3.94 billion, down 4 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 12, : May 19, : May 26, : June 2, : June 9, : June 16, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,976 28,424 28,321 28,305 28,277 27,813 Arkansas .....................: 21,793 21,826 21,553 21,578 21,492 21,556 Delaware .....................: 3,622 3,696 3,699 3,710 3,547 3,519 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,353 1,353 1,352 1,350 1,351 Georgia ......................: 32,771 32,634 32,656 33,032 32,466 32,501 Kentucky .....................: 7,817 7,871 7,838 7,728 7,647 7,676 Louisiana ....................: 3,470 3,455 3,409 3,500 3,439 3,409 Maryland .....................: 7,087 7,200 7,388 7,672 7,194 7,483 Mississippi ..................: 18,185 18,095 18,078 18,065 18,000 17,404 Missouri .....................: 7,687 7,726 7,989 7,988 8,023 7,635 : North Carolina ...............: 20,044 20,428 19,953 19,992 19,843 19,508 Oklahoma .....................: 6,926 6,843 7,133 6,801 7,024 6,600 Pennsylvania .................: 3,703 3,715 3,838 3,840 3,789 3,713 South Carolina ...............: 5,481 5,462 5,277 5,091 5,558 5,066 Texas ........................: 14,636 14,589 15,070 15,039 14,790 14,550 Virginia .....................: 6,281 6,279 6,353 6,425 6,325 6,252 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,958 11,129 11,060 10,756 10,589 10,736 : 19 State total ...............: 199,790 200,725 200,968 200,874 199,353 196,772 : Previous year total ..........: 206,342 206,792 205,932 205,234 204,659 199,826 : Percent of previous year .....: 97 97 98 98 97 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 12, : May 19, : May 26, : June 2, : June 9, : June 16, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,775 20,746 20,482 20,128 20,710 20,278 Arkansas .....................: 20,132 19,908 20,303 20,800 20,656 20,410 Delaware .....................: 3,956 4,361 3,733 4,235 4,333 4,764 Florida ......................: 1,328 1,509 1,333 1,285 1,175 1,260 Georgia ......................: 27,482 26,806 28,532 27,656 27,682 28,160 Kentucky .....................: 6,666 5,950 6,768 6,305 6,213 6,497 Louisiana ....................: 3,130 3,075 3,111 3,084 3,077 3,240 Maryland .....................: 6,860 6,377 6,367 6,528 5,864 5,801 Mississippi ..................: 15,477 15,042 15,401 15,672 15,201 15,582 Missouri .....................: 5,113 5,494 5,387 5,186 5,408 6,084 : North Carolina ...............: 16,649 16,338 16,820 16,227 16,345 16,236 Oklahoma .....................: 4,573 4,237 4,156 4,315 4,430 3,636 Pennsylvania .................: 3,151 2,954 2,993 3,007 3,023 2,867 South Carolina ...............: 4,819 3,779 3,766 4,623 4,937 4,683 Texas ........................: 12,350 12,113 12,345 12,171 12,083 12,325 Virginia .....................: 4,935 5,187 5,009 5,021 5,264 4,922 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,676 11,676 10,618 10,341 10,856 10,514 : 19 State total ...............: 167,072 165,552 167,124 166,584 167,257 167,259 : Previous year total ..........: 174,014 172,512 172,753 171,318 169,855 168,765 : Percent of previous year .....: 96 96 97 97 98 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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