Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 5, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 196 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 30, 2012. This was down slightly 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 30, 2012. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012 were 4.27 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 26, : June 2, : June 9, : June 16, : June 23, : June 30, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 28,321 28,329 28,292 27,872 27,279 27,938 Arkansas .....................: 21,553 21,790 21,492 21,354 20,870 20,765 Delaware .....................: 3,699 3,710 3,547 3,519 3,557 3,570 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,352 1,350 1,351 1,353 1,352 Georgia ......................: 32,656 33,032 32,466 32,496 31,982 31,697 Kentucky .....................: 7,893 7,875 7,714 7,676 7,442 7,418 Louisiana ....................: 3,409 3,500 3,439 3,409 3,303 3,440 Maryland .....................: 7,388 7,672 7,194 7,483 7,456 7,401 Mississippi ..................: 18,078 18,065 18,181 17,404 17,938 17,823 Missouri .....................: 7,989 7,988 8,023 7,635 7,196 7,774 : North Carolina ...............: 19,953 20,166 19,844 19,508 19,494 19,559 Oklahoma .....................: 7,133 6,801 7,024 6,600 6,473 6,550 Pennsylvania .................: 3,838 3,840 3,789 3,781 3,651 3,667 South Carolina ...............: 5,277 5,091 5,558 5,066 5,299 5,559 Texas ........................: 15,070 15,039 14,790 14,550 14,563 14,270 Virginia .....................: 6,353 6,425 6,325 6,252 6,219 6,340 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,060 10,756 10,589 10,736 10,947 11,091 : 19 State total ...............: 201,023 201,431 199,617 196,692 195,022 196,214 : Previous year total ..........: 205,932 205,234 204,659 199,826 198,340 197,158 : Percent of previous year .....: 98 98 98 98 98 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 26, : June 2, : June 9, : June 16, : June 23, : June 30, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,482 20,128 20,717 20,257 20,419 20,806 Arkansas .....................: 20,303 20,800 20,656 20,394 19,950 19,902 Delaware .....................: 3,733 4,235 4,333 4,764 5,003 3,787 Florida ......................: 1,333 1,285 1,175 1,260 1,058 1,079 Georgia ......................: 28,532 27,656 27,682 28,166 28,024 27,179 Kentucky .....................: 6,768 6,305 6,213 6,571 6,269 6,536 Louisiana ....................: 3,111 3,084 3,077 3,240 3,327 3,066 Maryland .....................: 6,367 6,528 5,864 5,801 6,164 6,947 Mississippi ..................: 15,401 15,672 15,208 15,594 15,432 15,520 Missouri .....................: 5,387 5,186 5,408 6,084 5,727 5,954 : North Carolina ...............: 16,820 16,227 16,345 16,154 16,322 15,485 Oklahoma .....................: 4,156 4,315 4,430 3,636 4,749 4,527 Pennsylvania .................: 2,993 3,007 3,023 3,054 3,092 3,149 South Carolina ...............: 3,766 4,623 4,937 4,676 4,803 5,077 Texas ........................: 12,345 12,171 12,083 12,322 12,145 12,303 Virginia .....................: 5,009 5,021 5,264 4,922 4,526 4,900 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,618 10,341 10,856 10,514 10,683 9,487 : 19 State total ...............: 167,124 166,584 167,271 167,409 167,693 165,704 : Previous year total ..........: 172,753 171,318 169,855 168,765 168,554 168,718 : Percent of previous year .....: 97 97 98 99 99 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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