Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 11, 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 194 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 7, 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 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 7, 2012. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through July 7, 2012 were 4.44 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 2, : June 9, : June 16, : June 23, : June 30, : July 7, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 28,329 28,292 27,724 28,279 27,846 27,265 Arkansas .....................: 21,790 21,703 21,354 20,870 20,976 20,334 Delaware .....................: 3,710 3,547 3,519 3,557 3,570 3,371 Florida ......................: 1,352 1,350 1,351 1,353 1,352 1,353 Georgia ......................: 33,032 32,466 32,496 31,982 31,697 32,539 Kentucky .....................: 7,875 7,714 7,661 7,442 7,418 7,450 Louisiana ....................: 3,500 3,439 3,254 3,303 3,440 3,134 Maryland .....................: 7,672 7,194 7,483 7,456 7,401 7,045 Mississippi ..................: 18,065 18,181 17,404 17,938 17,823 17,504 Missouri .....................: 7,988 8,023 7,635 7,196 7,774 7,388 : North Carolina ...............: 20,166 19,844 19,509 19,494 19,559 19,825 Oklahoma .....................: 6,801 7,024 6,600 6,473 6,550 6,798 Pennsylvania .................: 3,840 3,789 3,781 3,651 3,600 3,826 South Carolina ...............: 5,091 5,558 5,066 5,299 5,559 5,306 Texas ........................: 15,039 14,790 14,550 14,563 14,270 14,156 Virginia .....................: 6,425 6,325 6,252 6,219 6,340 6,101 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,826 10,614 10,764 10,974 11,118 10,715 : 19 State total ...............: 201,501 199,853 196,403 196,049 196,293 194,110 : Previous year total ..........: 205,234 204,659 199,826 198,340 197,158 194,961 : Percent of previous year .....: 98 98 98 99 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 2, : June 9, : June 16, : June 23, : June 30, : July 7, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,128 20,717 20,257 20,419 20,806 19,941 Arkansas .....................: 20,800 20,656 20,394 19,950 19,778 19,918 Delaware .....................: 4,235 4,333 4,764 5,003 3,787 4,720 Florida ......................: 1,285 1,175 1,260 1,058 1,079 1,234 Georgia ......................: 27,656 27,682 28,166 28,024 27,185 26,632 Kentucky .....................: 6,305 6,213 6,571 6,269 6,536 5,851 Louisiana ....................: 3,084 3,077 3,240 3,327 3,066 2,913 Maryland .....................: 6,528 5,864 5,801 6,164 6,947 5,716 Mississippi ..................: 15,672 15,208 15,594 15,432 15,520 14,915 Missouri .....................: 5,186 5,408 6,084 5,727 5,954 5,111 : North Carolina ...............: 16,227 16,345 16,154 16,322 15,485 15,839 Oklahoma .....................: 4,315 4,430 3,636 4,749 4,776 4,111 Pennsylvania .................: 3,007 3,023 3,054 3,092 3,014 3,158 South Carolina ...............: 4,623 4,937 4,676 4,803 5,077 4,831 Texas ........................: 12,171 12,083 12,322 12,145 12,303 12,142 Virginia .....................: 5,021 5,264 4,922 4,526 4,900 4,294 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,341 10,899 10,540 10,735 9,519 11,849 : 19 State total ...............: 166,584 167,314 167,435 167,745 165,732 163,175 : Previous year total ..........: 171,318 169,855 168,765 168,554 168,718 165,957 : Percent of previous year .....: 97 99 99 100 98 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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