Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 18, 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 July 14, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 14, 2012. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through July 14, 2012 were 4.60 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 9, : June 16, : June 23, : June 30, : July 7, : July 14, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 28,292 27,724 28,068 27,846 27,265 27,946 Arkansas .....................: 21,703 21,421 20,870 20,976 20,387 19,742 Delaware .....................: 3,547 3,519 3,557 3,570 3,371 3,295 Florida ......................: 1,350 1,351 1,353 1,352 1,353 1,352 Georgia ......................: 32,466 32,496 31,982 31,697 32,539 32,471 Kentucky .....................: 7,714 7,744 6,960 7,418 7,450 7,743 Louisiana ....................: 3,439 3,254 3,303 3,440 3,134 3,409 Maryland .....................: 7,194 7,483 7,456 7,401 7,045 7,351 Mississippi ..................: 18,181 17,404 17,938 17,823 17,504 18,063 Missouri .....................: 8,023 7,635 7,196 7,774 7,388 8,068 : North Carolina ...............: 19,844 19,509 19,662 19,559 19,825 19,816 Oklahoma .....................: 7,024 6,600 6,473 6,550 6,798 6,465 Pennsylvania .................: 3,789 3,781 3,651 3,600 3,616 3,731 South Carolina ...............: 5,558 5,066 5,299 5,559 5,306 5,298 Texas ........................: 14,801 14,533 14,546 14,253 14,139 14,587 Virginia .....................: 6,325 6,252 6,219 6,340 6,101 5,919 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,614 10,764 10,974 11,118 10,715 10,601 : 19 State total ...............: 199,864 196,536 195,507 196,276 193,936 195,857 : Previous year total ..........: 204,659 199,826 198,340 197,158 194,961 196,576 : Percent of previous year .....: 98 98 99 100 99 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 9, : June 16, : June 23, : June 30, : July 7, : July 14, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,717 20,257 20,419 20,806 19,941 20,304 Arkansas .....................: 20,656 20,394 19,950 19,778 20,381 19,209 Delaware .....................: 4,333 4,764 5,003 3,787 4,720 4,989 Florida ......................: 1,175 1,261 1,058 1,079 1,234 1,168 Georgia ......................: 27,682 28,166 28,025 27,187 26,575 26,809 Kentucky .....................: 6,213 6,571 6,269 6,536 5,929 5,604 Louisiana ....................: 3,077 3,240 3,327 3,066 2,913 2,961 Maryland .....................: 5,864 5,801 6,164 6,947 5,716 5,582 Mississippi ..................: 15,208 15,594 15,432 15,520 14,915 15,487 Missouri .....................: 5,408 6,084 5,727 5,952 5,111 5,064 : North Carolina ...............: 16,345 16,154 16,322 15,485 15,844 15,714 Oklahoma .....................: 4,430 3,636 4,749 4,776 4,248 4,343 Pennsylvania .................: 3,023 3,054 3,092 3,014 3,020 3,028 South Carolina ...............: 4,937 4,676 4,803 5,077 4,831 4,524 Texas ........................: 12,093 12,331 12,155 12,312 12,129 12,155 Virginia .....................: 5,264 4,922 4,526 4,900 4,294 4,712 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,899 10,540 10,735 9,519 11,849 11,189 : 19 State total ...............: 167,324 167,445 167,756 165,741 163,650 162,842 : Previous year total ..........: 169,855 168,765 168,554 168,718 165,957 164,445 : Percent of previous year .....: 99 99 100 98 99 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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