Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released August 1, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 28, 2012. This was up 1 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 161 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 28, 2012. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through July 28, 2012 were 4.93 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 23, : June 30, : July 7, : July 14, : July 21, : July 28, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 28,068 27,719 27,313 27,946 27,813 28,149 Arkansas .....................: 20,870 20,976 20,278 19,742 19,931 20,915 Delaware .....................: 3,557 3,570 3,371 3,295 3,503 3,501 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,352 1,353 1,352 1,341 1,352 Georgia ......................: 32,018 31,470 32,496 32,284 31,795 31,573 Kentucky .....................: 6,917 7,303 7,516 7,754 7,827 7,795 Louisiana ....................: 3,303 3,440 3,258 3,409 3,107 3,167 Maryland .....................: 7,456 7,401 7,045 7,351 7,220 7,600 Mississippi ..................: 17,938 17,823 17,655 18,063 17,691 17,838 Missouri .....................: 7,196 7,774 7,388 8,068 8,024 7,835 : North Carolina ...............: 19,662 19,537 19,825 19,816 19,628 19,638 Oklahoma .....................: 6,473 6,550 6,798 6,465 6,696 6,714 Pennsylvania .................: 3,651 3,600 3,616 3,662 3,535 3,622 South Carolina ...............: 5,299 5,559 5,306 5,298 5,319 5,603 Texas ........................: 14,546 14,253 14,139 14,612 14,500 14,255 Virginia .....................: 6,219 6,340 5,854 5,919 6,217 6,182 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,974 11,253 10,693 10,770 10,720 10,870 : 19 State total ...............: 195,500 195,920 193,904 195,806 194,867 196,609 : Previous year total ..........: 198,340 197,158 194,961 196,576 195,141 194,434 : Percent of previous year .....: 99 99 99 100 100 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 23, : June 30, : July 7, : July 14, : July 21, : July 28, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,419 20,806 19,941 20,301 20,525 19,417 Arkansas .....................: 19,950 19,778 20,381 19,209 20,502 19,313 Delaware .....................: 5,003 3,787 4,720 4,989 4,250 3,153 Florida ......................: 1,058 1,079 1,234 1,168 1,179 1,211 Georgia ......................: 28,029 27,213 26,599 26,917 26,641 28,246 Kentucky .....................: 6,269 6,536 5,929 5,673 6,322 5,813 Louisiana ....................: 3,327 3,066 2,913 2,961 3,098 2,935 Maryland .....................: 6,164 6,947 5,716 5,582 7,131 6,093 Mississippi ..................: 15,432 15,520 14,915 15,485 15,216 14,933 Missouri .....................: 5,727 5,952 5,111 5,064 4,708 5,159 : North Carolina ...............: 16,322 15,485 15,844 15,714 16,227 15,898 Oklahoma .....................: 4,749 4,776 4,248 4,343 4,335 4,151 Pennsylvania .................: 3,092 3,014 3,020 3,003 2,962 2,998 South Carolina ...............: 4,803 5,077 4,831 4,524 4,142 4,273 Texas ........................: 12,155 12,312 12,129 12,158 11,931 11,906 Virginia .....................: 4,526 4,900 4,294 4,712 4,312 5,383 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,733 9,519 11,849 11,189 10,675 10,259 : 19 State total ...............: 167,758 165,767 163,674 162,992 164,156 161,141 : Previous year total ..........: 168,554 168,718 165,957 164,445 162,828 162,898 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 98 99 99 101 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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