Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released August 15, 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 193 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 11, 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 11, 2012. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through August 11, 2012 were 5.25 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 7, : July 14, : July 21, : July 28, : August 4, : August 11, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,313 27,908 27,947 28,149 27,656 27,996 Arkansas .....................: 20,278 19,621 19,931 20,915 21,130 21,057 Delaware .....................: 3,371 3,295 3,503 3,501 3,497 3,279 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,352 1,341 1,352 1,353 1,352 Georgia ......................: 32,496 32,461 31,849 31,573 31,739 31,738 Kentucky .....................: 7,452 7,659 7,790 7,811 7,659 7,673 Louisiana ....................: 3,258 3,409 3,107 3,167 3,227 3,211 Maryland .....................: 7,045 7,351 7,220 7,600 7,595 7,254 Mississippi ..................: 17,655 18,063 17,795 17,838 17,667 17,192 Missouri .....................: 7,388 8,068 8,024 7,835 7,863 8,036 : North Carolina ...............: 19,825 19,816 19,628 19,638 19,510 19,222 Oklahoma .....................: 6,798 6,465 6,689 6,714 6,476 6,276 Pennsylvania .................: 3,616 3,767 3,535 3,570 3,441 3,487 South Carolina ...............: 5,306 5,298 5,319 5,603 5,313 5,328 Texas ........................: 14,138 14,612 14,500 14,254 14,394 13,789 Virginia .....................: 5,854 6,222 6,217 6,182 6,089 6,074 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,619 10,744 10,722 10,683 10,763 10,460 : 19 State total ...............: 193,765 196,111 195,117 196,385 195,372 193,424 : Previous year total ..........: 194,961 196,576 195,141 194,434 195,036 194,164 : Percent of previous year .....: 99 100 100 101 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 7, : July 14, : July 21, : July 28, : August 4, : August 11, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,941 20,301 20,517 19,417 19,749 19,683 Arkansas .....................: 20,381 19,209 20,502 19,313 17,406 18,903 Delaware .....................: 4,720 4,989 4,250 3,153 3,361 4,085 Florida ......................: 1,234 1,168 1,179 1,211 1,138 1,010 Georgia ......................: 26,599 26,917 26,546 28,246 28,124 28,437 Kentucky .....................: 5,906 5,873 6,142 5,925 6,483 6,447 Louisiana ....................: 2,913 2,961 3,098 2,935 3,067 2,794 Maryland .....................: 5,716 5,582 7,131 6,093 6,452 6,135 Mississippi ..................: 14,915 15,485 15,216 14,933 15,326 15,360 Missouri .....................: 5,111 5,064 4,708 5,159 6,071 5,711 : North Carolina ...............: 15,844 15,714 16,227 15,898 16,407 15,496 Oklahoma .....................: 4,248 4,343 4,335 4,151 4,914 3,896 Pennsylvania .................: 3,020 3,003 2,962 2,986 3,157 2,891 South Carolina ...............: 4,831 4,524 4,142 4,273 4,033 4,049 Texas ........................: 12,127 12,156 11,930 11,905 12,169 12,224 Virginia .....................: 4,294 4,712 4,312 5,383 5,327 5,224 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,859 11,203 10,696 10,201 10,544 10,258 : 19 State total ...............: 163,659 163,204 163,893 161,182 163,728 162,603 : Previous year total ..........: 165,957 164,445 162,828 162,898 164,050 162,336 : Percent of previous year .....: 99 99 101 99 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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