Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released August 29, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Down 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 192 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 25, 2012. This was down 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 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 25, 2012. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through August 25, 2012 were 5.58 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 21, : July 28, : August 4, : August 11, : August 18, : August 25, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,947 28,141 27,360 27,996 27,551 27,927 Arkansas .....................: 19,931 20,915 21,130 21,057 20,944 20,651 Delaware .....................: 3,503 3,501 3,497 3,279 3,176 3,286 Florida ......................: 1,341 1,352 1,353 1,352 1,353 1,349 Georgia ......................: 31,849 31,573 31,739 31,773 31,810 30,825 Kentucky .....................: 7,742 7,728 7,631 7,673 7,639 7,641 Louisiana ....................: 3,107 3,167 3,165 3,211 3,135 3,167 Maryland .....................: 7,220 7,600 7,595 7,254 7,341 7,346 Mississippi ..................: 17,795 17,838 17,667 17,075 16,782 16,226 Missouri .....................: 8,024 7,835 7,863 8,036 8,022 8,032 : North Carolina ...............: 19,628 19,638 19,600 19,222 19,474 19,688 Oklahoma .....................: 6,689 6,714 6,476 6,276 6,891 6,686 Pennsylvania .................: 3,535 3,570 3,538 3,398 3,655 3,625 South Carolina ...............: 5,319 5,603 5,313 5,328 5,040 5,265 Texas ........................: 14,500 14,254 14,394 13,789 13,066 13,491 Virginia .....................: 6,217 6,182 6,089 6,074 6,043 6,049 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,722 10,683 10,763 10,460 10,029 10,490 : 19 State total ...............: 195,069 196,294 195,173 193,253 191,951 191,744 : Previous year total ..........: 195,141 194,434 195,036 194,164 193,090 193,007 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 101 100 100 99 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 21, : July 28, : August 4, : August 11, : August 18, : August 25, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,517 19,417 19,749 19,688 19,877 20,089 Arkansas .....................: 20,502 19,313 17,406 18,903 19,160 19,431 Delaware .....................: 4,250 3,153 3,361 4,085 4,394 4,577 Florida ......................: 1,179 1,211 1,138 1,010 1,304 1,248 Georgia ......................: 26,546 28,246 28,124 28,416 26,860 26,597 Kentucky .....................: 6,142 5,925 6,483 6,683 5,893 6,196 Louisiana ....................: 3,098 2,935 3,067 2,794 2,796 2,836 Maryland .....................: 7,131 6,093 6,452 6,135 6,483 4,842 Mississippi ..................: 15,216 14,933 15,326 15,357 15,261 15,207 Missouri .....................: 4,708 5,159 6,071 5,711 5,029 5,723 : North Carolina ...............: 16,227 15,898 16,407 15,503 15,323 15,684 Oklahoma .....................: 4,335 4,151 4,914 3,896 4,892 4,163 Pennsylvania .................: 2,962 2,986 3,157 2,911 2,901 2,979 South Carolina ...............: 4,142 4,273 4,033 4,049 4,453 4,587 Texas ........................: 11,930 11,905 12,169 12,224 12,010 11,882 Virginia .....................: 4,312 5,383 5,327 5,224 4,721 4,918 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,696 10,201 10,544 9,913 11,084 10,859 : 19 State total ...............: 163,893 161,182 163,728 162,502 162,441 161,818 : Previous year total ..........: 162,828 162,898 164,050 162,336 161,039 162,943 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 99 100 100 101 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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