Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released September 5, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 189 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 1, 2012. This was up slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 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 160 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 1, 2012. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through September 1, 2012 were 5.74 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 28, : August 4, : August 11, : August 18, : August 25, :September 1, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 28,141 27,360 27,840 27,551 27,927 27,193 Arkansas .....................: 20,915 21,130 21,057 20,944 20,651 20,757 Delaware .....................: 3,501 3,497 3,279 3,176 3,286 3,259 Florida ......................: 1,352 1,353 1,352 1,353 1,349 1,347 Georgia ......................: 31,573 31,739 31,773 31,810 31,721 31,331 Kentucky .....................: 7,728 7,601 7,738 7,639 7,641 7,616 Louisiana ....................: 3,167 3,165 3,211 3,135 3,167 3,211 Maryland .....................: 7,600 7,595 7,254 7,341 7,346 6,944 Mississippi ..................: 17,838 17,667 17,075 16,724 16,168 16,326 Missouri .....................: 7,835 7,863 8,036 8,022 8,032 7,708 : North Carolina ...............: 19,638 19,600 19,222 19,474 19,688 19,445 Oklahoma .....................: 6,714 6,476 6,276 6,891 6,686 6,693 Pennsylvania .................: 3,570 3,538 3,398 3,655 3,726 3,579 South Carolina ...............: 5,603 5,313 5,328 5,040 5,265 4,721 Texas ........................: 14,254 14,394 13,789 13,066 13,491 12,731 Virginia .....................: 6,182 6,089 6,074 6,043 6,049 5,985 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,683 10,763 10,378 10,076 10,347 10,620 : 19 State total ...............: 196,294 195,143 193,080 191,940 192,540 189,466 : Previous year total ..........: 194,434 195,036 194,164 193,090 193,007 189,258 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 100 99 99 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 28, : August 4, : August 11, : August 18, : August 25, :September 1, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,417 19,749 19,688 19,877 20,005 20,043 Arkansas .....................: 19,313 17,406 18,903 19,160 19,431 19,027 Delaware .....................: 3,153 3,361 4,085 4,394 4,577 4,947 Florida ......................: 1,211 1,138 1,010 1,304 1,248 1,186 Georgia ......................: 28,246 28,124 28,416 26,860 26,659 26,271 Kentucky .....................: 5,925 6,483 6,683 5,893 6,126 6,404 Louisiana ....................: 2,935 3,067 2,794 2,796 2,836 2,871 Maryland .....................: 6,093 6,452 6,135 6,483 5,682 5,738 Mississippi ..................: 14,933 15,326 15,357 15,258 15,202 14,397 Missouri .....................: 5,159 6,071 5,711 5,029 5,723 5,854 : North Carolina ...............: 15,898 16,407 15,503 15,323 15,684 15,827 Oklahoma .....................: 4,151 4,914 3,896 4,892 4,163 4,437 Pennsylvania .................: 2,986 3,157 2,911 2,901 2,953 2,845 South Carolina ...............: 4,273 4,033 4,049 4,453 4,587 3,847 Texas ........................: 11,905 12,169 12,224 12,010 11,882 11,448 Virginia .....................: 5,383 5,327 5,224 4,721 4,918 3,877 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,201 10,479 9,913 11,084 10,859 11,073 : 19 State total ...............: 161,182 163,663 162,502 162,438 162,535 160,092 : Previous year total ..........: 162,898 164,050 162,336 161,039 162,943 160,923 : Percent of previous year .....: 99 100 100 101 100 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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