Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released September 12, 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 186 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 8, 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 160 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 8, 2012. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through September 8, 2012 were 5.90 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 4, : August 11, : August 18, : August 25, :September 1, :September 8, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,360 27,840 27,300 27,927 27,163 26,639 Arkansas .....................: 21,130 21,057 20,944 20,651 20,757 19,074 Delaware .....................: 3,497 3,279 3,176 3,286 3,259 3,143 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,352 1,353 1,349 1,347 1,353 Georgia ......................: 31,739 31,773 31,810 31,721 31,331 30,962 Kentucky .....................: 7,601 7,738 7,622 7,641 7,616 7,249 Louisiana ....................: 3,165 3,211 3,135 3,167 3,211 3,285 Maryland .....................: 7,595 7,254 7,341 7,346 6,944 6,932 Mississippi ..................: 17,667 17,075 16,724 16,168 16,326 16,513 Missouri .....................: 7,863 8,036 8,022 8,032 7,708 8,037 : North Carolina ...............: 19,600 19,222 19,474 19,688 19,445 18,217 Oklahoma .....................: 6,476 6,276 6,891 6,686 6,693 6,539 Pennsylvania .................: 3,538 3,398 3,655 3,726 3,584 3,532 South Carolina ...............: 5,313 5,328 5,173 5,265 4,721 5,402 Texas ........................: 14,394 13,789 13,066 13,491 12,731 13,540 Virginia .....................: 6,089 6,074 6,043 6,049 5,985 5,798 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,678 10,322 10,053 10,316 10,521 10,110 : 19 State total ...............: 195,058 193,024 191,782 192,509 189,342 186,325 : Previous year total ..........: 195,036 194,164 193,090 193,007 189,258 185,218 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 99 99 100 100 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 4, : August 11, : August 18, : August 25, :September 1, :September 8, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,749 19,688 19,872 20,005 20,056 19,993 Arkansas .....................: 17,406 18,903 19,160 19,431 19,027 20,937 Delaware .....................: 3,361 4,085 4,394 4,577 4,947 4,023 Florida ......................: 1,138 1,010 1,304 1,248 1,186 1,105 Georgia ......................: 28,124 28,416 26,860 26,659 26,271 25,819 Kentucky .....................: 6,483 6,683 5,893 6,126 6,404 6,403 Louisiana ....................: 3,067 2,794 2,796 2,836 2,871 2,857 Maryland .....................: 6,452 6,135 6,483 5,682 5,738 6,350 Mississippi ..................: 15,326 15,357 15,258 15,202 14,397 14,411 Missouri .....................: 6,071 5,711 5,029 5,723 5,854 4,937 : North Carolina ...............: 16,407 15,503 15,323 15,684 15,827 15,780 Oklahoma .....................: 4,914 3,896 4,892 4,163 4,437 3,843 Pennsylvania .................: 3,157 2,911 2,901 2,953 2,838 3,038 South Carolina ...............: 4,033 4,049 4,453 4,587 3,847 5,263 Texas ........................: 12,169 12,224 12,010 11,882 11,448 10,650 Virginia .....................: 5,327 5,224 4,721 4,918 3,877 4,503 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,479 9,857 11,038 10,797 11,021 9,684 : 19 State total ...............: 163,663 162,446 162,387 162,473 160,046 159,596 : Previous year total ..........: 164,050 162,336 161,039 162,943 160,923 160,203 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 100 101 100 99 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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