Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released September 26, 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 189 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 22, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 159 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 22, 2012. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through September 22, 2012 were 6.22 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 18, : August 25, :September 1, :September 8, :September 15,:September 22, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,300 28,073 27,312 26,639 26,841 27,468 Arkansas .....................: 20,944 20,651 20,757 19,074 19,420 20,859 Delaware .....................: 3,176 3,286 3,259 3,143 3,155 3,153 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,349 1,347 1,353 1,088 1,353 Georgia ......................: 31,810 31,721 31,606 30,962 30,475 31,914 Kentucky .....................: 7,602 7,696 7,697 7,249 6,980 7,430 Louisiana ....................: 3,135 3,167 3,211 3,285 3,272 3,008 Maryland .....................: 7,341 7,346 6,944 6,932 7,182 7,119 Mississippi ..................: 16,724 15,751 16,386 16,740 16,489 15,600 Missouri .....................: 8,022 8,032 8,019 8,037 7,366 7,252 : North Carolina ...............: 19,474 19,688 19,445 18,217 18,394 19,206 Oklahoma .....................: 6,891 6,686 6,693 6,539 6,459 6,736 Pennsylvania .................: 3,655 3,726 3,584 3,505 3,473 3,562 South Carolina ...............: 5,173 5,265 4,721 5,402 5,513 4,855 Texas ........................: 13,022 13,446 12,784 13,495 12,533 12,786 Virginia .....................: 6,043 6,049 5,985 5,798 5,500 6,032 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,053 10,316 10,521 10,110 9,531 10,460 : 19 State total ...............: 191,718 192,248 190,271 186,480 183,671 188,793 : Previous year total ..........: 193,090 193,007 189,258 185,218 179,528 187,841 : Percent of previous year .....: 99 100 101 101 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 18, : August 25, :September 1, :September 8, :September 15,:September 22, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,872 20,005 20,056 19,993 19,801 19,617 Arkansas .....................: 19,160 19,431 19,027 20,937 20,760 19,973 Delaware .....................: 4,394 4,577 4,947 4,023 4,033 3,907 Florida ......................: 1,304 1,248 1,186 1,105 1,300 972 Georgia ......................: 26,860 26,659 26,271 25,810 27,497 26,332 Kentucky .....................: 5,893 6,126 6,404 6,403 5,812 6,138 Louisiana ....................: 2,796 2,836 2,871 2,857 2,847 2,818 Maryland .....................: 6,483 5,682 5,738 6,350 5,620 5,924 Mississippi ..................: 15,258 15,202 14,397 14,411 13,447 14,178 Missouri .....................: 5,029 5,723 5,854 4,937 5,032 5,513 : North Carolina ...............: 15,323 15,684 15,827 15,780 16,165 15,602 Oklahoma .....................: 4,892 4,163 4,437 3,843 4,202 4,247 Pennsylvania .................: 2,901 2,953 2,838 3,040 3,140 3,022 South Carolina ...............: 4,453 4,587 3,847 5,263 3,871 4,417 Texas ........................: 12,001 11,873 11,439 10,614 11,183 10,801 Virginia .....................: 4,721 4,918 3,877 4,503 5,424 4,889 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,038 10,797 11,021 9,684 10,378 10,701 : 19 State total ...............: 162,378 162,464 160,037 159,553 160,512 159,051 : Previous year total ..........: 161,039 162,943 160,923 160,203 160,820 157,901 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 100 99 100 100 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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