Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released November 7, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Down 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 181 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 3, 2012. This was down 3 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 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 3, 2012. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through November 3, 2012 were 7.14 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 29,: October 6, : October 13, : October 20, : October 27, : November 3, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 25,744 27,088 26,053 25,458 25,755 24,787 Arkansas .....................: 20,196 20,310 17,697 18,329 20,061 20,132 Delaware .....................: 3,142 3,161 3,158 3,162 3,240 3,284 Florida ......................: 1,351 1,351 1,353 1,088 1,353 1,351 Georgia ......................: 30,314 31,333 30,865 28,132 30,168 29,852 Kentucky .....................: 7,173 7,654 7,014 6,956 7,319 7,330 Louisiana ....................: 3,122 2,977 3,304 3,298 3,183 2,956 Maryland .....................: 7,121 6,654 7,471 7,071 6,769 6,804 Mississippi ..................: 16,170 16,496 16,543 16,364 16,365 15,168 Missouri .....................: 6,914 7,823 7,606 7,210 7,867 6,859 : North Carolina ...............: 19,454 18,565 17,382 18,305 19,331 19,266 Oklahoma .....................: 6,811 6,936 6,287 6,416 6,622 6,662 Pennsylvania .................: 3,608 3,639 3,647 3,377 3,209 3,193 South Carolina ...............: 5,300 4,792 4,924 5,654 5,122 5,156 Texas ........................: 13,675 13,220 13,014 12,603 13,200 12,989 Virginia .....................: 5,490 5,971 6,019 5,543 6,195 4,780 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,765 9,898 9,550 8,428 10,573 10,271 : 19 State total ...............: 185,350 187,868 181,887 177,394 186,332 180,840 : Previous year total ..........: 181,765 186,317 181,852 183,537 185,172 186,594 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 100 97 101 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 29,: October 6, : October 13, : October 20, : October 27, : November 3, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,472 18,901 19,778 18,660 19,380 18,778 Arkansas .....................: 17,313 18,701 18,906 18,637 19,282 17,289 Delaware .....................: 4,261 4,118 3,509 3,720 4,280 4,046 Florida ......................: 1,215 935 935 1,023 1,291 1,015 Georgia ......................: 25,976 27,034 27,814 25,953 26,577 25,812 Kentucky .....................: 5,682 5,690 6,718 5,762 5,910 5,544 Louisiana ....................: 2,970 2,952 2,845 2,700 2,703 2,949 Maryland .....................: 5,262 5,440 6,386 6,331 5,239 5,808 Mississippi ..................: 14,363 14,301 13,545 13,616 14,142 13,994 Missouri .....................: 5,797 4,874 5,327 4,770 5,543 4,996 : North Carolina ...............: 14,737 14,664 14,407 15,158 14,988 14,505 Oklahoma .....................: 4,893 4,465 4,782 4,854 4,356 3,706 Pennsylvania .................: 2,935 2,778 2,675 2,980 2,957 3,044 South Carolina ...............: 4,424 4,601 3,704 4,127 3,818 4,161 Texas ........................: 11,266 10,867 10,735 11,668 11,132 11,011 Virginia .....................: 4,647 4,228 4,877 4,495 4,494 4,526 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,473 9,425 9,027 9,804 10,673 9,875 : 19 State total ...............: 154,686 153,974 155,970 154,258 156,765 151,059 : Previous year total ..........: 154,383 148,802 155,108 151,134 153,311 149,126 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 103 101 102 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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