Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released November 28, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 24, 2012. This was down slightly 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 151 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 24, 2012. Placements were down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through November 24, 2012 were 7.60 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 20, : October 27, : November 3, :November 10, :November 17, :November 24, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 26,218 25,961 24,206 26,932 27,513 27,056 Arkansas .....................: 18,329 20,507 20,132 20,996 21,688 21,632 Delaware .....................: 3,162 3,240 3,284 3,389 3,415 3,413 Florida ......................: 1,088 1,353 1,351 1,353 1,351 1,353 Georgia ......................: 28,995 30,168 29,979 31,559 32,130 31,711 Kentucky .....................: 6,483 7,125 7,467 7,094 7,638 7,065 Louisiana ....................: 3,298 3,183 2,956 2,956 3,288 3,258 Maryland .....................: 7,071 6,766 6,803 7,136 7,158 7,182 Mississippi ..................: 16,364 16,365 15,168 17,223 16,865 17,178 Missouri .....................: 7,210 7,867 6,859 7,258 8,040 8,013 : North Carolina ...............: 17,924 19,331 19,336 20,202 19,553 19,786 Oklahoma .....................: 6,416 6,622 6,662 6,553 6,830 6,825 Pennsylvania .................: 3,353 3,246 3,530 3,546 3,749 3,630 South Carolina ...............: 5,654 5,252 5,156 5,129 5,243 5,657 Texas ........................: 12,609 13,381 12,996 13,980 14,128 14,000 Virginia .....................: 5,543 6,195 4,780 5,127 6,275 6,455 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 8,418 10,563 9,966 10,414 10,883 10,288 : 19 State total ...............: 178,135 187,125 180,631 190,847 195,747 194,502 : Previous year total ..........: 183,537 185,172 186,594 194,224 195,158 194,560 : Percent of previous year .....: 97 101 97 98 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 20, : October 27, : November 3, :November 10, :November 17, :November 24, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 18,933 19,723 19,325 18,897 19,390 17,883 Arkansas .....................: 18,637 19,282 17,289 17,258 20,306 18,987 Delaware .....................: 3,720 4,232 4,164 4,095 4,371 3,797 Florida ......................: 1,023 1,291 1,276 1,035 1,326 1,162 Georgia ......................: 25,680 26,231 25,812 24,781 24,678 24,639 Kentucky .....................: 5,762 5,910 5,544 5,247 5,731 5,928 Louisiana ....................: 2,700 2,703 2,949 2,981 2,891 2,664 Maryland .....................: 6,331 5,259 5,712 5,246 5,307 5,710 Mississippi ..................: 13,616 14,142 13,994 13,869 13,993 12,984 Missouri .....................: 4,770 5,543 4,996 4,849 5,265 4,869 : North Carolina ...............: 15,158 14,988 14,505 15,055 15,712 16,127 Oklahoma .....................: 4,854 4,356 3,706 4,181 3,680 3,997 Pennsylvania .................: 2,972 2,945 2,901 2,634 2,488 2,965 South Carolina ...............: 4,127 3,818 4,251 3,726 4,184 4,885 Texas ........................: 11,684 11,148 11,027 10,769 11,234 11,140 Virginia .....................: 4,495 4,494 4,526 4,349 4,507 3,929 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,802 10,666 10,090 8,560 10,729 9,435 : 19 State total ...............: 154,264 156,731 152,067 147,532 155,792 151,101 : Previous year total ..........: 151,134 153,311 149,126 152,174 152,567 156,853 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 102 97 102 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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