Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released December 5, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 198 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 1, 2012. This was up 2 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 160 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 1, 2012. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 1, 2012 through December 1, 2012 were 7.76 billion, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 27, : November 3, :November 10, :November 17, :November 24, : December 1, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 25,961 24,206 26,346 27,513 27,056 27,369 Arkansas .....................: 20,507 20,132 20,996 21,688 21,632 22,063 Delaware .....................: 3,240 3,284 3,389 3,415 3,413 3,415 Florida ......................: 1,353 1,351 1,353 1,351 1,353 1,655 Georgia ......................: 30,168 29,979 31,559 32,130 31,711 33,372 Kentucky .....................: 7,104 7,412 7,397 7,638 7,171 6,761 Louisiana ....................: 3,183 2,956 2,956 3,288 3,258 3,258 Maryland .....................: 6,766 6,803 7,136 7,158 7,182 7,067 Mississippi ..................: 16,365 15,168 17,223 16,865 17,178 17,089 Missouri .....................: 7,867 6,859 7,258 8,040 8,013 8,012 : North Carolina ...............: 19,331 19,336 19,975 19,553 19,786 19,794 Oklahoma .....................: 6,622 6,662 6,553 6,830 6,825 7,026 Pennsylvania .................: 3,246 3,530 3,546 3,749 3,630 3,648 South Carolina ...............: 5,252 5,156 5,129 5,243 5,657 5,557 Texas ........................: 13,381 12,996 13,980 14,128 14,000 14,764 Virginia .....................: 6,195 4,780 5,127 6,275 6,455 6,638 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,563 9,966 10,414 10,883 10,288 10,755 : 19 State total ...............: 187,104 180,576 190,337 195,747 194,608 198,243 : Previous year total ..........: 185,172 186,594 194,224 195,158 194,560 194,178 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 97 98 100 100 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 27, : November 3, :November 10, :November 17, :November 24, : December 1, : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 19,723 19,325 18,897 19,390 17,883 19,786 Arkansas .....................: 19,282 17,289 17,258 20,306 18,987 19,476 Delaware .....................: 4,232 4,164 4,095 4,371 4,309 3,550 Florida ......................: 1,291 1,276 1,035 1,326 1,162 1,020 Georgia ......................: 26,231 25,812 24,781 24,678 24,791 26,359 Kentucky .....................: 5,910 5,544 5,250 5,745 5,875 5,542 Louisiana ....................: 2,703 2,949 2,981 2,891 2,664 2,642 Maryland .....................: 5,259 5,712 5,246 5,307 5,710 7,060 Mississippi ..................: 14,142 13,994 13,869 13,993 12,984 14,757 Missouri .....................: 5,543 4,996 4,849 5,265 4,869 5,316 : North Carolina ...............: 14,988 14,505 15,055 15,712 16,127 16,603 Oklahoma .....................: 4,356 3,706 4,181 3,680 3,997 4,204 Pennsylvania .................: 2,945 2,901 2,634 2,488 2,965 2,949 South Carolina ...............: 3,818 4,251 3,726 4,184 4,885 3,843 Texas ........................: 11,148 11,027 10,769 11,234 11,140 11,811 Virginia .....................: 4,494 4,526 4,349 4,507 3,929 3,592 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,666 10,090 8,560 10,729 9,435 11,042 : 19 State total ...............: 156,731 152,067 147,535 155,806 151,712 159,552 : Previous year total ..........: 153,311 149,126 152,174 152,567 156,853 160,576 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 97 102 97 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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