Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released February 6, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 198 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 2, 2013. This was up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 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 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 2, 2013. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2012 through February 2, 2013 were 814 million, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 29, : January 5, : January 12, : January 19, : January 26, : February 2, : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,889 27,948 27,683 27,754 27,698 27,912 Arkansas .....................: 21,742 21,686 21,822 21,756 21,660 21,888 Delaware .....................: 3,411 3,414 3,415 3,414 3,415 3,415 Florida ......................: 1,222 1,223 1,220 1,222 1,224 1,222 Georgia ......................: 32,233 32,580 31,606 32,584 32,754 32,869 Kentucky .....................: 7,231 7,673 7,255 7,766 7,759 7,779 Louisiana ....................: 3,288 3,258 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 Maryland .....................: 7,067 7,212 7,215 7,171 7,237 7,191 Mississippi ..................: 16,719 16,549 17,073 16,908 16,971 17,031 Missouri .....................: 7,932 7,995 7,997 7,715 7,966 8,107 : North Carolina ...............: 19,847 19,937 19,941 19,640 20,106 19,984 Oklahoma .....................: 6,819 6,935 6,929 6,514 6,922 6,963 Pennsylvania .................: 3,853 3,766 4,009 4,033 3,728 3,762 South Carolina ...............: 5,463 4,879 5,264 5,217 5,661 5,554 Texas ........................: 14,043 14,377 14,451 14,426 14,531 14,726 Virginia .....................: 6,264 6,357 6,342 6,323 6,388 6,379 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,280 10,514 10,240 10,366 10,392 10,029 : 19 State total ...............: 195,303 196,303 195,735 196,082 197,685 198,084 : Previous year total ..........: 192,967 193,220 193,079 193,909 193,924 193,162 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 102 101 101 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 29, : January 5, : January 12, : January 19, : January 26, : February 2, : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,054 21,164 21,034 21,227 21,022 21,020 Arkansas .....................: 19,236 21,225 20,390 21,231 20,935 19,916 Delaware .....................: 3,727 4,181 4,566 3,964 4,776 3,419 Florida ......................: 725 1,226 1,536 1,325 1,280 1,384 Georgia ......................: 25,480 27,209 26,800 26,886 26,675 25,713 Kentucky .....................: 5,798 6,169 6,296 5,931 6,656 6,347 Louisiana ....................: 2,937 2,966 2,957 2,972 2,934 2,941 Maryland .....................: 7,048 5,860 6,096 6,713 5,456 6,620 Mississippi ..................: 15,027 14,757 14,519 14,467 14,208 14,598 Missouri .....................: 5,589 5,484 5,382 5,342 5,414 5,655 : North Carolina ...............: 15,647 16,076 15,890 16,130 16,250 15,577 Oklahoma .....................: 4,523 3,579 4,051 3,605 3,437 4,196 Pennsylvania .................: 2,908 3,048 2,964 2,986 3,120 3,304 South Carolina ...............: 4,128 3,779 4,252 3,954 3,765 4,516 Texas ........................: 11,640 11,966 11,919 11,614 12,097 12,205 Virginia .....................: 4,346 4,954 4,835 4,420 5,351 5,247 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,375 9,743 10,214 9,306 9,707 9,598 : 19 State total ...............: 159,188 163,386 163,701 162,073 163,083 162,256 : Previous year total ..........: 162,444 161,868 162,550 160,522 160,698 160,767 : Percent of previous year .....: 98 101 101 101 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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