Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released February 13, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note Beginning with this publication, the Broiler Hatchery report is being expanded to include estimates for Other States and the United States. Please contact the Livestock Branch at (202) 720-3570 or email at hq_sd_lb@nass.usda.gov with any questions or concerns. Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the 19 State Total Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 9, 2013. This was up 1 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 in the 19 State Total Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 9, 2013. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2012 through February 9, 2013 for the 19 State total were 977 million, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States and United States: 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 5, : January 12, : January 19, : January 26, : February 2, : February 9, : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,948 27,683 27,771 27,698 27,912 28,153 Arkansas .....................: 21,686 21,822 21,756 21,660 21,888 21,867 Delaware .....................: 3,414 3,415 3,414 3,415 3,415 3,415 Florida ......................: 1,223 1,220 1,222 1,224 1,222 1,223 Georgia ......................: 32,580 31,606 32,584 32,754 32,874 32,999 Kentucky .....................: 7,601 7,494 7,422 7,803 7,835 7,771 Louisiana ....................: 3,258 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 Maryland .....................: 7,212 7,215 7,171 7,237 7,191 7,213 Mississippi ..................: 16,549 17,073 16,908 16,971 17,031 17,305 Missouri .....................: 7,995 7,997 7,715 7,966 8,107 8,154 : North Carolina ...............: 19,937 19,941 19,607 20,106 19,984 19,908 Oklahoma .....................: 6,935 6,929 6,514 6,922 6,963 7,020 Pennsylvania .................: 3,766 4,009 4,033 3,742 3,632 3,721 South Carolina ...............: 4,879 5,264 5,217 5,661 5,554 5,283 Texas ........................: 14,377 14,451 14,426 14,531 14,726 14,888 Virginia .....................: 6,357 6,342 6,323 6,388 6,379 6,392 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,488 10,272 10,373 10,379 10,018 8,097 : 19 State total ...............: 196,205 196,006 195,729 197,730 198,004 196,682 Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 101 102 103 101 : Other States .................: 7,630 7,584 7,586 7,719 7,518 7,611 : United States ................: 203,835 203,590 203,315 205,449 205,522 204,293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and United States: 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 5, : January 12, : January 19, : January 26, : February 2, : February 9, : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,164 21,034 21,227 21,022 21,020 21,270 Arkansas .....................: 21,225 20,390 21,231 20,935 19,916 19,729 Delaware .....................: 4,181 4,566 3,964 4,776 3,419 3,891 Florida ......................: 1,226 1,536 1,325 1,280 1,384 1,410 Georgia ......................: 27,209 26,800 26,886 26,675 25,711 25,652 Kentucky .....................: 6,169 6,296 5,931 6,242 6,433 6,042 Louisiana ....................: 2,966 2,957 2,972 2,934 2,941 2,951 Maryland .....................: 5,860 6,096 6,713 5,456 6,620 5,815 Mississippi ..................: 14,757 14,519 14,467 14,208 14,598 14,399 Missouri .....................: 5,484 5,382 5,342 5,414 5,655 5,653 : North Carolina ...............: 16,076 15,890 16,130 16,250 15,577 15,757 Oklahoma .....................: 3,579 4,051 3,605 3,437 4,194 4,292 Pennsylvania .................: 3,048 2,964 2,986 3,093 3,160 3,346 South Carolina ...............: 3,779 4,252 3,954 3,765 4,516 4,589 Texas ........................: 11,966 11,919 11,614 12,097 12,205 12,133 Virginia .....................: 4,954 4,835 4,420 5,351 5,247 5,386 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,745 10,281 9,338 9,876 9,601 10,092 : 19 State total ...............: 163,388 163,768 162,105 162,811 162,197 162,407 Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 101 101 101 100 : Other States .................: 5,852 5,668 5,408 5,528 5,421 5,575 : United States ................: 169,240 169,436 167,513 168,339 167,618 167,982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly from all broiler-type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a year. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known hatcheries and update their lists on a continual basis. All hatcheries 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, 19 State total, Other States, and the United States. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data. 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