Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released February 20, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the 19 State Total Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 16, 2013. This was up 2 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 16, 2013. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2012 through February 16, 2013 for the 19 State total were 1.14 billion, 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 12, : January 19, : January 26, : February 2, : February 9, :February 16, : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,683 27,756 27,944 27,912 27,857 28,071 Arkansas .....................: 21,822 21,756 21,660 21,888 21,867 21,859 Delaware .....................: 3,415 3,414 3,415 3,415 3,415 3,415 Florida ......................: 1,220 1,222 1,224 1,222 1,223 1,221 Georgia ......................: 31,606 32,584 32,754 32,874 32,989 33,069 Kentucky .....................: 7,494 7,294 7,701 7,835 7,771 7,626 Louisiana ....................: 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,273 3,288 Maryland .....................: 7,215 7,171 7,237 7,191 7,213 7,198 Mississippi ..................: 17,073 16,908 16,971 17,031 17,305 17,272 Missouri .....................: 7,997 7,715 7,966 8,107 8,154 8,216 : North Carolina ...............: 19,941 19,607 19,914 19,984 19,908 20,173 Oklahoma .....................: 6,929 6,514 6,922 6,963 7,020 6,992 Pennsylvania .................: 4,009 4,033 3,742 3,632 3,780 3,798 South Carolina ...............: 5,264 5,217 5,661 5,554 5,283 5,311 Texas ........................: 14,449 14,444 14,548 14,744 14,905 14,804 Virginia .....................: 6,342 6,323 6,478 6,379 6,392 6,217 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,272 10,373 10,379 10,018 8,622 10,205 : 19 State total ...............: 196,004 195,604 197,789 198,022 196,977 198,735 Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 102 103 101 102 : Other States .................: 7,584 7,586 7,719 7,518 7,611 7,635 : United States ................: 203,588 203,190 205,508 205,540 204,588 206,370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and United States: 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 12, : January 19, : January 26, : February 2, : February 9, :February 16, : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,034 21,227 21,022 21,020 21,290 21,477 Arkansas .....................: 20,390 21,231 20,935 19,916 19,729 19,327 Delaware .....................: 4,566 3,964 4,776 3,419 3,891 4,141 Florida ......................: 1,536 1,325 1,280 1,384 1,276 1,588 Georgia ......................: 26,800 26,886 26,675 25,711 25,750 26,018 Kentucky .....................: 6,296 5,931 6,242 6,433 5,954 5,760 Louisiana ....................: 2,957 2,972 2,934 2,941 2,951 2,930 Maryland .....................: 6,096 6,713 5,456 6,620 5,815 6,310 Mississippi ..................: 14,519 14,467 14,208 14,598 14,399 14,572 Missouri .....................: 5,382 5,342 5,414 5,655 5,653 5,699 : North Carolina ...............: 15,890 16,130 16,250 15,577 15,757 15,089 Oklahoma .....................: 4,051 3,605 3,437 4,194 4,292 4,882 Pennsylvania .................: 2,964 2,986 3,093 3,160 3,193 3,101 South Carolina ...............: 4,252 3,954 3,765 4,516 4,589 5,643 Texas ........................: 11,918 11,613 12,095 12,204 12,147 12,100 Virginia .....................: 4,835 4,420 5,351 5,247 5,386 4,592 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,281 9,338 9,876 9,601 10,118 10,272 : 19 State total ...............: 163,767 162,104 162,809 162,196 162,190 163,501 Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 101 101 100 101 : Other States .................: 5,668 5,408 5,528 5,421 5,575 5,982 : United States ................: 169,435 167,512 168,337 167,617 167,765 169,483 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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