ISSN: 1949-1840
Released January 14, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 10, 2015, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 10, 2015, up 2 percent from the year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States 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 United States Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 10, 2015, up 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 10, 2015, up 3 percent from the year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015 —————————————————————————- ————————————– : Week ending State :————————————————————————— ——– : December 6, :December 13, :December 20, :December 27, : January 3, : January 10, : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 —————————————————————————- ————————————– : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ………………….: 28,570 28,714 28,214 27,757 28,380 28,668 Arkansas …………………: 22,102 21,961 21,446 21,989 21,765 21,283 Delaware …………………: 4,778 4,780 4,778 4,736 4,728 4,777 Florida ………………….: 1,223 1,223 1,225 1,224 1,223 1,225 Georgia ………………….: 34,283 34,278 34,884 34,472 34,493 34,334 Kentucky …………………: 7,877 7,962 7,961 7,942 7,942 7,933 Louisiana ………………..: 3,710 3,834 3,622 3,848 3,848 3,848 Maryland …………………: 7,900 7,929 7,907 7,924 7,874 7,763 Mississippi ………………: 17,395 17,952 17,921 17,828 17,632 17,253 Missouri …………………: 8,329 8,356 8,321 8,114 8,143 8,251 : North Carolina ……………: 20,840 20,982 21,105 20,702 20,946 20,937 Oklahoma …………………: 6,347 6,679 6,273 6,189 6,270 6,613 Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,601 4,477 4,299 4,324 4,282 4,430 South Carolina ……………: 5,242 5,177 5,928 5,574 5,147 5,293 Texas ……………………: 14,100 14,610 14,887 15,036 14,967 14,862 Virginia …………………: 6,120 6,507 6,606 6,455 6,634 6,590 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ………..: 11,685 11,316 11,755 11,793 11,734 11,800 : 19 State total ……………: 205,102 206,737 207,132 205,907 206,008 205,860 Percent of previous year …..: 102 102 102 102 102 102 : Other States ……………..: 8,255 8,234 8,319 8,223 8,178 8,114 : United States …………….: 213,357 214,971 215,451 214,130 214,186 213,974 Percent of previous year …..: 102 102 103 102 103 102 —————————————————————————- ————————————– Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015 —————————————————————————- ————————————– : Week ending State :————————————————————————— ——– : December 6, :December 13, :December 20, :December 27, : January 3, : January 10, : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 —————————————————————————- ————————————– : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ………………….: 21,932 22,748 21,776 21,925 22,413 21,714 Arkansas …………………: 20,756 20,086 19,375 19,483 19,317 19,179 Delaware …………………: 5,714 5,162 5,102 4,775 5,770 5,367 Florida ………………….: 1,311 1,487 1,427 1,328 1,342 1,336 Georgia ………………….: 27,178 25,889 27,336 26,889 27,011 27,240 Kentucky …………………: 5,940 6,639 6,146 6,135 6,079 6,445 Louisiana ………………..: 3,366 3,339 3,337 3,307 3,427 3,230 Maryland …………………: 6,174 6,434 6,061 6,496 5,931 5,816 Mississippi ………………: 14,797 14,962 15,052 14,415 14,985 14,947 Missouri …………………: 5,308 5,629 6,402 5,927 6,551 5,998 : North Carolina ……………: 15,639 17,142 17,082 16,540 16,682 17,154 Oklahoma …………………: 4,216 4,521 4,146 4,980 4,425 4,175 Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,000 3,860 3,892 4,025 3,717 3,886 South Carolina ……………: 5,558 5,080 4,737 5,124 4,563 5,214 Texas ……………………: 11,889 11,989 12,278 11,329 11,759 12,290 Virginia …………………: 4,806 5,111 5,398 5,069 5,216 5,628 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ………..: 11,721 10,625 11,589 10,358 10,763 10,619 : 19 State total ……………: 170,305 170,703 171,136 168,105 169,951 170,238 Percent of previous year …..: 103 103 103 102 103 103 : Other States ……………..: 6,322 6,070 6,000 6,348 6,304 6,362 : United States …………….: 176,627 176,773 177,136 174,453 176,255 176,600 Percent of previous year …..: 103 103 103 102 103 103 —————————————————————————- ————————————– 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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