Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released August 26, 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 Down 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 22, 2015, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 22, 2015, down 1 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 22, 2015, up 1 percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 22, 2015, up 1 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 10, 2015 through August 22, 2015 for the United States were 5.85 billion. Cumulative placements were up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 18, : July 25, : August 1, : August 8, : August 15, : August 22, : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,258 29,618 29,166 29,115 27,609 27,500 Arkansas .....................: 21,672 21,618 21,504 21,889 21,382 22,053 Delaware .....................: 4,755 4,753 4,753 4,753 4,755 4,755 Florida ......................: 1,223 1,182 1,225 1,222 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 34,227 34,365 34,039 33,003 33,830 33,363 Kentucky .....................: 7,978 8,051 7,963 7,801 7,987 8,046 Louisiana ....................: 3,772 3,772 3,772 3,772 3,802 3,802 Maryland .....................: 7,622 7,985 7,988 7,903 7,826 7,871 Mississippi ..................: 17,550 17,359 17,794 17,286 17,151 17,478 Missouri .....................: 8,264 8,275 8,246 8,164 8,152 8,080 : North Carolina ...............: 21,378 20,796 21,193 21,140 20,899 20,755 Oklahoma .....................: 6,779 6,696 6,613 6,558 6,571 6,942 Pennsylvania .................: 4,475 4,569 4,518 4,516 4,618 4,596 South Carolina ...............: 5,597 5,698 5,399 5,466 5,487 5,480 Texas ........................: 14,689 14,454 14,270 14,925 15,224 14,641 Virginia .....................: 6,377 6,393 6,324 6,130 6,301 6,178 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,293 11,901 12,036 12,101 12,009 11,521 : 19 State total ...............: 207,909 207,485 206,803 205,744 204,828 204,286 Percent of previous year .....: 100 101 100 100 100 99 : Other States .................: 7,651 7,825 8,029 8,104 7,935 7,674 : United States ................: 215,560 215,310 214,832 213,848 212,763 211,960 Percent of previous year .....: 100 101 100 100 99 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 18, : July 25, : August 1, : August 8, : August 15, : August 22, : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,578 22,088 22,192 22,168 22,599 21,667 Arkansas .....................: 18,923 20,235 18,983 19,138 19,778 19,108 Delaware .....................: 5,321 5,173 6,014 4,876 4,815 5,093 Florida ......................: 1,249 1,269 1,158 1,163 1,195 1,147 Georgia ......................: 27,722 26,910 26,999 27,488 27,144 27,105 Kentucky .....................: 6,478 6,132 5,883 6,559 6,592 6,157 Louisiana ....................: 3,403 3,369 3,313 3,297 3,329 3,247 Maryland .....................: 6,267 5,534 5,307 6,043 5,624 6,524 Mississippi ..................: 15,029 14,972 15,078 14,639 14,483 14,975 Missouri .....................: 5,900 5,843 5,450 6,198 6,110 7,009 : North Carolina ...............: 17,254 16,795 17,025 17,063 16,852 16,604 Oklahoma .....................: 5,049 3,711 4,903 4,779 4,322 4,278 Pennsylvania .................: 4,036 3,804 3,706 3,708 4,028 3,777 South Carolina ...............: 5,062 5,104 5,066 4,606 5,418 5,276 Texas ........................: 12,650 12,526 12,507 12,166 12,098 11,656 Virginia .....................: 5,366 6,054 5,464 5,662 5,416 5,335 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,676 10,696 12,094 11,163 10,354 11,241 : 19 State total ...............: 171,963 170,215 171,142 170,716 170,157 170,199 Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 101 101 101 101 : Other States .................: 6,472 6,660 6,614 6,198 6,268 6,459 : United States ................: 178,435 176,875 177,756 176,914 176,425 176,658 Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 101 101 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. The weekly United States total for chicks placed includes states receiving greater than 500,000 chicks annually for grow-out. 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. Revisions made to the previous five-week's data during the current week are published in this report. Final estimates are published in the annual Hatchery Production Summary released in April. Reliability: Estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected] Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........................................................ (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................................. (202) 720-4447 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ........................................................ (202) 720-4751 Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ......................................... (202) 720-0585 Michael Klamm - Poultry Slaughter ......................................................... (202) 720-3040 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ...................................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ................................................................ (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ......................................................................... (202) 720-3244 Joshua O'Rear - Honey ..................................................................... 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