ISSN: 1949-1840
Released September 2, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending August 29, 2015, down slightly from a year
ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 204 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending August 29, 2015, down slightly 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 176 million chicks
for meat production during the week ending August 29, 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 29, 2015, up
1 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 10, 2015 through August 29, 2015 for the United States were
6.02 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
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: July 25, : August 1, : August 8, : August 15, : August 22, : August 29,
: 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015
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: 1,000 eggs
:
Alabama ......................: 29,618 29,166 29,315 27,609 27,500 28,860
Arkansas .....................: 21,594 21,646 22,067 21,245 21,868 21,591
Delaware .....................: 4,753 4,753 4,753 4,755 4,755 4,755
Florida ......................: 1,182 1,225 1,222 1,225 1,225 1,225
Georgia ......................: 34,365 34,039 33,003 33,830 33,363 33,139
Kentucky .....................: 8,051 7,963 7,801 7,987 8,072 8,008
Louisiana ....................: 3,772 3,772 3,772 3,802 3,802 3,833
Maryland .....................: 7,985 7,988 7,903 7,826 7,871 7,807
Mississippi ..................: 17,359 17,794 17,286 17,151 17,478 17,294
Missouri .....................: 8,275 8,246 8,164 8,152 8,080 8,113
:
North Carolina ...............: 20,796 21,259 21,121 20,899 20,764 20,419
Oklahoma .....................: 6,696 6,613 6,558 6,571 6,942 6,495
Pennsylvania .................: 4,569 4,518 4,516 4,618 4,712 4,674
South Carolina ...............: 5,698 5,399 5,466 5,489 5,480 5,517
Texas ........................: 14,454 14,270 14,925 15,223 14,641 14,775
Virginia .....................: 6,393 6,324 6,130 6,301 6,178 6,202
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 12,090 12,080 12,135 11,926 11,457 11,534
:
19 State total ...............: 207,650 207,055 206,137 204,609 204,188 204,241
Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 100 99 99 100
:
Other States .................: 7,825 8,029 8,104 7,935 7,717 7,938
:
United States ................: 215,475 215,084 214,241 212,544 211,905 212,179
Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 100 99 99 100
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: July 25, : August 1, : August 8, : August 15, : August 22, : August 29,
: 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015
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: 1,000 chicks
:
Alabama ......................: 22,088 22,192 22,168 22,599 21,667 21,896
Arkansas .....................: 20,235 18,983 19,138 19,563 18,899 19,726
Delaware .....................: 5,173 6,014 4,876 4,815 5,093 5,293
Florida ......................: 1,269 1,158 1,163 1,195 1,144 1,154
Georgia ......................: 26,910 26,999 27,488 27,301 27,309 27,551
Kentucky .....................: 6,132 5,883 6,559 6,609 6,169 6,082
Louisiana ....................: 3,369 3,313 3,297 3,329 3,247 3,304
Maryland .....................: 5,534 5,307 6,043 5,624 6,524 6,316
Mississippi ..................: 14,972 15,078 14,639 14,483 14,975 14,598
Missouri .....................: 5,843 5,450 6,198 6,110 7,009 6,234
:
North Carolina ...............: 16,795 17,025 17,063 16,881 16,615 17,103
Oklahoma .....................: 3,711 4,903 4,779 4,322 4,278 4,303
Pennsylvania .................: 3,804 3,706 3,708 4,028 3,734 3,802
South Carolina ...............: 5,104 5,044 4,608 5,387 5,263 4,040
Texas ........................: 12,526 12,507 12,166 12,171 11,779 12,081
Virginia .....................: 6,054 5,464 5,662 5,416 5,346 4,756
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 10,696 12,094 11,163 10,166 11,038 11,329
:
19 State total ...............: 170,215 171,120 170,718 169,999 170,089 169,568
Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 101 101 101 101
:
Other States .................: 6,660 6,614 6,198 6,268 6,466 6,585
:
United States ................: 176,875 177,734 176,916 176,267 176,555 176,153
Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 101 101 101 101
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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.
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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 ..................................................................... (202) 690-3676
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