Hatchery Production 2012 Summary April 2013 ISSN: 1949-1476 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Contents Summary.................................................................................................... 4 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - 19 Selected States and United States: 2010.......................... 5 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - 19 Selected States and United States: 2011.......................... 6 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - 19 Selected States and United States: 2012.......................... 7 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators - First of Month by Region and United States: 2010......................... 8 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators - First of Month by Region and United States: 2011......................... 9 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators - First of Month by Region and United States: 2012......................... 10 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending October 2, 2010 through January 1, 2011............................................................................................ 12 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011.......................................................................................... 14 Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012.......................................................................................... 23 Intended Placements Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month - United States: 2010-2012................................................................................... 32 Intended Placements Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month - United States: 2010-2012................................................................................... 33 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2011 and 2012............................................ 33 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators First of Month - Regions and United States: 2011............................... 34 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators First of Month - Regions and United States: 2012............................... 35 Turkey Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched by Month - United States: 2011 and 2012....................... 36 Net Turkey Poult Placements by Month - United States: 2011 and 2012........................................ 36 Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries, Number and Incubator Egg Capacity - By Region and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013................................................................................... 37 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................... 38 Regional Listing........................................................................................... 39 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 39 Summary Broiler-type and Egg-type Hatch Down with Turkey Hatch Up Broiler-type chicks hatched during 2012 totaled 8.93 billion, down 1 percent from 2011. Leading United States breeders had intended placements of 81.0 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2012, down 2 percent from 2011. Placements of broiler chicks for meat production in the 19 State weekly program totaled 8.42 billion during the 52 week period ending December 29, 2012, down 2 percent from the 52 week period ending December 31, 2011. Egg-type chicks hatched during 2012 totaled 471 million, down 2 percent from 2011. Leading United States breeders had intended placements of 2.68 million egg- type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during 2012, down 13 percent from 2011. Turkey poults hatched during 2012 were up 1 percent from 2011, with 288 million hatched. Net poult placements totaled 284 million for 2012, up 2 percent from 2011. The capacity of chicken hatcheries on January 1, 2013 was 905 million eggs, up slightly from January 1, 2012. The capacity of turkey hatcheries was 40.2 million eggs on January 1, 2013, down slightly from January 1, 2012. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - 19 Selected States and United States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 109,127 97,461 110,257 107,808 112,980 111,322 115,251 Arkansas .....................: 89,402 79,360 89,622 86,476 89,029 88,806 89,626 Delaware .....................: 12,250 10,370 12,275 13,553 14,172 13,826 14,238 Florida ......................: 4,647 4,542 4,893 4,627 4,997 4,863 4,969 Georgia ......................: 114,428 103,818 115,942 112,528 117,730 116,254 117,828 Kentucky .....................: 29,206 25,618 28,676 28,802 29,088 28,223 28,673 Louisiana ....................: 12,444 11,346 12,681 12,539 13,047 12,596 12,950 Maryland .....................: 32,923 28,612 33,120 32,231 29,965 28,962 29,703 Mississippi ..................: 69,750 64,536 72,363 70,156 71,931 71,093 71,866 North Carolina ...............: 68,897 61,531 69,201 66,671 72,231 71,843 72,985 : Oklahoma .....................: 25,457 22,929 25,492 25,440 26,204 25,257 24,970 Pennsylvania .................: 13,975 11,347 13,463 13,314 13,707 13,532 13,742 South Carolina ...............: 20,172 18,317 20,428 20,649 20,554 20,472 21,771 Texas ........................: 56,555 51,376 58,447 55,070 58,750 58,030 59,095 Virginia .....................: 22,468 20,370 23,790 22,891 24,542 23,297 24,300 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 68,454 62,416 71,974 69,660 73,925 73,390 73,854 : 19 State total 1/ ............: 750,155 673,949 762,624 742,415 772,852 761,766 775,821 : Other States 2/ ..............: 25,234 25,987 24,995 26,052 25,954 25,893 25,884 : United States ................: 775,389 699,936 787,619 768,467 798,806 787,659 801,705 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : August : September : October : November : December : Total : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------------------ 1,000 chicks ----------------------------- : Alabama ......................: 113,162 107,962 108,062 101,505 109,235 1,304,132 Arkansas .....................: 89,253 85,559 87,513 82,950 86,488 1,044,084 Delaware .....................: 14,492 13,949 14,598 14,144 15,253 163,120 Florida ......................: 5,055 4,784 4,674 4,431 4,743 57,225 Georgia ......................: 118,890 115,444 115,939 112,143 121,481 1,382,425 Kentucky .....................: 28,331 27,844 28,159 27,294 27,713 337,627 Louisiana ....................: 12,555 11,980 12,349 12,200 12,782 149,469 Maryland .....................: 29,134 26,244 26,687 26,051 26,902 350,534 Mississippi ..................: 72,635 67,198 67,086 65,592 69,813 834,019 North Carolina ...............: 73,491 69,544 69,676 70,418 74,013 840,501 : Oklahoma .....................: 24,388 23,618 25,256 24,780 24,610 298,401 Pennsylvania .................: 13,564 13,551 13,449 12,937 14,313 160,894 South Carolina ...............: 21,628 20,025 20,156 19,066 19,890 243,128 Texas ........................: 59,521 57,253 57,042 54,702 59,429 685,270 Virginia .....................: 23,804 22,259 22,789 22,119 21,922 274,551 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 72,895 70,506 69,676 66,186 71,950 844,886 : 19 State total 1/ ............: 772,798 737,720 743,111 716,518 760,537 8,970,266 : Other States 2/ ..............: 25,920 24,902 24,773 24,508 25,872 305,974 : United States ................: 798,718 762,622 767,884 741,026 786,409 9,276,240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - 19 Selected States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 110,189 101,042 112,665 109,271 110,943 106,454 105,382 Arkansas .....................: 86,467 78,590 87,785 85,792 88,969 84,509 80,797 Delaware .....................: 15,165 13,498 14,312 14,072 14,362 11,620 10,916 Florida ......................: 4,707 4,345 4,963 4,889 4,896 4,814 4,962 Georgia ......................: 121,577 109,647 123,064 119,260 125,013 120,360 121,106 Kentucky .....................: 26,181 25,130 28,914 28,150 29,192 29,101 28,755 Louisiana ....................: 12,370 11,292 12,736 12,325 12,589 11,964 12,558 Maryland .....................: 27,561 25,155 28,403 27,848 28,831 27,721 28,575 Mississippi ..................: 70,294 62,689 70,638 69,556 71,296 68,294 68,054 Missouri .....................: 29,383 26,132 29,392 28,548 29,380 27,904 28,329 : North Carolina ...............: 72,310 65,891 73,299 72,817 76,014 72,441 72,757 Oklahoma .....................: 25,157 23,042 25,734 25,781 26,423 24,848 24,112 Pennsylvania .................: 14,506 13,306 14,001 13,069 14,439 14,405 14,174 South Carolina ...............: 19,920 17,864 19,645 18,981 19,528 18,859 19,745 Texas ........................: 58,143 49,297 56,134 55,624 58,133 53,717 56,479 Virginia .....................: 21,529 19,939 23,625 23,366 23,876 22,707 23,174 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 41,153 36,720 42,694 42,264 44,003 40,788 42,239 : 19 State total 1/ ............: 756,612 683,579 768,004 751,613 777,887 740,506 742,114 : Other States 2/ ..............: 24,695 25,137 25,755 26,247 26,591 25,859 26,312 : United States 2011 ...........: 781,307 708,716 793,759 777,860 804,478 766,365 768,426 : United States 2010 ...........: 775,389 699,936 787,619 768,467 798,806 787,659 801,705 : 2011 as percent of 2010 ......: 101 101 101 101 101 97 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : : : : State : August : September : October : November : December : Total : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------------ 1,000 chicks ----------------------------- : Alabama ......................: 103,463 97,764 99,703 94,226 104,652 1,255,754 Arkansas .....................: 77,751 74,188 72,260 69,915 76,645 963,668 Delaware .....................: 11,228 10,585 11,117 10,654 11,449 148,978 Florida ......................: 4,945 4,708 4,327 4,337 4,547 56,440 Georgia ......................: 118,289 113,601 113,376 108,182 118,803 1,412,278 Kentucky .....................: 28,639 28,070 26,387 26,054 27,922 332,495 Louisiana ....................: 12,601 11,697 12,028 12,245 12,636 147,041 Maryland .....................: 28,029 26,500 26,054 26,530 27,135 328,342 Mississippi ..................: 68,507 63,421 62,217 61,100 66,778 802,844 Missouri .....................: 29,517 28,335 28,178 26,544 30,321 341,963 : North Carolina ...............: 74,016 68,629 68,184 69,209 74,553 860,120 Oklahoma .....................: 24,142 23,759 23,937 23,251 24,697 294,883 Pennsylvania .................: 14,284 13,300 13,117 13,152 14,024 165,777 South Carolina ...............: 19,140 18,335 19,142 18,661 19,305 229,125 Texas ........................: 54,962 50,096 50,783 51,007 54,829 649,204 Virginia .....................: 22,166 21,558 20,895 21,628 22,507 266,970 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 41,003 39,999 38,702 39,504 41,638 490,707 : 19 State total 1/ ............: 732,682 694,545 690,407 676,199 732,441 8,746,589 : Other States 2/ ..............: 26,292 25,012 25,003 25,712 25,511 308,126 : United States 2011 ...........: 758,974 719,557 715,410 701,911 757,952 9,054,715 : United States 2010 ...........: 798,718 762,622 767,884 741,026 786,409 9,276,240 : 2011 as percent of 2010 ......: 95 94 93 95 96 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - 19 Selected States and United States: 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : State : January : February : March : April : May : June : July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 104,609 97,030 104,161 102,001 106,282 103,439 104,550 Arkansas .....................: 75,523 70,855 76,918 76,200 80,628 79,206 78,226 Delaware .....................: 12,132 11,502 12,142 12,554 13,362 13,274 13,002 Florida ......................: 4,496 4,148 4,272 4,347 4,540 4,355 4,514 Georgia ......................: 118,810 109,902 120,013 116,701 120,836 117,837 120,268 Kentucky .....................: 27,982 26,250 27,098 27,783 28,323 28,190 27,471 Louisiana ....................: 12,659 12,107 12,891 12,774 13,310 12,749 12,757 Maryland .....................: 27,329 25,383 27,377 26,362 27,597 26,331 27,352 Mississippi ..................: 66,547 62,805 67,856 66,181 68,073 66,630 67,382 Missouri .....................: 29,748 27,674 29,867 28,117 28,884 28,793 28,554 : North Carolina ...............: 74,034 69,876 76,075 73,012 76,181 72,856 73,595 Oklahoma .....................: 24,346 23,561 25,360 24,279 25,570 24,908 24,685 Pennsylvania .................: 14,125 13,072 13,774 13,496 13,828 13,698 13,617 South Carolina ...............: 19,322 17,787 19,280 18,796 19,826 18,392 18,601 Texas ........................: 53,846 51,075 56,286 54,773 55,466 54,447 54,799 Virginia .....................: 22,320 20,848 22,999 22,533 23,549 22,994 23,107 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 39,268 36,059 40,901 40,466 42,474 40,266 41,627 : 19 State total 1/ ............: 727,096 679,934 737,270 720,375 748,729 728,365 734,107 : Other States 2/ ..............: 25,204 25,334 27,199 27,695 29,187 28,534 29,431 : United States 2012 ...........: 752,300 705,268 764,469 748,070 777,916 756,899 763,538 : United States 2011 ...........: 781,307 708,716 793,759 777,860 804,478 766,365 768,426 : 2012 as percent of 2011 ......: 96 100 96 96 97 99 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : : : : : : : State : August : September : October : November : December : Total : : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: : ------------------------------ 1,000 chicks ----------------------------- : Alabama ......................: 104,295 99,037 100,378 93,610 105,039 1,224,431 Arkansas .....................: 77,431 74,860 75,937 72,036 80,857 918,677 Delaware .....................: 12,809 11,758 11,887 11,826 12,726 148,974 Florida ......................: 4,515 4,442 4,309 4,138 4,498 52,574 Georgia ......................: 118,847 114,190 116,263 109,402 120,375 1,403,444 Kentucky .....................: 28,680 26,850 27,459 25,397 27,735 329,218 Louisiana ....................: 12,150 11,878 12,034 11,540 12,446 149,295 Maryland .....................: 27,562 25,599 26,382 25,215 26,632 319,121 Mississippi ..................: 66,907 60,343 61,667 59,667 65,499 779,557 Missouri .....................: 29,903 29,468 27,927 26,926 30,125 345,986 : North Carolina ...............: 73,105 69,683 70,065 68,803 73,969 871,254 Oklahoma .....................: 24,065 23,884 24,622 23,258 25,044 293,582 Pennsylvania .................: 13,300 13,107 13,107 12,342 13,904 161,370 South Carolina ...............: 19,268 17,749 18,174 18,154 19,182 224,531 Texas ........................: 54,255 48,956 50,570 49,172 54,498 638,143 Virginia .....................: 23,024 21,629 21,838 20,006 23,552 268,399 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 40,458 37,740 36,723 36,307 39,486 471,775 : 19 State total 1/ ............: 730,574 691,173 699,342 667,799 735,567 8,600,331 : Other States 2/ ..............: 28,440 27,675 28,094 26,242 27,523 330,558 : United States 2012 ...........: 759,014 718,848 727,436 694,041 763,090 8,930,889 : United States 2011 ...........: 758,974 719,557 715,410 701,911 757,952 9,054,715 : 2012 as percent of 2011 ......: 100 100 102 99 101 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators - First of Month by Region and United States: 2010 [See regional listing on page 39] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January : February : March : April ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 11,978 11,442 11,850 12,250 East North Central ...........: 12,866 12,570 12,032 12,655 West North Central ...........: 28,038 27,794 28,474 28,204 South Atlantic ...............: 232,386 230,495 235,445 235,592 South Central ................: 326,910 325,113 332,218 329,656 West .........................: 21,493 21,466 23,041 23,162 : United States ................: 633,671 628,880 643,060 641,519 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : May : June : July : August :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 12,379 12,540 12,591 12,028 East North Central ...........: 12,627 12,475 12,690 12,438 West North Central ...........: 28,632 29,943 29,392 30,084 South Atlantic ...............: 236,594 240,613 239,533 240,085 South Central ................: 330,464 336,236 334,571 332,268 West .........................: 23,820 24,678 24,139 21,994 : United States ................: 644,516 656,485 652,916 648,897 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : September : October : November : December :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 12,533 11,716 11,788 12,465 East North Central ...........: 11,755 11,948 11,420 12,016 West North Central ...........: 30,091 28,302 27,215 29,677 South Atlantic ...............: 235,923 229,287 230,615 238,172 South Central ................: 328,201 320,252 316,562 323,825 West .........................: 21,691 20,501 21,898 22,434 : United States ................: 640,194 622,006 619,498 638,589 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators - First of Month by Region and United States: 2011 [See regional listing on page 39] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January : February : March : April ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 12,575 13,109 12,229 12,230 East North Central ...........: 12,327 11,863 12,069 12,801 West North Central ...........: 28,796 28,453 28,791 28,541 South Atlantic ...............: 237,108 236,619 239,158 241,377 South Central ................: 323,100 323,119 325,934 330,189 West .........................: 22,244 22,229 23,459 23,999 : United States ................: 636,150 635,392 641,640 649,137 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : May : June : July : August :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 12,722 13,174 12,678 12,669 East North Central ...........: 12,573 11,943 12,857 12,953 West North Central ...........: 28,300 27,990 27,553 28,148 South Atlantic ...............: 242,276 241,609 232,859 229,922 South Central ................: 327,291 323,058 309,253 302,363 West .........................: 24,593 22,392 23,947 22,309 : United States ................: 647,755 640,166 619,147 608,364 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : September : October : November : December :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 12,067 10,724 11,986 12,423 East North Central ...........: 12,252 11,530 11,768 12,587 West North Central ...........: 28,203 26,941 26,311 29,029 South Atlantic ...............: 227,128 217,580 220,011 229,336 South Central ................: 295,871 281,406 281,841 299,753 West .........................: 23,712 21,459 22,484 22,932 : United States ................: 599,233 569,640 574,401 606,060 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators - First of Month by Region and United States: 2012 [See regional listing on page 39] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January : February : March : April ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 13,251 11,878 12,411 11,906 East North Central ...........: 11,774 12,552 12,951 12,463 West North Central ...........: 30,123 28,782 29,085 28,401 South Atlantic ...............: 241,226 229,098 232,575 233,755 South Central ................: 313,554 300,879 302,410 306,698 West .........................: 22,386 19,933 22,187 21,735 : United States ................: 632,314 603,122 611,619 614,958 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : May : June : July : August :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 12,587 13,069 12,308 12,241 East North Central ...........: 12,459 13,299 13,309 12,801 West North Central ...........: 28,502 29,378 28,269 29,507 South Atlantic ...............: 237,044 237,003 232,210 231,885 South Central ................: 308,561 312,803 302,979 302,488 West .........................: 22,679 21,979 23,152 21,922 : United States ................: 621,832 627,531 612,227 610,844 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : September : October : November : December :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 12,065 11,258 10,747 12,235 East North Central ...........: 12,948 12,344 12,335 13,057 West North Central ...........: 29,768 27,341 27,798 29,714 South Atlantic ...............: 228,285 223,452 217,841 236,878 South Central ................: 294,009 287,947 279,873 305,049 West .........................: 20,650 19,587 20,345 21,306 : United States ................: 597,725 581,929 568,939 618,239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This page intentionally left blank. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending October 2, 2010 through January 1, 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : October 2 : October 9 : October 16 : October 23 : October 30 : November 6 :November 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 28,544 29,030 28,686 29,357 27,785 27,727 29,397 Arkansas .....................: 22,821 22,961 23,368 22,925 22,540 22,877 23,436 Delaware .....................: 3,952 3,862 3,936 4,046 3,782 4,019 4,045 Florida ......................: 1,358 1,358 1,095 1,220 1,356 1,358 1,235 Georgia ......................: 30,575 31,939 30,476 31,020 31,292 31,721 32,651 Kentucky .....................: 7,306 7,779 6,975 7,804 8,056 7,710 7,810 Louisiana ....................: 3,098 3,440 3,424 3,412 3,425 3,319 3,486 Maryland .....................: 7,450 7,514 7,148 6,910 7,740 7,623 7,399 Mississippi ..................: 17,418 17,970 18,696 18,152 17,584 18,644 18,232 North Carolina ...............: 19,203 18,196 18,540 19,505 20,107 19,994 20,449 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,660 6,857 6,630 7,119 7,157 6,597 6,864 Pennsylvania .................: 3,694 3,622 3,718 3,513 3,621 3,881 3,788 South Carolina ...............: 5,202 5,189 5,323 5,551 5,723 5,440 5,535 Texas ........................: 15,510 15,807 14,378 14,825 15,705 15,465 15,672 Virginia .....................: 5,769 6,073 6,229 6,366 6,188 6,031 5,305 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,378 19,231 17,826 18,352 18,704 17,704 18,927 : 19 State total .................: 196,938 200,828 196,448 200,077 200,765 200,110 204,231 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,019 19,989 20,902 20,340 20,051 19,741 20,394 Arkansas .....................: 20,861 21,183 20,822 19,794 21,425 20,060 20,001 Delaware .....................: 3,967 4,027 4,343 4,021 4,166 4,439 4,450 Florida ......................: 1,213 1,105 1,149 1,101 1,395 1,064 1,133 Georgia ......................: 27,586 24,744 28,139 24,565 26,876 25,273 25,363 Kentucky .....................: 6,940 5,855 7,081 5,165 6,707 5,194 6,196 Louisiana ....................: 2,755 3,039 3,053 2,748 2,874 2,947 2,986 Maryland .....................: 6,846 6,184 7,137 6,988 6,938 5,366 6,364 Mississippi ..................: 16,496 16,222 15,492 14,580 15,385 16,069 15,738 North Carolina ...............: 14,316 14,586 14,716 15,001 14,087 14,837 15,375 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,236 4,169 4,731 4,931 4,227 4,838 5,439 Pennsylvania .................: 3,055 2,914 2,963 2,945 2,898 2,957 2,839 South Carolina ...............: 5,040 4,705 4,803 5,376 4,258 4,308 5,089 Texas ........................: 13,604 11,576 12,742 13,026 13,404 12,122 12,543 Virginia .....................: 4,863 5,436 4,699 4,591 4,662 5,288 4,735 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,617 16,565 16,450 16,362 16,258 16,666 15,540 : 19 State total .................: 169,414 162,299 169,222 161,534 165,611 161,169 164,185 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending October 2, 2010 through January 1, 2011 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :November 20 :November 27 : December 4 :December 11 :December 18 :December 25 : January 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 29,358 30,049 29,542 30,057 30,006 29,733 29,913 Arkansas .....................: 23,072 22,822 23,033 23,223 23,111 22,926 23,060 Delaware .....................: 4,004 4,216 4,150 4,181 4,090 4,170 4,013 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,359 1,360 1,310 1,236 1,360 1,298 Georgia ......................: 33,066 32,749 33,477 33,031 33,500 33,138 32,829 Kentucky .....................: 7,519 7,597 7,502 7,510 6,709 7,592 7,013 Louisiana ....................: 3,470 3,395 3,395 3,364 3,425 3,410 3,380 Maryland .....................: 7,587 7,276 7,291 7,661 7,653 7,581 7,600 Mississippi ..................: 18,477 18,675 18,584 18,727 18,801 18,803 18,773 North Carolina ...............: 20,437 20,311 19,609 19,228 19,897 20,082 18,938 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,605 6,787 6,535 6,631 6,761 6,799 6,833 Pennsylvania .................: 3,957 3,876 3,959 4,050 4,044 3,866 3,996 South Carolina ...............: 5,617 5,726 5,432 5,587 5,585 5,608 5,683 Texas ........................: 15,895 16,508 15,257 15,683 15,742 15,616 15,397 Virginia .....................: 5,999 5,888 5,943 5,951 5,655 5,543 5,964 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,229 19,540 19,156 19,044 18,956 19,138 18,941 : 19 State total .................: 205,652 206,774 204,225 205,238 205,171 205,365 203,631 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,217 19,051 19,825 20,107 21,106 21,061 21,032 Arkansas .....................: 20,489 21,461 19,958 21,159 20,876 20,609 21,309 Delaware .....................: 4,429 4,824 4,456 5,114 4,144 3,544 5,009 Florida ......................: 1,233 1,334 1,224 1,245 1,183 1,253 1,135 Georgia ......................: 24,761 26,705 27,178 27,160 27,679 26,934 27,580 Kentucky .....................: 5,890 5,804 5,919 6,562 6,293 5,674 5,809 Louisiana ....................: 2,985 2,906 3,057 3,022 3,012 2,980 2,968 Maryland .....................: 6,594 5,744 6,876 5,695 7,114 7,198 6,008 Mississippi ..................: 15,118 15,936 15,713 16,160 16,501 16,200 16,213 North Carolina ...............: 15,927 16,275 15,476 15,943 16,237 15,677 15,372 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,645 3,747 5,146 3,528 4,787 4,754 3,485 Pennsylvania .................: 2,938 3,155 3,087 3,185 3,156 3,243 3,432 South Carolina ...............: 5,044 4,496 4,599 4,656 4,117 4,949 4,275 Texas ........................: 13,234 12,478 13,084 13,376 13,798 12,879 13,181 Virginia .....................: 5,184 5,071 4,376 5,145 4,299 4,700 4,513 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,279 16,063 17,968 16,889 15,765 16,590 17,555 : 19 State total .................: 164,967 165,050 167,942 168,946 170,067 168,245 168,876 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 8 : January 15 : January 22 : January 29 : February 5 :February 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 30,120 29,953 29,923 30,439 29,941 30,140 Arkansas .....................: 23,080 23,176 23,503 22,819 23,426 22,979 Delaware .....................: 4,098 4,014 4,040 4,039 3,980 3,768 Florida ......................: 1,307 1,360 1,343 1,341 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 32,949 32,769 32,685 33,059 33,628 33,436 Kentucky .....................: 7,386 7,389 7,012 7,861 8,097 7,902 Louisiana ....................: 3,348 3,395 3,395 3,287 3,395 3,395 Maryland .....................: 7,672 7,672 7,593 7,635 7,695 7,703 Mississippi ..................: 18,789 18,805 18,733 18,404 18,965 18,376 Missouri .....................: 7,876 7,684 7,899 7,747 7,693 7,674 : North Carolina ...............: 19,932 19,943 19,851 19,673 19,462 19,637 Oklahoma .....................: 7,034 7,207 7,049 7,016 6,974 7,181 Pennsylvania .................: 4,031 4,073 4,073 4,116 3,914 4,001 South Carolina ...............: 5,639 5,553 5,544 5,673 5,452 5,579 Texas ........................: 15,528 15,527 15,098 14,421 14,336 14,263 Virginia .....................: 6,000 5,979 5,641 5,905 5,971 6,081 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,902 10,687 10,945 10,554 11,498 10,730 : 19 State total .................: 205,691 205,186 204,327 203,989 205,787 204,205 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,649 21,063 20,692 21,000 20,850 20,903 Arkansas .....................: 20,623 20,231 22,119 20,707 20,828 21,034 Delaware .....................: 4,588 4,572 5,256 4,038 4,527 4,068 Florida ......................: 1,388 1,269 1,230 1,224 1,229 1,202 Georgia ......................: 27,955 27,733 27,123 27,323 27,749 27,205 Kentucky .....................: 5,545 5,917 5,516 5,600 6,261 6,074 Louisiana ....................: 2,935 2,962 2,977 2,915 3,002 3,014 Maryland .....................: 6,288 6,100 5,300 6,311 6,361 5,951 Mississippi ..................: 16,131 16,168 16,246 16,189 16,293 16,123 Missouri .....................: 6,181 5,686 5,713 6,148 4,673 5,285 : North Carolina ...............: 15,388 16,030 14,841 15,534 15,446 15,716 Oklahoma .....................: 4,424 4,953 3,515 4,243 5,581 5,161 Pennsylvania .................: 3,237 3,168 3,238 3,210 3,306 3,349 South Carolina ...............: 4,915 4,315 5,123 4,728 4,455 4,805 Texas ........................: 13,163 13,026 12,733 12,828 12,880 12,545 Virginia .....................: 4,289 4,586 4,886 5,202 4,971 5,460 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,499 10,271 10,638 11,117 10,037 9,925 : 19 State total .................: 168,198 168,050 167,146 168,317 168,449 167,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 19 :February 26 : March 5 : March 12 : March 19 : March 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 30,978 29,551 30,027 29,908 30,208 31,067 Arkansas .....................: 23,419 23,339 23,447 23,670 23,384 23,252 Delaware .....................: 4,002 3,899 3,853 3,810 3,888 3,882 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,359 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,653 33,090 33,447 33,291 33,153 32,819 Kentucky .....................: 7,856 7,744 7,818 7,762 7,833 7,763 Louisiana ....................: 3,379 3,409 3,440 3,409 3,440 3,471 Maryland .....................: 7,707 7,688 7,716 7,677 7,654 7,741 Mississippi ..................: 18,873 19,064 18,980 18,991 19,459 19,549 Missouri .....................: 7,852 7,945 7,949 7,771 7,700 7,714 : North Carolina ...............: 19,828 19,794 19,586 19,790 20,494 20,276 Oklahoma .....................: 7,019 7,148 7,061 7,432 7,270 7,268 Pennsylvania .................: 3,675 3,732 3,961 3,984 3,914 3,697 South Carolina ...............: 5,610 5,566 5,566 5,660 5,439 5,746 Texas ........................: 15,119 15,373 15,758 15,339 15,194 15,004 Virginia .....................: 5,834 6,465 6,571 6,513 6,318 6,590 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,902 11,439 12,027 11,564 12,006 12,235 : 19 State total .................: 207,066 206,605 208,567 207,931 208,714 209,434 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 21,761 21,044 21,177 21,441 20,592 21,440 Arkansas .....................: 21,319 22,150 21,612 23,147 20,908 21,398 Delaware .....................: 4,938 4,148 4,664 4,307 4,260 4,460 Florida ......................: 1,201 1,349 1,225 1,291 1,249 1,270 Georgia ......................: 28,083 27,285 28,329 28,770 28,305 27,551 Kentucky .....................: 6,402 6,780 5,924 6,695 6,497 6,119 Louisiana ....................: 2,991 3,021 3,081 2,997 3,036 3,227 Maryland .....................: 6,272 7,110 6,071 6,544 6,901 6,410 Mississippi ..................: 15,576 16,401 15,919 16,275 16,477 16,528 Missouri .....................: 5,760 6,109 5,535 5,503 6,243 5,442 : North Carolina ...............: 15,731 15,202 15,800 16,294 15,819 15,782 Oklahoma .....................: 3,814 2,973 3,638 2,559 4,131 4,837 Pennsylvania .................: 3,256 3,207 3,263 3,028 3,032 3,206 South Carolina ...............: 3,885 4,852 4,050 4,010 4,010 4,916 Texas ........................: 11,931 11,752 11,655 12,206 12,811 12,966 Virginia .....................: 4,520 4,352 4,759 4,706 4,967 5,404 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,935 10,913 10,975 10,531 11,184 11,924 : 19 State total .................: 167,375 168,648 167,677 170,304 170,422 172,880 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 2 : April 9 : April 16 : April 23 : April 30 : May 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 30,239 29,704 30,293 29,958 29,727 29,890 Arkansas .....................: 23,580 23,776 23,630 23,681 23,275 23,583 Delaware .....................: 3,892 3,858 3,902 3,850 3,811 3,860 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,360 1,344 1,221 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,876 33,408 33,304 33,825 33,368 33,663 Kentucky .....................: 8,012 7,819 7,807 8,023 7,257 8,233 Louisiana ....................: 3,288 3,440 3,440 3,334 3,288 3,394 Maryland .....................: 7,730 7,747 7,749 7,733 7,738 7,725 Mississippi ..................: 18,827 18,890 18,996 18,861 18,645 18,781 Missouri .....................: 7,734 7,736 7,718 7,702 7,543 7,690 : North Carolina ...............: 19,995 20,495 20,584 20,231 20,447 20,312 Oklahoma .....................: 7,006 7,310 7,219 7,182 7,033 7,073 Pennsylvania .................: 3,546 3,691 3,752 4,081 4,028 4,128 South Carolina ...............: 5,268 5,353 5,496 5,478 5,271 5,422 Texas ........................: 15,661 15,556 15,615 15,681 15,550 15,379 Virginia .....................: 6,593 6,315 6,373 6,232 6,685 6,251 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,913 11,511 11,746 12,059 12,061 11,238 : 19 State total .................: 207,520 207,969 208,968 209,132 207,087 207,982 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,827 21,457 22,792 21,794 21,254 21,382 Arkansas .....................: 21,296 20,131 21,847 21,231 22,162 21,012 Delaware .....................: 4,672 4,002 4,104 4,282 4,294 5,051 Florida ......................: 1,297 1,243 1,243 1,252 1,245 1,239 Georgia ......................: 28,220 27,898 27,852 28,185 28,613 28,535 Kentucky .....................: 5,746 6,255 6,893 6,815 6,847 6,094 Louisiana ....................: 3,028 3,005 3,064 2,921 3,029 3,031 Maryland .....................: 6,122 6,550 6,755 6,688 6,747 6,711 Mississippi ..................: 16,126 16,533 15,715 16,061 16,033 15,589 Missouri .....................: 5,306 5,793 5,543 6,900 5,253 7,058 : North Carolina ...............: 15,475 16,753 15,870 16,215 16,916 16,731 Oklahoma .....................: 5,206 5,531 4,199 3,740 4,530 3,730 Pennsylvania .................: 3,229 3,128 2,974 2,804 3,004 3,018 South Carolina ...............: 4,991 4,375 5,069 4,480 3,957 4,301 Texas ........................: 12,830 12,700 12,435 13,090 13,038 13,068 Virginia .....................: 5,376 5,319 5,535 5,115 4,907 4,449 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,152 11,425 11,220 10,435 10,795 11,507 : 19 State total .................: 171,899 172,098 173,110 172,008 172,624 172,506 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 14 : May 21 : May 28 : June 4 : June 11 : June 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 29,446 29,386 30,375 30,130 30,211 28,621 Arkansas .....................: 23,501 23,186 23,072 22,929 22,752 21,735 Delaware .....................: 3,740 3,941 3,852 3,753 3,271 3,156 Florida ......................: 1,358 1,358 1,360 1,360 1,359 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,479 34,021 33,821 33,567 33,547 32,798 Kentucky .....................: 8,058 7,978 8,116 8,075 8,075 7,912 Louisiana ....................: 3,319 3,258 3,273 3,258 3,258 3,273 Maryland .....................: 7,680 7,692 7,634 7,696 7,700 7,645 Mississippi ..................: 18,749 18,575 18,549 18,512 18,497 17,854 Missouri .....................: 7,654 7,570 7,500 7,526 7,529 7,555 : North Carolina ...............: 20,270 20,156 20,198 20,006 19,902 19,355 Oklahoma .....................: 7,073 6,947 7,046 6,907 6,918 6,540 Pennsylvania .................: 4,199 4,162 4,151 3,885 4,169 3,848 South Carolina ...............: 5,345 5,394 5,450 5,470 5,367 5,683 Texas ........................: 15,023 15,478 13,935 14,754 14,774 14,788 Virginia .....................: 5,956 6,296 6,276 6,193 6,163 6,063 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,492 11,394 11,324 11,213 11,167 11,640 : 19 State total .................: 206,342 206,792 205,932 205,234 204,659 199,826 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 21,659 21,052 22,244 20,787 20,329 21,202 Arkansas .....................: 21,891 20,688 21,325 21,554 20,205 21,274 Delaware .....................: 4,730 3,740 4,169 4,775 4,471 4,904 Florida ......................: 1,182 1,217 1,365 1,391 1,307 1,376 Georgia ......................: 28,937 29,633 27,923 29,175 28,436 28,732 Kentucky .....................: 6,405 6,322 6,190 6,123 6,431 7,218 Louisiana ....................: 2,940 2,952 3,515 2,986 2,927 3,081 Maryland .....................: 6,305 7,498 6,000 5,746 5,248 4,924 Mississippi ..................: 15,637 15,322 15,809 15,965 15,846 15,254 Missouri .....................: 5,677 5,595 5,904 5,972 5,933 6,259 : North Carolina ...............: 16,285 16,069 16,383 16,813 16,490 16,551 Oklahoma .....................: 4,460 5,235 4,861 4,373 5,147 3,644 Pennsylvania .................: 3,224 3,252 3,286 3,310 3,274 3,283 South Carolina ...............: 4,556 4,360 4,527 4,003 4,631 4,023 Texas ........................: 13,198 12,911 12,319 12,368 12,754 11,452 Virginia .....................: 4,979 5,287 5,282 4,780 5,668 5,209 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,949 11,379 11,651 11,197 10,758 10,379 : 19 State total .................: 174,014 172,512 172,753 171,318 169,855 168,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 25 : July 2 : July 9 : July 16 : July 23 : July 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 27,776 27,532 27,369 27,240 27,358 27,347 Arkansas .....................: 22,066 20,935 21,087 20,573 20,058 20,819 Delaware .....................: 2,940 2,770 2,656 2,920 2,920 3,022 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,360 1,327 1,353 1,352 1,382 Georgia ......................: 32,225 32,833 32,505 32,177 32,256 31,388 Kentucky .....................: 7,748 7,273 7,694 7,904 7,795 7,528 Louisiana ....................: 3,288 3,273 3,273 3,258 3,258 3,258 Maryland .....................: 7,645 7,600 7,624 7,620 7,644 7,510 Mississippi ..................: 17,970 17,577 17,677 17,770 17,894 17,895 Missouri .....................: 7,150 7,526 7,252 7,954 7,553 7,344 : North Carolina ...............: 19,433 19,463 19,543 20,095 19,721 19,829 Oklahoma .....................: 6,821 6,700 6,519 6,856 6,628 6,610 Pennsylvania .................: 4,050 3,854 3,651 4,080 4,031 3,768 South Carolina ...............: 5,409 5,250 5,424 5,028 5,476 5,405 Texas ........................: 14,920 14,957 14,756 14,447 14,577 14,743 Virginia .....................: 6,077 6,079 6,057 5,861 5,808 5,787 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,462 12,176 10,547 11,440 10,812 10,799 : 19 State total .................: 198,340 197,158 194,961 196,576 195,141 194,434 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 21,162 21,322 19,655 20,719 20,114 19,756 Arkansas .....................: 21,229 20,799 19,876 19,093 19,119 20,542 Delaware .....................: 4,041 4,573 4,462 4,361 4,435 3,971 Florida ......................: 1,352 1,289 1,222 1,223 1,209 1,184 Georgia ......................: 28,027 27,665 28,696 27,282 27,925 27,696 Kentucky .....................: 6,648 6,444 6,579 6,099 5,901 6,479 Louisiana ....................: 2,940 2,902 2,960 2,968 2,969 2,983 Maryland .....................: 6,046 5,986 5,987 5,981 6,058 5,094 Mississippi ..................: 15,422 15,386 15,129 14,990 15,163 15,105 Missouri .....................: 5,167 5,661 6,543 5,659 5,620 5,085 : North Carolina ...............: 16,515 15,416 15,088 15,911 15,747 16,115 Oklahoma .....................: 4,498 4,254 3,296 4,635 4,057 3,457 Pennsylvania .................: 3,107 3,304 3,132 3,223 3,133 3,036 South Carolina ...............: 4,618 5,045 4,364 3,792 3,758 4,051 Texas ........................: 12,303 12,423 12,509 12,612 12,301 12,519 Virginia .....................: 4,883 4,983 4,863 4,586 4,481 5,519 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,596 11,266 11,596 11,311 10,838 10,306 : 19 State total .................: 168,554 168,718 165,957 164,445 162,828 162,898 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 6 : August 13 : August 20 : August 27 :September 3 :September 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 27,308 27,178 26,616 26,955 26,364 26,415 Arkansas .....................: 20,795 20,881 20,808 20,994 19,852 18,223 Delaware .....................: 2,907 2,901 2,885 2,886 2,906 2,908 Florida ......................: 1,370 1,347 1,352 1,364 1,350 1,243 Georgia ......................: 31,538 31,682 31,810 31,646 31,519 31,151 Kentucky .....................: 7,733 7,855 7,867 7,898 7,496 7,416 Louisiana ....................: 3,288 3,273 3,243 3,167 2,947 3,258 Maryland .....................: 7,511 7,460 7,451 7,645 7,399 6,863 Mississippi ..................: 18,039 17,916 17,788 17,078 16,256 17,045 Missouri .....................: 7,882 7,774 7,547 7,543 7,807 7,833 : North Carolina ...............: 19,554 19,359 19,496 19,368 18,960 17,302 Oklahoma .....................: 6,489 6,651 6,713 6,702 6,701 6,228 Pennsylvania .................: 3,933 3,764 3,510 3,799 3,877 3,718 South Carolina ...............: 5,140 5,404 5,353 5,413 4,891 4,892 Texas ........................: 14,598 13,765 13,506 13,511 14,253 13,792 Virginia .....................: 5,764 5,543 5,826 5,723 5,933 5,859 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,187 11,411 11,319 11,315 10,747 10,963 : 19 State total .................: 195,036 194,164 193,090 193,007 189,258 185,109 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 19,534 19,943 19,923 18,717 19,276 19,616 Arkansas .....................: 18,433 19,788 19,180 18,514 19,024 19,575 Delaware .....................: 3,769 4,352 4,329 4,526 4,125 3,690 Florida ......................: 1,250 1,145 1,150 1,147 1,138 1,251 Georgia ......................: 27,750 27,112 26,176 27,358 26,316 25,851 Kentucky .....................: 6,138 6,077 6,081 6,816 6,420 6,198 Louisiana ....................: 2,960 2,959 2,967 2,993 2,952 2,928 Maryland .....................: 7,200 5,755 5,290 5,661 5,966 6,958 Mississippi ..................: 15,151 15,274 15,422 15,551 15,343 15,373 Missouri .....................: 6,064 4,852 5,342 5,759 6,164 5,138 : North Carolina ...............: 16,069 16,158 15,629 15,700 15,378 14,970 Oklahoma .....................: 4,859 3,820 4,160 4,711 3,905 4,317 Pennsylvania .................: 3,319 3,277 3,089 3,197 3,099 2,903 South Carolina ...............: 4,219 4,051 4,008 4,595 5,146 4,629 Texas ........................: 12,330 12,214 12,392 12,371 11,474 11,381 Virginia .....................: 4,224 5,131 5,565 4,912 4,354 4,543 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,781 10,428 10,336 10,415 10,843 10,882 : 19 State total .................: 164,050 162,336 161,039 162,943 160,923 160,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 17:September 24: October 1 : October 8 : October 15 : October 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 25,428 27,057 25,440 26,879 26,220 26,256 Arkansas .....................: 19,087 18,961 18,949 19,417 17,686 18,395 Delaware .....................: 2,852 2,895 3,045 3,041 3,176 3,019 Florida ......................: 965 1,241 1,244 1,240 1,140 1,238 Georgia ......................: 29,180 31,247 29,914 30,952 29,658 30,356 Kentucky .....................: 6,161 7,738 7,117 7,298 7,020 6,583 Louisiana ....................: 3,183 3,242 3,118 3,041 3,118 3,349 Maryland .....................: 6,852 6,820 7,517 6,839 7,040 6,913 Mississippi ..................: 17,290 16,300 15,467 16,012 16,290 16,426 Missouri .....................: 7,244 7,471 6,945 7,747 7,517 7,153 : North Carolina ...............: 18,211 18,858 18,840 18,294 18,308 19,239 Oklahoma .....................: 6,465 6,751 6,280 6,813 6,112 6,323 Pennsylvania .................: 3,438 3,558 3,353 3,734 3,926 3,928 South Carolina ...............: 5,522 5,263 4,956 4,866 5,487 5,193 Texas ........................: 12,608 14,250 13,287 13,442 13,103 13,379 Virginia .....................: 5,363 5,663 5,461 5,773 5,850 5,650 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,570 10,416 10,722 10,820 10,092 10,028 : 19 State total .................: 179,419 187,731 181,655 186,208 181,743 183,428 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,087 18,304 19,380 18,064 19,690 18,187 Arkansas .....................: 19,412 18,928 17,872 19,069 19,370 17,752 Delaware .....................: 4,766 4,629 3,530 3,540 3,585 4,592 Florida ......................: 1,141 1,156 1,156 932 1,159 1,154 Georgia ......................: 26,026 27,748 27,077 25,225 27,497 25,927 Kentucky .....................: 6,747 5,910 6,192 4,970 5,585 5,997 Louisiana ....................: 2,851 2,676 2,909 2,830 2,910 2,807 Maryland .....................: 5,787 5,230 6,588 5,902 6,069 5,395 Mississippi ..................: 14,303 13,998 14,619 14,617 13,762 13,226 Missouri .....................: 5,224 6,179 5,725 4,667 5,357 5,406 : North Carolina ...............: 15,446 15,168 14,049 14,829 14,365 14,779 Oklahoma .....................: 4,842 3,712 3,527 4,089 3,193 3,994 Pennsylvania .................: 3,058 3,215 3,087 2,839 2,921 2,768 South Carolina ...............: 4,932 3,811 3,702 3,460 3,789 4,439 Texas ........................: 11,352 11,650 11,191 10,177 11,701 10,986 Virginia .....................: 4,440 5,122 4,229 4,436 4,700 4,240 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,406 10,465 10,042 9,398 10,390 9,874 : 19 State total .................: 160,820 157,901 154,875 149,044 156,043 151,523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 29 : November 5 :November 12 :November 19 :November 26 : December 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 25,178 24,116 27,255 27,403 27,726 27,771 Arkansas .....................: 19,291 19,738 20,366 20,519 19,987 20,074 Delaware .....................: 2,750 2,895 2,903 2,903 3,095 3,127 Florida ......................: 1,241 1,241 1,243 1,240 1,242 1,236 Georgia ......................: 28,924 30,427 30,501 31,927 31,647 31,993 Kentucky .....................: 7,879 7,578 7,689 7,660 7,226 7,542 Louisiana ....................: 3,394 3,379 3,349 3,374 3,379 3,364 Maryland .....................: 7,697 7,636 7,549 6,875 7,632 7,275 Mississippi ..................: 15,479 17,214 16,970 17,662 17,251 17,706 Missouri .....................: 6,669 7,175 7,882 7,871 8,036 8,052 : North Carolina ...............: 19,573 19,156 20,064 20,111 19,958 20,019 Oklahoma .....................: 6,802 6,439 6,672 6,620 6,576 6,401 Pennsylvania .................: 3,436 3,423 3,751 3,764 3,794 3,854 South Carolina ...............: 5,119 5,106 5,329 5,535 5,352 5,048 Texas ........................: 14,594 13,741 14,423 14,563 14,472 14,237 Virginia .....................: 5,884 6,025 5,975 5,947 5,962 5,660 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,153 11,195 12,194 11,075 11,116 10,709 : 19 State total .................: 185,063 186,484 194,115 195,049 194,451 194,068 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,034 19,371 18,538 18,025 17,504 19,158 Arkansas .....................: 17,856 16,428 18,008 18,902 19,647 20,749 Delaware .....................: 4,388 3,589 4,154 4,749 4,429 4,303 Florida ......................: 1,150 1,185 1,139 1,162 978 1,299 Georgia ......................: 25,586 24,872 26,361 24,754 25,661 25,478 Kentucky .....................: 6,253 5,291 5,177 6,452 6,217 5,972 Louisiana ....................: 2,748 2,793 3,013 3,038 2,995 2,920 Maryland .....................: 5,455 6,168 5,719 5,735 5,317 6,829 Mississippi ..................: 13,771 13,907 14,103 13,524 14,883 14,537 Missouri .....................: 5,664 5,005 4,475 4,956 4,983 5,183 : North Carolina ...............: 14,140 14,278 15,110 15,932 16,105 16,380 Oklahoma .....................: 4,619 4,685 4,302 3,555 3,686 3,286 Pennsylvania .................: 3,097 3,143 3,095 2,795 2,864 3,106 South Carolina ...............: 4,506 4,123 3,974 4,527 5,026 4,660 Texas ........................: 11,105 10,683 10,988 12,038 11,589 11,931 Virginia .....................: 4,385 4,720 4,493 5,459 4,778 4,366 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,524 9,283 9,605 10,003 10,448 11,394 : 19 State total .................: 154,281 149,524 152,254 155,606 157,110 161,551 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : 52 week total State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 10 :December 17 :December 24 :December 31 : 2011 1/ : 2010 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 28,093 27,904 27,704 27,562 1,473,685 1,558,223 Arkansas .....................: 20,174 20,038 20,121 20,187 1,118,275 1,232,183 Delaware .....................: 3,127 3,124 3,126 3,232 175,090 196,387 Florida ......................: 1,243 1,242 1,239 1,237 68,022 69,816 Georgia ......................: 31,595 31,846 31,736 31,839 1,677,128 1,663,444 Kentucky .....................: 7,556 7,716 7,648 7,634 398,040 400,457 Louisiana ....................: 3,364 3,409 3,333 3,348 172,114 177,776 Maryland .....................: 7,322 7,121 7,483 7,447 390,612 416,010 Mississippi ..................: 17,577 17,814 17,743 17,240 932,070 984,132 Missouri .....................: 7,931 7,941 7,945 7,433 397,138 (D) : North Carolina ...............: 19,768 19,707 20,094 19,927 1,022,467 1,009,206 Oklahoma .....................: 6,721 6,802 6,710 6,268 354,286 359,550 Pennsylvania .................: 3,756 3,927 3,769 3,812 200,069 196,159 South Carolina ...............: 5,200 5,509 5,362 5,164 279,120 297,989 Texas ........................: 14,330 14,381 14,082 13,915 757,786 814,788 Virginia .....................: 6,045 5,813 6,041 5,909 312,602 325,624 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia 3/ ........: 10,976 10,111 11,004 10,652 579,258 996,959 : 19 State total .................: 194,778 194,405 195,140 192,806 10,307,762 10,698,703 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,452 19,896 20,499 20,723 1,057,040 1,089,699 Arkansas .....................: 19,633 19,201 19,333 20,378 1,048,402 1,101,142 Delaware .....................: 3,502 4,439 3,355 4,385 223,589 243,035 Florida ......................: 1,052 1,073 964 1,160 62,904 56,795 Georgia ......................: 26,918 27,681 27,887 27,180 1,425,282 1,388,087 Kentucky .....................: 6,610 5,558 6,015 6,378 321,873 324,427 Louisiana ....................: 2,992 2,955 2,972 2,943 154,470 157,689 Maryland .....................: 6,826 6,262 6,667 5,968 318,812 324,081 Mississippi ..................: 15,161 14,918 15,156 14,973 796,983 853,052 Missouri .....................: 5,628 5,895 5,734 5,004 291,610 (D) : North Carolina ...............: 15,706 16,219 15,825 15,567 816,728 803,679 Oklahoma .....................: 4,068 4,172 4,264 3,746 218,194 237,227 Pennsylvania .................: 3,113 3,119 3,201 3,201 162,727 157,002 South Carolina ...............: 4,232 4,565 4,183 4,115 227,657 252,575 Texas ........................: 12,073 12,138 11,667 11,848 632,605 681,606 Virginia .....................: 4,724 4,573 4,635 4,675 252,027 261,786 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia 3/ ........: 10,428 10,687 10,263 10,368 554,972 875,449 : 19 State total .................: 163,118 163,351 162,620 162,612 8,565,875 8,807,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011. 2/ January 9, 2010 through January 1, 2011. 3/ 52 week total for 2010 includes Missouri. Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : January 7 : January 14 : January 21 : January 28 : February 4 :February 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 28,078 27,840 28,094 28,029 26,946 27,085 Arkansas .....................: 20,082 20,085 20,146 20,235 19,931 20,091 Delaware .....................: 3,265 3,261 3,262 3,258 3,265 3,188 Florida ......................: 1,242 1,242 1,243 1,243 1,242 1,243 Georgia ......................: 31,430 31,386 31,148 31,630 31,616 31,983 Kentucky .....................: 7,545 7,668 7,722 7,582 7,483 7,751 Louisiana ....................: 3,364 3,379 3,440 3,424 3,440 3,470 Maryland .....................: 7,364 7,098 7,669 7,216 6,874 7,484 Mississippi ..................: 17,573 17,102 17,587 17,662 17,623 17,832 Missouri .....................: 7,853 7,623 7,677 7,668 7,784 7,817 : North Carolina ...............: 19,760 19,790 19,988 19,741 20,207 20,310 Oklahoma .....................: 6,585 6,787 6,721 6,609 6,841 6,923 Pennsylvania .................: 3,662 3,875 3,849 3,831 3,649 3,539 South Carolina ...............: 5,250 5,348 5,363 5,156 5,318 5,282 Texas ........................: 14,343 14,063 14,282 14,355 14,420 15,035 Virginia .....................: 5,694 5,939 6,019 5,698 5,985 6,199 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,030 10,559 9,636 10,572 10,498 10,210 : 19 State total .................: 193,120 193,045 193,846 193,909 193,122 195,442 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,043 19,808 20,173 20,200 19,948 19,444 Arkansas .....................: 19,296 18,012 18,621 19,924 20,438 18,219 Delaware .....................: 3,953 4,547 3,902 4,432 4,066 4,433 Florida ......................: 1,160 1,161 953 1,136 1,236 1,128 Georgia ......................: 27,206 27,616 27,226 27,295 26,156 27,489 Kentucky .....................: 6,098 6,121 6,219 6,646 6,181 6,544 Louisiana ....................: 2,987 2,992 2,995 3,010 3,023 3,062 Maryland .....................: 5,475 6,060 6,386 5,518 5,849 6,490 Mississippi ..................: 15,732 15,160 14,619 14,603 14,676 15,172 Missouri .....................: 5,551 6,084 4,910 5,034 4,934 5,754 : North Carolina ...............: 15,491 15,977 15,706 15,756 15,734 15,642 Oklahoma .....................: 4,042 4,693 4,691 3,943 3,220 4,755 Pennsylvania .................: 3,200 3,196 3,183 3,070 3,211 3,107 South Carolina ...............: 4,828 4,435 4,222 4,124 4,956 4,798 Texas ........................: 11,964 11,645 11,770 11,809 11,576 12,119 Virginia .....................: 5,417 4,693 4,844 4,786 5,030 4,218 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,663 10,645 10,095 9,365 10,603 9,478 : 19 State total .................: 162,106 162,845 160,515 160,651 160,837 161,852 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State :February 18 :February 25 : March 3 : March 10 : March 17 : March 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 27,624 27,970 27,989 27,476 28,269 28,083 Arkansas .....................: 19,499 20,142 20,977 21,148 20,142 20,771 Delaware .....................: 3,191 3,190 3,191 3,303 3,415 3,388 Florida ......................: 1,133 1,243 1,241 1,241 1,241 1,238 Georgia ......................: 32,222 32,143 32,150 32,374 32,249 31,890 Kentucky .....................: 7,571 6,361 7,733 7,694 7,775 7,417 Louisiana ....................: 3,424 3,379 3,470 3,440 3,470 3,440 Maryland .....................: 7,067 7,204 7,212 7,674 7,678 7,192 Mississippi ..................: 17,663 17,814 17,799 17,682 17,784 17,907 Missouri .....................: 7,807 7,654 7,840 7,648 7,482 7,657 : North Carolina ...............: 20,336 20,313 20,397 20,342 19,969 20,031 Oklahoma .....................: 6,768 6,688 6,930 6,930 6,365 6,728 Pennsylvania .................: 3,465 3,714 3,763 3,838 3,859 3,771 South Carolina ...............: 5,404 5,296 5,291 5,472 5,118 5,448 Texas ........................: 15,043 14,900 14,764 15,026 15,086 14,953 Virginia .....................: 5,963 6,168 5,947 6,207 6,137 5,950 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,510 11,113 10,950 11,101 11,460 10,604 : 19 State total .................: 194,690 195,292 197,644 198,596 197,499 196,468 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 21,927 18,920 18,836 19,463 20,189 19,693 Arkansas .....................: 19,111 19,144 19,498 18,611 19,004 20,043 Delaware .....................: 4,405 3,441 4,117 3,913 3,902 4,042 Florida ......................: 1,062 1,073 1,454 1,184 1,408 1,268 Georgia ......................: 25,370 27,971 27,611 28,429 27,958 27,380 Kentucky .....................: 6,008 5,662 6,562 6,596 4,659 6,594 Louisiana ....................: 3,068 3,092 3,091 3,022 2,983 3,032 Maryland .....................: 5,960 6,751 5,778 6,441 6,111 5,927 Mississippi ..................: 15,227 15,317 15,599 15,328 15,448 15,207 Missouri .....................: 5,674 4,612 5,566 6,020 5,325 5,245 : North Carolina ...............: 15,434 15,821 15,877 15,821 16,770 16,290 Oklahoma .....................: 4,003 5,026 4,125 4,014 4,605 4,533 Pennsylvania .................: 3,164 3,052 2,902 2,879 3,124 3,127 South Carolina ...............: 4,971 4,197 4,524 4,230 3,647 4,696 Texas ........................: 11,949 11,971 12,467 12,349 12,223 12,143 Virginia .....................: 4,096 4,547 5,369 4,700 4,668 5,372 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,234 10,008 10,051 9,794 10,941 10,228 : 19 State total .................: 161,663 160,605 163,427 162,794 162,965 164,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : March 31 : April 7 : April 14 : April 21 : April 28 : May 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 27,426 27,990 27,904 28,211 28,238 28,305 Arkansas .....................: 21,178 21,240 21,233 21,168 21,246 21,684 Delaware .....................: 3,517 3,506 3,550 3,622 3,470 3,620 Florida ......................: 1,240 1,240 1,242 1,237 1,243 1,242 Georgia ......................: 32,796 32,564 32,536 32,220 32,356 32,768 Kentucky .....................: 7,822 7,825 7,668 7,451 7,485 7,823 Louisiana ....................: 3,500 3,500 3,530 3,530 3,440 3,485 Maryland .....................: 7,000 7,128 7,393 7,570 7,628 7,449 Mississippi ..................: 17,907 17,878 17,717 18,068 17,404 18,003 Missouri .....................: 7,464 7,701 7,686 7,711 7,473 7,481 : North Carolina ...............: 20,223 20,381 20,557 20,434 20,139 20,583 Oklahoma .....................: 6,930 6,910 6,688 6,849 6,970 6,712 Pennsylvania .................: 3,576 3,754 3,934 3,795 3,597 3,610 South Carolina ...............: 5,385 5,488 5,364 5,771 5,437 5,376 Texas ........................: 14,944 14,984 14,817 14,791 14,560 14,705 Virginia .....................: 6,311 6,415 6,166 6,399 6,294 6,290 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,849 10,778 11,624 11,338 11,260 11,043 : 19 State total .................: 198,068 199,282 199,609 200,165 198,240 200,179 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,416 20,676 20,626 19,958 20,287 20,322 Arkansas .....................: 20,144 18,964 19,564 20,389 19,093 18,848 Delaware .....................: 3,724 4,760 4,649 4,733 4,190 4,432 Florida ......................: 1,016 1,305 1,289 1,201 1,250 1,083 Georgia ......................: 27,150 27,999 26,046 27,689 27,391 28,331 Kentucky .....................: 6,177 5,964 6,097 6,222 6,453 6,120 Louisiana ....................: 3,025 3,356 3,040 3,095 3,084 3,124 Maryland .....................: 7,021 5,493 5,918 6,245 6,778 6,380 Mississippi ..................: 15,136 15,282 15,444 15,418 15,341 14,864 Missouri .....................: 5,548 5,416 5,975 4,894 5,924 5,770 : North Carolina ...............: 17,079 16,355 16,367 16,475 16,179 16,445 Oklahoma .....................: 3,959 4,123 3,662 4,238 4,887 5,067 Pennsylvania .................: 3,153 3,117 2,939 2,905 3,118 3,155 South Carolina ...............: 4,218 4,096 4,919 4,755 5,350 4,520 Texas ........................: 12,525 12,245 12,732 12,621 12,424 12,250 Virginia .....................: 4,735 4,592 4,826 4,634 4,907 4,604 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,728 11,641 10,050 10,523 10,099 10,998 : 19 State total .................: 165,754 165,384 164,143 165,995 166,755 166,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : June 2 : June 9 : June 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 27,976 28,424 28,321 28,329 28,292 27,724 Arkansas .....................: 21,793 21,826 21,553 21,790 21,704 21,421 Delaware .....................: 3,622 3,696 3,699 3,710 3,547 3,519 Florida ......................: 1,243 1,243 1,243 1,242 1,241 1,242 Georgia ......................: 32,771 32,634 32,656 33,032 32,466 32,496 Kentucky .....................: 7,833 7,855 7,862 7,813 7,699 7,728 Louisiana ....................: 3,470 3,455 3,409 3,500 3,439 3,254 Maryland .....................: 7,087 7,200 7,388 7,672 7,194 7,483 Mississippi ..................: 18,185 18,095 18,078 18,065 18,181 17,404 Missouri .....................: 7,687 7,726 7,989 7,988 8,023 7,635 : North Carolina ...............: 20,044 20,428 19,953 20,166 19,844 19,509 Oklahoma .....................: 6,926 6,843 7,133 6,801 7,024 6,600 Pennsylvania .................: 3,703 3,710 3,838 3,840 3,789 3,781 South Carolina ...............: 5,481 5,462 5,277 5,091 5,558 5,066 Texas ........................: 14,636 14,600 15,082 15,051 14,801 14,544 Virginia .....................: 6,281 6,279 6,353 6,425 6,325 6,252 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,785 11,261 11,051 11,036 10,810 10,850 : 19 State total .................: 199,523 200,737 200,885 201,551 199,937 196,508 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 19,869 20,837 20,574 20,218 20,805 20,343 Arkansas .....................: 20,132 19,908 20,303 20,800 20,656 20,394 Delaware .....................: 3,957 4,331 3,733 4,236 4,333 4,765 Florida ......................: 1,328 1,509 1,333 1,285 1,175 1,261 Georgia ......................: 27,565 26,803 28,616 27,745 27,773 28,266 Kentucky .....................: 6,705 5,571 6,768 6,306 6,213 6,571 Louisiana ....................: 3,130 3,075 3,111 3,084 3,077 3,240 Maryland .....................: 6,863 6,438 6,368 6,532 5,866 5,802 Mississippi ..................: 15,477 15,042 15,401 15,672 15,358 15,594 Missouri .....................: 5,116 5,494 5,387 5,186 5,408 6,084 : North Carolina ...............: 16,599 16,343 16,660 16,229 16,339 16,117 Oklahoma .....................: 4,573 4,237 4,156 4,315 4,430 3,636 Pennsylvania .................: 3,167 2,968 3,007 3,064 3,034 3,064 South Carolina ...............: 4,819 3,779 3,767 4,623 4,937 4,676 Texas ........................: 12,350 12,113 12,345 12,171 12,092 12,511 Virginia .....................: 4,898 5,187 5,009 5,021 5,264 4,922 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,548 11,404 10,493 10,185 10,833 10,407 : 19 State total .................: 167,096 165,039 167,031 166,672 167,593 167,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : June 23 : June 30 : July 7 : July 14 : July 21 : July 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 28,068 27,719 27,313 27,908 27,947 28,141 Arkansas .....................: 20,870 20,976 20,278 19,621 19,931 20,915 Delaware .....................: 3,557 3,570 3,371 3,295 3,503 3,501 Florida ......................: 1,243 1,243 1,243 1,243 1,231 1,242 Georgia ......................: 32,018 31,470 32,496 32,461 31,849 31,573 Kentucky .....................: 7,150 7,101 7,452 7,659 7,742 7,728 Louisiana ....................: 3,303 3,440 3,258 3,409 3,107 3,167 Maryland .....................: 7,456 7,401 7,045 7,351 7,220 7,600 Mississippi ..................: 17,938 17,823 17,655 18,063 17,795 17,838 Missouri .....................: 7,196 7,774 7,388 8,068 8,024 7,835 : North Carolina ...............: 19,662 19,537 19,825 19,816 19,611 19,638 Oklahoma .....................: 6,473 6,550 6,798 6,465 6,689 6,714 Pennsylvania .................: 3,651 3,600 3,616 3,767 3,535 3,570 South Carolina ...............: 5,299 5,559 5,306 5,298 5,319 5,603 Texas ........................: 14,557 14,264 14,150 14,600 14,488 14,242 Virginia .....................: 6,219 6,340 5,854 6,222 6,217 6,182 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,056 11,375 10,685 10,955 10,741 10,722 : 19 State total .................: 195,716 195,742 193,733 196,201 194,949 196,211 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,499 20,872 20,021 20,383 20,571 19,471 Arkansas .....................: 19,950 19,778 20,381 19,209 20,502 19,313 Delaware .....................: 4,821 3,787 4,721 4,989 4,250 3,153 Florida ......................: 1,058 1,079 1,234 1,168 1,179 1,211 Georgia ......................: 28,128 27,318 26,697 27,173 26,688 28,385 Kentucky .....................: 6,269 6,540 5,906 5,874 6,142 5,989 Louisiana ....................: 3,327 3,066 2,913 2,961 3,098 2,935 Maryland .....................: 6,165 6,948 5,719 5,653 7,132 6,094 Mississippi ..................: 15,432 15,520 14,915 15,485 15,216 14,931 Missouri .....................: 5,727 5,952 5,111 5,064 4,708 5,159 : North Carolina ...............: 16,330 15,577 15,861 15,622 16,320 15,742 Oklahoma .....................: 4,749 4,776 4,248 4,343 4,335 4,151 Pennsylvania .................: 3,103 3,027 3,060 3,071 3,052 3,054 South Carolina ...............: 4,803 5,077 4,831 4,524 4,142 4,273 Texas ........................: 12,255 12,313 12,138 12,166 11,940 11,915 Virginia .....................: 4,691 4,900 4,683 4,675 4,417 5,208 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,603 9,386 11,729 11,070 10,547 10,055 : 19 State total .................: 167,910 165,916 164,168 163,430 164,239 161,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : August 4 : August 11 : August 18 : August 25 :September 1 :September 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 27,360 27,840 27,300 28,073 27,312 26,375 Arkansas .....................: 21,130 21,057 20,944 20,651 20,757 19,074 Delaware .....................: 3,497 3,279 3,176 3,286 3,259 3,143 Florida ......................: 1,243 1,243 1,243 1,239 1,238 1,243 Georgia ......................: 31,739 31,814 31,810 31,721 31,671 30,995 Kentucky .....................: 7,601 7,738 7,602 7,696 7,675 6,582 Louisiana ....................: 3,165 3,211 3,135 3,167 3,211 3,285 Maryland .....................: 7,595 7,254 7,341 7,346 6,944 6,932 Mississippi ..................: 17,667 17,075 16,724 15,751 16,386 16,740 Missouri .....................: 7,863 8,036 8,022 8,032 8,019 8,037 : North Carolina ...............: 19,600 19,222 19,474 19,688 19,445 18,361 Oklahoma .....................: 6,476 6,276 6,891 6,686 6,693 6,539 Pennsylvania .................: 3,538 3,398 3,655 3,726 3,584 3,505 South Carolina ...............: 5,313 5,328 5,173 5,265 4,721 5,402 Texas ........................: 14,382 13,727 13,092 13,517 12,855 13,566 Virginia .....................: 6,089 6,074 6,043 6,049 5,985 5,798 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,744 10,388 10,116 10,381 10,519 10,142 : 19 State total .................: 195,002 192,960 191,741 192,274 190,274 185,719 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 19,801 19,730 19,898 20,188 20,242 20,293 Arkansas .....................: 17,406 18,903 19,160 19,431 19,027 20,937 Delaware .....................: 3,362 4,187 4,444 4,577 4,947 4,023 Florida ......................: 1,138 1,010 1,304 1,248 1,186 1,105 Georgia ......................: 28,157 28,569 27,029 26,674 26,303 25,721 Kentucky .....................: 6,484 6,683 5,893 6,126 6,404 6,403 Louisiana ....................: 3,067 2,794 2,796 2,836 2,871 2,857 Maryland .....................: 6,455 6,136 6,484 5,685 5,740 6,352 Mississippi ..................: 15,326 15,357 15,253 15,202 14,389 14,407 Missouri .....................: 6,071 5,711 5,029 5,723 5,854 4,937 : North Carolina ...............: 16,358 15,495 15,865 15,640 15,861 15,744 Oklahoma .....................: 4,914 3,896 4,892 4,163 4,437 3,843 Pennsylvania .................: 3,177 2,930 2,942 2,966 3,023 3,226 South Carolina ...............: 4,033 4,049 4,453 4,587 3,848 5,264 Texas ........................: 12,160 12,215 12,001 12,054 11,465 10,671 Virginia .....................: 5,327 5,165 4,721 4,918 3,877 4,503 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,332 9,710 10,890 10,648 10,897 9,504 : 19 State total .................: 163,568 162,540 163,054 162,666 160,371 159,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State :September 15:September 22:September 29: October 6 : October 13 : October 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 26,820 27,370 25,744 27,088 26,053 26,218 Arkansas .....................: 19,989 20,859 20,196 20,310 17,697 18,329 Delaware .....................: 3,155 3,153 3,142 3,161 3,158 3,162 Florida ......................: 960 1,225 1,223 1,223 1,225 960 Georgia ......................: 30,554 31,977 30,314 31,333 31,012 28,995 Kentucky .....................: 7,007 7,646 7,173 7,654 7,014 6,483 Louisiana ....................: 3,272 3,146 3,122 2,977 3,304 3,298 Maryland .....................: 7,182 7,119 7,121 6,654 7,471 7,071 Mississippi ..................: 16,606 15,601 16,170 16,496 16,543 16,364 Missouri .....................: 7,366 7,252 6,914 7,823 7,606 7,210 : North Carolina ...............: 18,553 19,206 19,370 18,565 17,382 17,924 Oklahoma .....................: 6,441 6,717 6,811 6,936 6,287 6,416 Pennsylvania .................: 3,473 3,271 3,608 3,639 3,647 3,353 South Carolina ...............: 5,513 5,042 5,300 4,792 4,924 5,654 Texas ........................: 12,572 12,826 13,695 13,240 13,034 12,636 Virginia .....................: 5,500 6,096 5,490 5,971 6,019 5,543 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,654 9,434 9,821 10,127 9,527 8,498 : 19 State total .................: 184,617 187,940 185,214 187,989 181,903 178,114 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 20,129 19,956 19,816 19,242 19,778 18,933 Arkansas .....................: 20,546 19,973 17,313 18,701 18,906 18,637 Delaware .....................: 4,033 3,907 4,261 4,118 3,509 3,720 Florida ......................: 1,300 973 1,215 935 935 1,023 Georgia ......................: 27,384 26,200 25,745 26,902 27,814 25,680 Kentucky .....................: 5,828 6,249 5,707 5,690 6,718 5,762 Louisiana ....................: 2,847 2,897 2,970 2,952 2,845 2,700 Maryland .....................: 5,704 5,925 5,263 5,510 6,386 6,331 Mississippi ..................: 13,447 14,178 14,363 14,299 13,545 13,616 Missouri .....................: 5,032 5,513 5,797 4,874 5,326 4,770 : North Carolina ...............: 16,121 15,600 14,829 14,892 14,407 15,158 Oklahoma .....................: 4,202 4,247 4,893 4,465 4,782 4,854 Pennsylvania .................: 3,290 3,181 3,119 2,787 2,675 2,972 South Carolina ...............: 3,871 4,551 4,424 4,601 3,704 4,127 Texas ........................: 11,241 10,859 11,266 10,883 10,751 11,684 Virginia .....................: 5,424 4,857 4,649 4,092 4,877 4,495 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,181 10,411 9,313 9,575 9,069 9,852 : 19 State total .................: 160,580 159,477 154,943 154,518 156,027 154,314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : October 27 : November 3 :November 10 :November 17 :November 24 : December 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 25,961 24,206 26,346 27,978 28,045 27,975 Arkansas .....................: 20,507 20,132 20,996 21,588 21,532 21,963 Delaware .....................: 3,240 3,284 3,389 3,415 3,413 3,415 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,223 1,225 1,223 1,225 1,527 Georgia ......................: 30,168 29,979 31,559 32,130 32,298 34,317 Kentucky .....................: 7,104 7,412 7,397 7,966 7,350 7,364 Louisiana ....................: 3,183 2,956 2,956 3,288 3,258 3,258 Maryland .....................: 6,766 6,803 7,136 7,158 7,182 7,067 Mississippi ..................: 16,365 15,168 17,223 16,865 17,178 17,337 Missouri .....................: 7,867 6,859 7,258 8,040 8,013 8,012 : North Carolina ...............: 19,331 19,336 19,975 19,640 20,043 20,022 Oklahoma .....................: 6,622 6,662 6,553 6,830 6,825 7,026 Pennsylvania .................: 3,246 3,530 3,546 3,749 3,701 3,935 South Carolina ...............: 5,252 5,156 5,129 5,397 5,657 5,557 Texas ........................: 13,407 13,023 14,007 14,155 14,239 14,791 Virginia .....................: 6,195 4,780 5,176 6,275 6,455 6,638 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,639 10,107 10,459 10,907 10,453 11,043 : 19 State total .................: 187,078 180,616 190,330 196,604 196,867 201,247 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 19,723 19,325 18,897 19,390 17,883 19,786 Arkansas .....................: 19,282 17,289 17,258 20,306 18,987 19,476 Delaware .....................: 4,232 4,164 4,095 4,371 4,309 3,550 Florida ......................: 1,291 1,276 1,035 1,326 1,162 1,020 Georgia ......................: 26,231 25,812 24,989 24,885 24,958 26,525 Kentucky .....................: 5,910 5,544 5,250 5,745 5,875 5,542 Louisiana ....................: 2,703 2,949 2,981 2,891 2,664 2,642 Maryland .....................: 5,259 5,712 5,246 5,307 5,710 7,060 Mississippi ..................: 14,142 13,994 13,869 13,993 12,984 14,753 Missouri .....................: 5,543 4,996 4,849 5,265 4,869 5,316 : North Carolina ...............: 14,988 14,505 15,055 15,712 16,127 16,728 Oklahoma .....................: 4,356 3,706 4,181 3,680 3,997 4,204 Pennsylvania .................: 2,945 2,901 2,634 2,488 2,772 2,804 South Carolina ...............: 3,818 4,251 3,726 4,184 4,885 3,843 Texas ........................: 11,148 11,027 10,791 11,256 11,162 11,832 Virginia .....................: 4,494 4,526 4,349 4,507 3,929 3,592 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,716 10,140 8,616 10,639 9,515 10,792 : 19 State total .................: 156,781 152,117 147,821 155,945 151,788 159,465 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Broiler Eggs Set and Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and Total: Weeks Ending January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : 52 week total :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : December 8 :December 15 :December 22 :December 29 : 2012 1/ : 2011 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Eggs set : Alabama ......................: 27,786 27,828 27,872 27,889 1,433,158 1,473,685 Arkansas .....................: 20,891 21,753 21,622 21,742 1,077,395 1,118,275 Delaware .....................: 3,414 3,415 3,414 3,411 175,433 175,090 Florida ......................: 920 1,222 1,225 1,222 63,637 68,022 Georgia ......................: 30,251 32,513 32,632 32,233 1,657,398 1,677,128 Kentucky .....................: 7,389 7,790 7,653 7,231 390,525 398,040 Louisiana ....................: 3,273 3,288 3,304 3,288 172,681 172,114 Maryland .....................: 7,117 7,186 7,153 7,067 376,662 390,612 Mississippi ..................: 17,377 16,927 16,822 16,719 900,229 932,070 Missouri .....................: 7,713 7,881 7,898 7,932 401,012 397,138 : North Carolina ...............: 19,058 19,992 19,978 19,847 1,025,546 1,022,467 Oklahoma .....................: 6,809 6,479 6,851 6,819 349,595 354,286 Pennsylvania .................: 3,716 3,982 3,896 3,853 191,032 200,069 South Carolina ...............: 5,316 4,675 5,462 5,463 276,377 279,120 Texas ........................: 13,788 14,233 14,028 14,043 738,942 757,786 Virginia .....................: 6,002 6,476 6,490 6,264 316,138 312,602 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,480 9,777 10,767 10,280 548,725 579,258 : 19 State total .................: 190,300 195,417 197,067 195,303 10,094,485 10,307,762 : Chicks placed : Alabama ......................: 21,160 21,449 21,399 21,054 1,043,464 1,057,040 Arkansas .....................: 19,134 19,857 19,753 19,236 1,007,767 1,048,402 Delaware .....................: 3,831 4,086 3,817 3,727 215,987 223,589 Florida ......................: 1,369 1,311 1,304 725 61,378 62,904 Georgia ......................: 25,978 26,268 27,620 25,480 1,404,394 1,425,282 Kentucky .....................: 6,122 6,315 5,574 5,798 317,399 321,873 Louisiana ....................: 2,940 2,912 2,958 2,937 155,107 154,470 Maryland .....................: 6,526 6,035 6,137 7,048 318,172 318,812 Mississippi ..................: 14,492 14,770 14,862 15,014 773,871 796,983 Missouri .....................: 5,768 5,720 5,589 5,589 280,773 291,610 : North Carolina ...............: 15,865 16,416 15,819 15,647 825,790 816,728 Oklahoma .....................: 5,307 4,734 5,334 4,523 227,145 218,194 Pennsylvania .................: 2,854 2,884 3,035 2,908 156,786 162,727 South Carolina ...............: 5,064 4,344 4,763 4,128 230,255 227,657 Texas ........................: 11,962 11,831 12,438 11,640 617,428 632,605 Virginia .....................: 4,264 4,456 5,147 4,346 245,428 252,027 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,711 9,639 11,558 9,375 534,487 554,972 : 19 State total .................: 163,347 163,027 167,107 159,175 8,415,631 8,565,875 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ January 7, 2012 through December 29, 2012. 2/ January 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011. Intended Placements Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month - United States: 2010-2012 [Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2012 as : relative to current supply flocks Month : : percent : 7-15 months earlier :--------------------------------------------: of 2011 :-------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 chicks ----------- percent ----------- 1,000 chicks ----------- : United States placements : January ......................: 6,637 6,557 6,673 102 62,996 64,111 60,874 February .....................: 7,021 7,284 7,025 96 63,283 63,679 60,656 March ........................: 6,673 7,058 6,753 96 63,250 63,323 61,094 April ........................: 6,825 7,044 6,524 93 63,751 63,209 61,342 May ..........................: 8,351 7,721 7,472 97 63,990 62,941 60,934 June .........................: 7,128 7,211 6,800 94 64,558 62,557 60,676 July .........................: 6,675 6,444 6,071 94 64,656 61,937 60,591 August .......................: 7,313 7,233 7,338 101 64,388 61,566 September ....................: 7,128 6,657 6,686 100 63,321 60,870 October ......................: 6,876 6,289 6,265 100 63,251 60,412 November .....................: 7,589 6,900 6,767 98 63,620 60,492 December .....................: 6,771 6,438 6,668 104 64,028 60,731 : Annual total .................: 84,987 82,836 81,042 98 (X) (X) : Total placements 1/ : January ......................: 8,626 8,187 8,201 100 (X) (X) (X) February .....................: 9,151 8,931 8,818 99 (X) (X) (X) March ........................: 9,033 9,023 8,525 94 (X) (X) (X) April ........................: 8,210 8,944 8,232 92 (X) (X) (X) May ..........................: 10,338 9,612 9,430 98 (X) (X) (X) June .........................: 9,055 9,225 8,554 93 (X) (X) (X) July .........................: 8,520 8,131 7,447 92 (X) (X) (X) August .......................: 9,009 8,700 9,241 106 (X) (X) (X) September ....................: 9,087 8,546 8,397 98 (X) (X) (X) October ......................: 8,553 7,938 7,812 98 (X) (X) (X) November .....................: 9,314 8,489 8,605 101 (X) (X) (X) December .....................: 8,596 8,279 7,847 95 (X) (X) (X) : Annual total .................: 107,492 104,005 101,109 97 (X) (X) (X) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ United States production of intended placements worldwide. Intended Placements Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month - United States: 2010-2012 [Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2012 as : relative to current supply flocks Month : : percent : 7-18 months earlier 1/ :--------------------------------------------: of 2011 :-------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : : 2011 : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 chicks ---------- percent ----------- 1,000 chicks ---------- : January .......: 227 220 263 120 3,292 2,920 2,834 February ......: 296 244 238 98 3,168 2,936 2,871 March .........: 260 253 210 83 3,130 3,001 2,890 April .........: 232 287 137 48 3,161 3,002 2,844 May ...........: 230 196 302 154 3,054 3,098 2,764 June ..........: 318 302 119 39 3,027 3,053 2,788 July ..........: 218 234 271 116 2,981 3,067 2,677 August ........: 253 318 337 106 2,974 3,110 September .....: 251 252 206 82 2,922 3,104 October .......: 170 266 186 70 2,915 3,061 November ......: 263 218 242 111 2,970 2,911 December ......: 263 277 166 60 2,936 3,017 : Annual Total ..: 2,981 3,067 2,677 87 (X) (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (X) Not applicable. 1/ The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2012 as : : : 2012 as : 2011 : 2012 : percent : 2011 : 2012 : percent : : : of 2011 : : : of 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : January .......: 40,587 39,908 98 40,587 39,908 98 February ......: 37,412 39,680 106 77,999 79,588 102 March .........: 43,600 42,535 98 121,599 122,123 100 April .........: 42,956 41,050 96 164,555 163,173 99 May ...........: 42,946 44,612 104 207,501 207,785 100 June ..........: 38,918 38,848 100 246,419 246,633 100 July ..........: 36,948 35,663 97 283,367 282,296 100 August ........: 41,428 40,645 98 324,795 322,941 99 September .....: 39,803 37,639 95 364,598 360,580 99 October .......: 37,616 36,486 97 402,214 397,066 99 November ......: 37,503 36,483 97 439,717 433,549 99 December ......: 38,889 37,103 95 478,606 470,652 98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators First of Month - Regions and United States: 2011 [See regional listing on page 39] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January : February : March : April ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 4,555 4,945 4,202 4,254 East North Central ...........: 7,511 8,024 8,344 8,277 West North Central ...........: 8,505 8,209 7,883 8,796 South Atlantic ...............: 5,750 4,409 5,332 4,925 South Central ................: 5,223 5,362 5,473 5,679 West .........................: 7,569 8,428 8,486 9,263 : United States ................: 39,113 39,377 39,720 41,194 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : May : June : July : August :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 3,631 3,839 4,890 5,513 East North Central ...........: 8,494 7,746 5,923 6,515 West North Central ...........: 9,358 9,440 8,889 9,242 South Atlantic ...............: 4,750 3,447 3,959 4,452 South Central ................: 6,120 5,156 3,850 4,809 West .........................: 8,195 7,692 7,237 6,498 : United States ................: 40,548 37,320 34,748 37,029 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : September : October : November : December :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 6,073 4,804 5,205 5,023 East North Central ...........: 6,740 6,549 7,244 8,886 West North Central ...........: 8,572 8,191 8,508 8,701 South Atlantic ...............: 4,885 4,182 4,948 4,497 South Central ................: 4,722 5,135 4,939 5,426 West .........................: 7,960 7,992 7,107 7,432 : United States ................: 38,952 36,853 37,951 39,965 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators First of Month - Regions and United States: 2012 [See regional listing on page 39] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January : February : March : April ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 4,904 5,141 4,359 4,063 East North Central ...........: 6,517 7,846 8,849 8,620 West North Central ...........: 8,713 8,929 9,159 9,631 South Atlantic ...............: 4,652 4,445 3,759 4,400 South Central ................: 5,557 5,135 5,838 5,426 West .........................: 7,489 8,371 8,009 8,068 : United States ................: 37,832 39,867 39,973 40,208 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : May : June : July : August :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 4,139 4,155 2,897 4,298 East North Central ...........: 8,927 7,487 6,761 7,148 West North Central ...........: 8,757 8,105 9,955 10,206 South Atlantic ...............: 5,096 4,875 3,529 4,700 South Central ................: 6,286 6,361 6,249 5,082 West .........................: 7,506 7,440 7,103 7,077 : United States ................: 40,711 38,423 36,494 38,511 :--------------------------------------------------- Region : September : October : November : December :--------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 eggs : North Atlantic ...............: 3,663 4,166 3,125 3,648 East North Central ...........: 6,540 6,509 5,893 5,838 West North Central ...........: 9,645 8,097 8,238 9,905 South Atlantic ...............: 4,906 3,912 4,786 4,210 South Central ................: 5,087 6,114 5,005 5,834 West .........................: 6,426 6,534 6,564 5,657 : United States ................: 36,267 35,332 33,611 35,092 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched by Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : 2012 as Month :-----------------------------: percent : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs in incubators first of month :-------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 eggs ----- percent January ........................: 27,764 28,308 102 February .......................: 28,431 28,104 99 March ..........................: 28,359 29,041 102 April ..........................: 27,720 28,231 102 May ............................: 27,754 29,648 107 June ...........................: 28,215 30,385 108 July ...........................: 29,178 29,758 102 August .........................: 28,427 28,891 102 September ......................: 28,072 26,366 94 October ........................: 27,170 27,015 99 November .......................: 27,502 27,622 100 December .......................: 28,741 26,700 93 : :-------------------------------------------- Month : Poults hatched entire month :-------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 poults ---- percent : January ........................: 23,973 24,463 102 February .......................: 23,079 23,185 100 March ..........................: 24,340 25,234 104 April ..........................: 23,735 24,291 102 May ............................: 24,082 25,483 106 June ...........................: 23,812 25,021 105 July ...........................: 24,766 26,199 106 August .........................: 23,887 23,814 100 September ......................: 23,157 21,429 93 October ........................: 22,423 23,292 104 November .......................: 22,734 23,677 104 December .......................: 24,698 22,020 89 : Annual Total ...................: 284,686 288,108 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Turkey Poult Placements by Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 [Includes imports and excludes exports] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : United States : 2012 as Month :-----------------------------: percent : 2011 : 2012 : of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 poults ---- percent : January ........................: 22,585 23,636 105 February .......................: 22,130 22,849 103 March ..........................: 23,721 25,055 106 April ..........................: 23,378 24,675 106 May ............................: 23,893 25,082 105 June ...........................: 23,810 24,868 104 July ...........................: 24,872 26,410 106 August .........................: 23,946 23,378 98 September ......................: 22,320 20,848 93 October ........................: 21,407 23,067 108 November .......................: 22,090 23,159 105 December .......................: 23,779 21,417 90 : Annual Total ...................: 277,931 284,444 102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicken and Turkey Hatcheries, Number and Incubator Egg Capacity - By Region and United States: January 1, 2012 and 2013 [Hatchery capacity is defined as the number of eggs the machines can hold in a controlled environment favorable for hatching. All setter, hatcher, and inactive capacity is included. See regional listing on page 39] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hatcheries : Incubator egg capacity Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Chicken hatcheries :----------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ----- ----- 1,000 eggs ----- : : North Atlantic .................: 29 27 27,226 27,872 East North Central .............: 23 24 30,505 31,752 West North Central .............: 33 34 52,239 51,912 South Atlantic .................: 78 75 311,554 313,865 South Central ..................: 117 115 429,423 431,285 West ...........................: 23 21 50,241 48,722 : United States ..................: 303 296 901,188 905,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Turkey hatcheries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- number ---- ----- 1,000 eggs ---- : : United States ..................: 49 54 40,411 40,241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for annual chicken and turkey hatchery counts and incubator capacities are collected in January from all known hatcheries which have the capacity to hold at least 1,000 chicken and/or turkey eggs. Approximately 300 chicken hatcheries are contacted for information on a weekly, monthly, and/or annual basis. While, approximately 60 turkey hatcheries are contacted each month and/or annually. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known hatcheries and use known sources to update their lists. Hatcheries are mailed a questionnaire as close to the survey reference date as possible and given adequate time to respond via mail, fax, or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all sampled hatcheries are accounted for in the estimate. Data for chicken hatchery estimates are collected based on type of chicken hatched. Broiler-type hatchery data are collected weekly from all broiler- type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a year. Egg-type hatchery data are collected monthly from all egg-type hatcheries that hatch at least 50,000 chicks a year. Data for turkey hatchery estimates are collected monthly from turkey hatcheries hatching 15,000 or more poults annually. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. 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, regional, and United States totals. For chicken hatcheries, chicks hatched consist of all chicks of domesticated breeds including males and chicks intended for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. Eggs set are eggs in incubators for the purpose of hatching. The relationship of egg-type chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings are carefully monitored. Broiler chicks placed are specifically placed for meat production. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large percentage of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply layer flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the laying flocks. "Hatchery Supply Flocks" include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg-type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. For turkey hatcheries, only United States level estimates for eggs in incubators, poults hatched, and net turkey placements are published for all known turkey hatcheries hatching 15,000 or more poults annually. Net poults placed refer to placement of poults from hatcheries in the United States, including imported poults and excluding exported poults. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data. Revisions made to any weekly or monthly data during the year are published in this report. Reliability: Hatchery estimates are based on a census of all known operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, 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. Egg-Type Regional Listing North Atlantic: Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania. East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin. West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri. South Atlantic: Florida, Georgia, Virginia. South Central: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas. West: California, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon. Broiler-Type Regional Listing North Atlantic: New York, Pennsylvania. East North Central: Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin. West North Central: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri. South Atlantic: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia. South Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas. West: California, Oregon, Washington. 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 nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............ (202) 720-4447 Cody Brokmeyer - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .. (202) 690-3237 David Colwell - Cold Storage ......................................... (202) 720-8784 LaKeya Jones - Census of Aquaculture, Honey .......................... (202) 720-8784 Dawn Keen - Egg Products ............................................. (202) 720-4448 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ........................................... 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