Broiler Hatchery
Broiler Hatchery
ISSN: 1949-1840
Released May 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 247 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending April 27, 2024, up 2 percent from a year
ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United
States was 79.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing
chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three-weeks earlier.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 190 million chicks
for meat production during the week ending April 27, 2024, up 2 percent from
a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024
through April 27, 2024 for the United States were 3.19 billion. Cumulative
placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2024
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: March 23, : March 30, : April 6, : April 13, : April 20, : April 27,
: 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024
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: 1,000 eggs
:
Alabama ......................: 35,037 35,221 34,726 35,055 35,002 35,071
Arkansas .....................: 25,569 25,672 25,823 25,727 25,659 25,961
Delaware .....................: 5,559 5,573 5,489 5,544 5,600 5,543
Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225
Georgia ......................: 36,248 36,402 36,494 36,103 35,840 36,178
Kentucky .....................: 8,141 7,951 8,205 8,128 7,927 8,009
Louisiana ....................: 3,624 3,624 3,624 3,655 3,655 3,655
Maryland .....................: 8,061 8,065 8,061 8,063 8,005 8,005
Mississippi ..................: 17,685 17,579 17,605 17,523 17,532 17,339
Missouri .....................: 8,944 8,650 8,881 8,990 8,990 8,766
:
North Carolina ...............: 25,191 25,143 24,608 25,742 25,539 25,576
Oklahoma .....................: 6,048 5,838 5,814 5,700 5,674 6,032
Pennsylvania .................: 7,447 7,859 7,937 7,969 7,806 8,087
South Carolina ...............: 6,233 6,146 6,048 6,312 6,249 6,178
Texas ........................: 19,185 19,261 19,587 19,284 19,096 19,572
Virginia .....................: 5,508 5,363 5,417 5,734 5,689 5,662
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 14,002 13,776 14,004 13,760 13,823 13,929
:
Other States .................: 12,513 12,359 11,974 12,267 12,000 12,060
:
United States ................: 246,220 245,707 245,522 246,781 245,311 246,848
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: March 23, : March 30, : April 6, : April 13, : April 20, : April 27,
: 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024
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: 1,000 chicks
:
Alabama ......................: 24,675 23,717 25,495 24,154 24,667 24,734
Arkansas .....................: 22,057 22,144 21,690 20,329 21,407 21,087
Delaware .....................: 4,830 5,017 5,719 5,191 5,510 5,750
Florida ......................: 1,401 1,390 1,253 1,239 1,191 1,351
Georgia ......................: 27,479 27,942 28,168 28,167 28,169 27,789
Kentucky .....................: 5,816 5,614 6,070 5,996 5,891 5,676
Louisiana ....................: 2,890 2,836 2,756 2,880 2,909 2,923
Maryland .....................: 5,984 5,383 5,796 5,437 5,221 4,867
Mississippi ..................: 13,434 13,272 13,681 13,491 13,883 13,401
Missouri .....................: 5,806 5,207 5,122 5,529 5,517 5,119
:
North Carolina ...............: 19,237 19,637 19,916 19,765 19,744 19,662
Oklahoma .....................: 3,679 3,979 3,833 5,039 3,662 4,886
Pennsylvania .................: 4,694 4,777 4,999 4,736 5,087 5,047
South Carolina ...............: 4,944 4,811 4,722 5,122 4,918 4,717
Texas ........................: 14,743 14,430 14,798 14,886 14,859 15,281
Virginia .....................: 4,860 6,108 5,310 5,258 5,041 5,304
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 12,766 12,474 11,596 13,243 12,319 12,835
:
Other States .................: 8,937 9,099 9,272 9,393 9,424 9,263
:
United States ................: 188,232 187,837 190,196 189,855 189,419 189,692
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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly
from all broiler-type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a
year. Individual NASS regional field offices maintain a list of all known
hatcheries and update their lists on a continual basis. All hatcheries that
meet the minimum size criteria are given adequate time to respond to the
weekly survey. Those that do not respond are contacted by telephone. The
weekly United States total for chicks placed includes states receiving
greater than 500,000 chicks annually for grow-out.
Estimating Procedures: All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from
each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends
from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on
similar operations or historical data. NASS regional 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.
Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected
data. Revisions made to the previous five-week's data during the current week
are published in this report. Final estimates are published in the annual
Hatchery Production Summary released in April.
Reliability: Estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication,
and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these
errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality
controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported
data for consistency and reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries
may be sent to nass@usda.gov
Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ............................... (202) 692-0069
Vacant, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section
Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter................................... (202) 720-0585
Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ..... (202) 720-8784
Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..................... (202) 720-3244
Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products...................... (202) 690-3237
Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ........................... (202) 690-4870
Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-3240
Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs ........................................ (202) 690-3676
Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery................................... (202) 720-6147
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