Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released April 10, 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 244 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 6, 2024, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.0 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 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 6, 2024, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through April 6, 2024 for the United States were 2.62 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 2, : March 9, : March 16, : March 23, : March 30, : April 6, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,160 33,951 35,130 34,976 35,073 34,594 Arkansas .....................: 25,465 25,392 24,774 25,418 25,196 25,540 Delaware .....................: 5,620 5,574 5,583 5,559 5,573 5,580 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 36,001 36,223 36,275 36,117 36,111 36,336 Kentucky .....................: 7,674 7,967 8,084 7,783 7,777 8,049 Louisiana ....................: 3,533 3,548 3,563 3,624 3,624 3,624 Maryland .....................: 8,050 8,063 8,064 8,061 8,065 8,061 Mississippi ..................: 17,458 17,405 17,396 17,337 17,279 17,403 Missouri .....................: 8,833 8,861 8,798 8,834 8,373 8,853 : North Carolina ...............: 24,538 25,239 25,248 25,191 25,143 24,685 Oklahoma .....................: 6,254 6,309 6,055 6,199 6,260 6,038 Pennsylvania .................: 8,003 7,876 7,803 7,447 7,773 7,788 South Carolina ...............: 6,085 5,970 6,331 6,233 6,146 6,048 Texas ........................: 19,311 19,391 19,476 19,185 19,186 19,260 Virginia .....................: 5,664 5,664 5,667 5,682 5,363 5,417 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,527 13,995 13,938 13,979 13,910 13,946 : Other States .................: 11,863 12,009 12,408 12,513 12,369 11,936 : United States ................: 244,264 244,662 245,818 245,363 244,446 244,383 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 2, : March 9, : March 16, : March 23, : March 30, : April 6, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,659 25,485 24,217 24,675 23,717 25,296 Arkansas .....................: 20,713 21,554 21,490 22,057 22,251 21,806 Delaware .....................: 5,539 4,574 5,070 4,830 4,798 5,366 Florida ......................: 1,243 1,330 1,414 1,401 1,390 1,249 Georgia ......................: 26,914 26,697 27,929 27,479 27,942 28,130 Kentucky .....................: 5,352 5,600 6,006 5,816 5,614 6,056 Louisiana ....................: 2,888 2,836 2,820 2,890 2,836 2,756 Maryland .....................: 6,389 6,558 6,352 5,984 5,692 6,302 Mississippi ..................: 13,462 13,781 13,638 13,434 13,272 13,558 Missouri .....................: 5,476 5,425 5,522 5,806 5,207 4,970 : North Carolina ...............: 20,367 19,729 19,451 19,237 19,637 19,910 Oklahoma .....................: 3,883 3,170 3,646 3,679 3,979 3,620 Pennsylvania .................: 4,998 4,965 4,791 4,694 4,777 4,898 South Carolina ...............: 4,268 5,399 4,842 4,944 4,811 4,749 Texas ........................: 14,489 14,520 14,591 14,743 14,430 14,768 Virginia .....................: 4,665 5,128 5,151 4,860 6,108 5,184 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,819 12,339 12,634 12,766 12,475 11,602 : Other States .................: 8,898 9,144 9,030 8,937 9,099 9,269 : United States ................: 187,022 188,234 188,594 188,232 188,035 189,489 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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................................... 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