Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released May 8, 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 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 247 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 4, 2024, up 1 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 190 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 4, 2024, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through May 4, 2024 for the United States were 3.38 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 30, : April 6, : April 13, : April 20, : April 27, : May 4, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,221 34,726 35,072 35,002 35,071 35,025 Arkansas .....................: 25,672 25,814 25,757 25,659 25,961 25,760 Delaware .....................: 5,573 5,489 5,544 5,600 5,543 5,539 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 36,392 36,444 36,569 36,073 36,178 36,374 Kentucky .....................: 7,951 8,178 8,000 7,927 8,017 7,861 Louisiana ....................: 3,624 3,624 3,655 3,655 3,655 3,515 Maryland .....................: 8,065 8,061 8,063 8,005 8,005 8,065 Mississippi ..................: 17,579 17,605 17,655 17,532 17,339 17,199 Missouri .....................: 8,650 8,859 8,893 8,990 8,766 8,550 : North Carolina ...............: 25,143 24,638 25,562 25,539 25,575 25,545 Oklahoma .....................: 5,838 5,812 5,644 5,674 6,032 6,081 Pennsylvania .................: 7,859 7,937 7,969 7,806 8,056 8,019 South Carolina ...............: 6,146 6,048 6,312 6,249 6,178 6,129 Texas ........................: 19,261 19,587 19,405 19,096 19,572 19,932 Virginia .....................: 5,363 5,417 5,734 5,689 5,662 5,833 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,776 14,004 13,628 13,823 13,575 13,754 : Other States .................: 12,359 11,974 12,281 12,000 12,055 12,153 : United States ................: 245,697 245,442 246,968 245,544 246,465 246,559 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 30, : April 6, : April 13, : April 20, : April 27, : May 4, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 23,717 25,495 24,154 24,667 24,734 24,732 Arkansas .....................: 22,144 21,690 20,329 21,607 21,087 21,259 Delaware .....................: 5,017 5,719 5,191 5,510 5,297 5,576 Florida ......................: 1,390 1,253 1,239 1,191 1,351 1,347 Georgia ......................: 27,942 28,168 28,167 28,169 27,747 28,280 Kentucky .....................: 5,614 6,070 5,996 5,891 5,655 5,823 Louisiana ....................: 2,836 2,756 2,880 2,909 2,923 2,915 Maryland .....................: 5,383 5,796 5,437 5,221 5,162 5,189 Mississippi ..................: 13,272 13,681 13,491 13,883 13,401 13,448 Missouri .....................: 5,207 5,122 5,529 5,517 5,119 5,265 : North Carolina ...............: 19,637 19,916 19,765 19,744 19,486 19,674 Oklahoma .....................: 3,979 3,833 5,039 3,662 4,886 4,372 Pennsylvania .................: 4,777 4,999 4,736 5,087 5,073 5,008 South Carolina ...............: 4,811 4,722 5,122 4,918 5,004 5,118 Texas ........................: 14,430 14,798 14,886 14,859 15,281 15,224 Virginia .....................: 6,108 5,310 5,258 5,041 5,389 5,254 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,474 11,596 13,243 12,319 12,859 12,483 : Other States .................: 9,099 9,272 9,393 9,311 9,143 9,413 : United States ................: 187,837 190,196 189,855 189,506 189,597 190,380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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