Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 5, 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 246 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 1, 2024, up 1 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 1, 2024, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through June 1, 2024 for the United States were 4.14 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 27, : May 4, : May 11, : May 18, : May 25, : June 1, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,086 35,041 34,331 35,124 34,924 34,522 Arkansas .....................: 25,725 25,662 25,866 25,399 25,507 25,678 Delaware .....................: 5,643 5,725 5,714 5,598 5,599 5,656 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 35,905 36,280 35,835 36,130 36,306 36,448 Kentucky .....................: 8,149 8,023 8,133 8,092 8,057 8,199 Louisiana ....................: 3,655 3,515 3,654 3,362 3,561 3,561 Maryland .....................: 8,005 8,065 8,065 8,053 8,094 8,094 Mississippi ..................: 17,199 17,199 17,545 17,345 17,182 17,679 Missouri .....................: 8,778 8,550 8,901 8,857 8,785 8,769 : North Carolina ...............: 25,648 25,672 25,395 25,322 25,826 25,632 Oklahoma .....................: 5,860 5,921 6,062 6,081 5,820 5,913 Pennsylvania .................: 7,861 7,627 7,381 8,086 8,185 7,992 South Carolina ...............: 6,178 6,128 6,171 5,969 5,966 5,904 Texas ........................: 19,550 20,060 19,689 19,418 19,449 19,578 Virginia .....................: 5,692 5,863 5,264 5,428 5,491 5,234 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,200 12,899 13,358 13,293 13,436 13,422 : Other States .................: 12,055 12,084 11,970 12,098 12,066 12,018 : United States ................: 245,414 245,539 244,559 244,880 245,479 245,524 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 27, : May 4, : May 11, : May 18, : May 25, : June 1, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,734 24,732 24,865 25,683 24,737 24,246 Arkansas .....................: 21,087 21,259 21,464 21,034 22,817 21,335 Delaware .....................: 5,297 5,053 4,534 6,045 4,530 4,773 Florida ......................: 1,350 1,346 1,341 1,302 1,354 1,318 Georgia ......................: 27,747 28,561 28,008 27,089 28,386 28,522 Kentucky .....................: 5,655 5,847 5,992 5,895 6,099 5,815 Louisiana ....................: 2,923 2,915 3,013 2,921 2,905 2,951 Maryland .....................: 5,271 5,945 6,734 5,057 6,111 6,412 Mississippi ..................: 13,401 13,448 13,736 13,345 13,370 13,679 Missouri .....................: 5,119 5,265 5,818 6,446 5,090 5,659 : North Carolina ...............: 19,486 19,767 19,892 19,771 20,125 20,056 Oklahoma .....................: 4,886 4,372 3,209 3,377 1,962 3,957 Pennsylvania .................: 5,072 4,908 4,901 4,797 4,879 4,635 South Carolina ...............: 5,004 4,996 5,062 5,215 4,817 4,439 Texas ........................: 15,281 15,224 14,877 15,306 15,579 15,376 Virginia .....................: 5,434 5,012 4,784 5,440 5,164 4,502 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,746 12,397 12,678 11,548 11,768 12,231 : Other States .................: 9,142 9,403 9,388 9,325 9,256 8,971 : United States ................: 189,635 190,450 190,296 189,596 188,949 188,877 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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