Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 24, 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 3 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 249 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 20, 2024, up 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.2 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 July 20, 2024, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through July 20, 2024 for the United States were 5.47 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 15, : June 22, : June 29, : July 6, : July 13, : July 20, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 34,902 35,191 35,081 34,804 34,754 34,990 Arkansas .....................: 25,192 24,893 25,264 25,490 25,828 26,013 Delaware .....................: 5,645 5,631 5,638 5,646 5,644 5,611 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 35,544 35,785 35,443 36,143 34,993 35,991 Kentucky .....................: 8,221 8,157 8,219 8,196 8,025 8,138 Louisiana ....................: 3,593 3,530 3,561 3,655 3,650 3,530 Maryland .....................: 8,090 8,090 8,092 8,094 8,047 8,069 Mississippi ..................: 17,923 17,953 17,893 17,893 17,833 17,893 Missouri .....................: 9,009 8,994 9,035 8,779 8,939 8,980 : North Carolina ...............: 25,570 25,270 25,747 25,824 25,342 25,722 Oklahoma .....................: 5,827 5,414 6,054 5,847 6,089 6,049 Pennsylvania .................: 7,902 7,942 8,037 7,940 8,043 8,071 South Carolina ...............: 6,126 5,916 5,969 6,148 6,048 6,377 Texas ........................: 19,451 19,046 19,326 19,290 19,047 19,541 Virginia .....................: 5,645 5,621 5,661 5,346 5,359 5,475 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,843 13,082 13,660 14,756 15,521 15,049 : Other States .................: 12,227 12,275 11,584 12,027 11,383 11,794 : United States ................: 245,935 244,015 245,489 247,103 245,770 248,518 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 15, : June 22, : June 29, : July 6, : July 13, : July 20, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,945 24,639 24,753 24,946 24,984 24,538 Arkansas .....................: 22,409 20,771 21,521 21,853 19,986 21,112 Delaware .....................: 4,656 4,344 4,290 5,449 5,049 4,925 Florida ......................: 1,333 1,240 1,247 1,336 1,302 1,277 Georgia ......................: 28,109 27,731 28,067 27,573 27,956 27,304 Kentucky .....................: 5,944 5,883 5,902 5,944 5,877 5,986 Louisiana ....................: 3,070 3,039 3,020 2,948 3,037 3,054 Maryland .....................: 6,127 6,606 6,534 5,787 5,346 5,677 Mississippi ..................: 13,831 13,695 13,679 13,930 13,904 14,060 Missouri .....................: 5,026 5,364 5,315 5,851 6,277 5,472 : North Carolina ...............: 20,331 19,865 19,620 19,776 20,046 20,035 Oklahoma .....................: 2,972 4,909 4,294 3,005 3,345 4,180 Pennsylvania .................: 5,198 5,035 5,060 4,924 5,063 5,204 South Carolina ...............: 4,740 4,900 4,677 4,808 4,558 5,168 Texas ........................: 15,250 15,182 15,173 15,021 14,998 15,254 Virginia .....................: 5,192 5,023 5,411 4,904 5,677 5,611 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,956 12,841 12,103 12,481 11,685 12,327 : Other States .................: 9,165 9,073 9,233 9,439 9,261 9,002 : United States ................: 190,254 190,140 189,899 189,975 188,351 190,186 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Greg Lemmons, Acting Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section... 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