Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released March 27, 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 245 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 23, 2024, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 78.9 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 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 23, 2024, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through March 23, 2024 for the United States were 2.24 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 17, :February 24, : March 2, : March 9, : March 16, : March 23, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,122 35,133 35,160 34,322 35,130 34,976 Arkansas .....................: 24,990 25,655 25,465 25,296 24,774 25,418 Delaware .....................: 5,618 5,538 5,620 5,574 5,583 5,585 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 36,228 36,156 36,001 36,237 36,275 36,117 Kentucky .....................: 7,138 8,133 7,674 7,962 8,084 7,783 Louisiana ....................: 3,503 3,471 3,533 3,548 3,563 3,624 Maryland .....................: 8,066 8,061 8,050 8,063 8,064 8,061 Mississippi ..................: 17,412 17,469 17,458 17,296 17,396 17,337 Missouri .....................: 8,535 8,798 8,833 8,705 8,798 8,834 : North Carolina ...............: 25,074 25,346 24,538 25,077 24,948 25,191 Oklahoma .....................: 5,698 4,286 5,991 5,779 5,545 5,791 Pennsylvania .................: 7,822 7,659 8,003 7,935 7,803 7,447 South Carolina ...............: 6,252 6,088 6,085 5,970 6,331 6,233 Texas ........................: 19,352 19,312 19,311 19,476 19,476 19,185 Virginia .....................: 5,667 5,667 5,664 5,664 5,667 5,682 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,592 13,615 13,527 13,894 13,938 13,894 : Other States .................: 12,036 11,899 11,863 11,909 12,283 12,512 : United States ................: 243,330 243,511 244,001 243,932 244,883 244,895 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 17, :February 24, : March 2, : March 9, : March 16, : March 23, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,080 24,471 24,659 25,485 24,217 24,720 Arkansas .....................: 20,455 19,927 20,713 21,554 21,267 21,957 Delaware .....................: 5,226 4,632 5,539 4,574 5,070 4,909 Florida ......................: 1,105 1,317 1,243 1,330 1,414 1,401 Georgia ......................: 27,940 28,018 26,914 26,697 27,929 27,479 Kentucky .....................: 5,342 5,376 5,352 5,600 6,006 5,816 Louisiana ....................: 2,979 2,930 2,888 2,836 2,820 2,890 Maryland .....................: 6,152 5,874 6,389 6,558 6,352 6,068 Mississippi ..................: 13,431 13,369 13,462 13,781 13,638 13,434 Missouri .....................: 5,236 5,491 5,476 5,425 5,522 5,806 : North Carolina ...............: 19,516 19,794 20,367 19,729 19,451 19,237 Oklahoma .....................: 3,773 4,329 3,883 3,170 3,101 3,448 Pennsylvania .................: 5,062 4,569 4,998 4,965 4,791 4,690 South Carolina ...............: 4,475 4,586 4,268 5,399 4,842 4,934 Texas ........................: 14,928 14,660 14,489 14,520 14,591 14,743 Virginia .....................: 4,939 5,288 4,665 5,128 5,151 4,860 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,355 12,280 12,819 12,339 12,634 12,689 : Other States .................: 9,077 8,874 8,898 9,144 9,030 8,917 : United States ................: 185,071 185,785 187,022 188,234 187,826 187,998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .......... 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