Broiler Hatchery
ISSN: 1949-1840
Released November 29, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 238 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending November 25, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for
chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.5 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 Down 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 179 million chicks
for meat production during the week ending November 25, 2023, down 2 percent
from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 7, 2023 through November 25, 2023 for the United States were
8.74 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period
a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2023
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: October 21, : October 28, : November 4, :November 11, :November 18, :November 25,
: 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023
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: 1,000 eggs
:
Alabama ......................: 32,177 31,846 31,284 31,930 32,104 32,933
Arkansas .....................: 21,106 23,613 23,436 22,726 23,645 23,912
Delaware .....................: 5,247 5,154 5,355 4,873 4,897 5,118
Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,349 1,225 1,225
Georgia ......................: 34,961 34,656 33,874 35,320 35,394 35,558
Kentucky .....................: 6,014 6,667 6,609 6,059 6,504 6,979
Louisiana ....................: 3,517 3,563 2,928 3,593 3,578 3,594
Maryland .....................: 8,071 8,065 8,065 8,066 8,065 8,062
Mississippi ..................: 16,354 15,470 16,612 16,397 16,934 16,960
Missouri .....................: 7,993 8,630 8,208 8,740 8,812 8,448
:
North Carolina ...............: 22,230 24,424 24,052 23,715 24,954 24,838
Oklahoma .....................: 6,353 6,719 6,430 7,721 7,444 6,992
Pennsylvania .................: 7,157 6,705 6,933 7,173 7,211 7,246
South Carolina ...............: 6,093 6,213 5,982 6,264 6,186 5,894
Texas ........................: 16,656 18,463 16,851 18,035 18,801 18,519
Virginia .....................: 5,735 5,765 5,360 5,579 5,783 5,768
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 12,707 13,583 12,320 12,933 13,745 13,626
:
Other States .................: 12,181 11,975 11,480 11,967 12,061 12,011
:
United States ................: 225,777 232,736 227,004 232,440 237,343 237,683
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2023
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: October 21, : October 28, : November 4, :November 11, :November 18, :November 25,
: 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023
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: 1,000 chicks
:
Alabama ......................: 23,217 23,311 23,486 23,574 22,806 21,549
Arkansas .....................: 20,443 19,015 18,934 18,483 20,877 21,210
Delaware .....................: 4,080 5,697 4,505 5,838 5,346 5,625
Florida ......................: 0 1,085 1,207 1,337 1,317 1,074
Georgia ......................: 26,780 26,152 26,543 26,631 27,323 27,500
Kentucky .....................: 5,195 5,077 5,022 5,001 5,581 5,468
Louisiana ....................: 2,814 2,874 2,677 2,652 3,051 2,428
Maryland .....................: 5,524 4,840 5,708 4,107 4,357 5,002
Mississippi ..................: 13,230 12,052 12,096 13,220 12,519 13,465
Missouri .....................: 5,331 5,273 5,315 4,847 5,978 5,059
:
North Carolina ...............: 18,935 18,495 18,139 17,944 20,009 18,804
Oklahoma .....................: 4,441 4,526 3,584 4,262 3,367 3,692
Pennsylvania .................: 4,408 4,736 4,621 4,738 4,125 4,411
South Carolina ...............: 4,398 4,916 4,698 4,906 4,567 5,231
Texas ........................: 14,409 13,609 13,430 13,801 14,665 13,480
Virginia .....................: 5,795 4,931 5,392 5,769 5,762 5,338
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 10,133 11,735 12,005 11,253 10,951 11,419
:
Other States .................: 9,779 9,176 9,409 9,283 9,364 8,718
:
United States ................: 178,912 177,500 176,771 177,646 181,965 179,473
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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 .......... (202) 690-3223
Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter................................... (202) 720-0585
Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ..... (202) 720-8784
Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..................... (202) 720-3244
Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products...................... (202) 690-3237
Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ........................... (202) 690-4870
Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-3240
Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs ........................................ (202) 690-3676
Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery................................... (202) 720-6147
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