Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released December 3, 2025, 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 250 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 29, 2025, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.7 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 29, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through November 29, 2025 for the United States were 9.21 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 25, : November 1, : November 8, :November 15, :November 22, :November 29, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 34,517 32,853 33,624 34,039 33,098 33,640 Arkansas .....................: 24,936 25,876 25,859 25,252 25,632 25,680 Delaware .....................: 5,496 5,402 5,402 5,402 5,402 5,402 Georgia ......................: 34,900 34,853 34,479 34,683 35,351 35,547 Kentucky .....................: 7,811 7,817 7,854 7,920 7,802 7,828 Maryland .....................: 8,417 8,414 8,557 8,382 8,386 8,385 Mississippi ..................: 17,854 16,467 17,254 18,181 18,227 18,187 Missouri .....................: 8,501 8,976 9,150 9,152 8,713 9,202 : North Carolina ...............: 24,878 25,666 25,668 26,290 26,302 26,062 Oklahoma .....................: 6,008 6,043 5,998 5,988 6,013 5,832 Pennsylvania .................: 8,570 8,726 8,716 8,994 8,919 8,990 South Carolina ...............: 6,112 5,910 6,154 6,045 6,344 6,289 Texas ........................: 18,563 19,168 17,441 18,963 19,391 19,713 Virginia .....................: 5,898 5,819 5,816 5,764 5,772 5,774 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,657 16,535 15,542 16,282 16,306 16,263 : Other States .................: 16,825 17,047 17,060 16,952 17,081 16,993 : United States ................: 244,943 245,572 244,574 248,289 248,739 249,787 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 25, : November 1, : November 8, :November 15, :November 22, :November 29, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,958 22,804 23,783 24,426 22,084 22,672 Arkansas .....................: 21,689 19,908 18,250 21,384 22,158 21,684 Delaware .....................: 5,319 5,934 5,354 5,321 5,190 5,565 Georgia ......................: 27,673 27,095 26,654 27,290 27,693 27,676 Kentucky .....................: 5,795 5,843 5,262 6,322 5,776 5,820 Maryland .....................: 6,240 6,034 6,864 6,868 6,769 6,649 Mississippi ..................: 12,405 13,032 13,621 14,057 12,742 13,614 Missouri .....................: 6,529 5,847 6,274 5,356 5,437 5,485 : North Carolina ...............: 19,412 18,346 18,925 19,936 20,253 20,032 Oklahoma .....................: 2,994 3,511 4,185 3,235 3,971 4,513 Pennsylvania .................: 4,721 5,194 5,292 4,936 5,089 4,988 South Carolina ...............: 5,015 5,161 4,713 4,860 5,321 5,472 Texas ........................: 14,918 14,346 14,763 14,914 15,134 13,701 Virginia .....................: 5,171 5,067 4,235 4,545 4,920 5,012 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,797 14,308 13,503 14,003 14,418 13,588 : Other States .................: 13,769 13,492 13,728 14,031 14,179 14,102 : United States ................: 187,405 185,922 185,406 191,484 191,134 190,573 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter............................................. (202) 690-8632 Tiffany Byrne - Dairy Products...................................................... (651) 440-7789 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed................................................. (202) 720-3040 Kim DaPra - Milk Production......................................................... (202) 720-3278 Fatema Haque - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Catfish, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products, Mink, Trout........... (202) 690-3237 Ralph Mondesir - Hogs and Pigs...................................................... (202) 720-3106 Suzanne Richards - Cost of Pollination, Honey, Honey Bee Colonies, Sheep and Goats.. (202) 720-4448 Shulonda Shaw - Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, Cold Storage................... (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs......................................................... (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery................................. 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