Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released December 17, 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 Up 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 251 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 13, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.8 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 197 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 13, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through December 13, 2025 for the United States were 9.60 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 8, :November 15, :November 22, :November 29, : December 6, :December 13, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 33,024 35,063 34,437 33,640 34,928 34,947 Arkansas .....................: 25,859 26,085 26,570 25,780 25,753 26,062 Delaware .....................: 5,402 5,596 5,646 5,402 5,769 5,769 Georgia ......................: 34,479 34,801 35,470 35,433 35,000 35,359 Kentucky .....................: 7,854 7,926 7,939 7,828 7,740 7,970 Maryland .....................: 8,557 8,382 8,386 8,385 8,383 8,383 Mississippi ..................: 17,254 18,181 18,227 18,187 18,257 18,223 Missouri .....................: 9,150 9,150 9,113 9,202 9,203 9,218 : North Carolina ...............: 25,668 26,199 26,312 26,305 25,331 25,737 Oklahoma .....................: 5,998 6,017 6,013 5,832 5,987 5,993 Pennsylvania .................: 8,716 8,994 8,919 8,990 8,587 9,061 South Carolina ...............: 6,154 6,045 6,344 6,289 6,347 6,273 Texas ........................: 17,441 19,129 19,588 20,481 18,833 19,760 Virginia .....................: 5,816 5,804 5,742 6,180 5,363 5,755 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,542 16,281 16,230 16,615 15,274 15,955 : Other States .................: 17,169 17,269 17,154 17,109 17,208 16,917 : United States ................: 244,083 250,922 252,090 251,658 247,963 251,382 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 8, :November 15, :November 22, :November 29, : December 6, :December 13, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 23,783 24,426 22,084 22,639 24,283 23,499 Arkansas .....................: 18,250 21,384 22,158 21,733 22,897 22,318 Delaware .....................: 5,354 5,321 5,190 5,418 5,428 5,927 Georgia ......................: 26,654 27,290 27,688 27,522 27,539 27,552 Kentucky .....................: 5,262 6,322 5,776 5,820 6,044 5,927 Maryland .....................: 6,864 6,868 6,769 6,640 6,770 5,998 Mississippi ..................: 13,621 14,057 12,742 13,647 14,463 14,398 Missouri .....................: 6,274 5,356 5,437 5,485 5,305 5,824 : North Carolina ...............: 18,925 19,936 20,253 20,032 20,597 20,690 Oklahoma .....................: 4,185 3,235 3,971 4,513 3,636 3,987 Pennsylvania .................: 5,292 4,936 5,089 4,988 5,399 5,232 South Carolina ...............: 4,713 4,860 5,321 5,479 5,295 5,757 Texas ........................: 14,763 14,914 15,134 13,701 14,987 15,597 Virginia .....................: 4,235 4,545 4,920 5,012 5,154 5,262 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,503 14,003 14,418 13,603 13,751 14,519 : Other States .................: 13,723 14,014 14,262 14,150 14,059 14,129 : United States ................: 185,401 191,467 191,212 190,382 195,607 196,616 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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