Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 24, 2026, 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 254 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 20, 2026, up 1 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 199 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 20, 2026, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 10, 2026 through June 20, 2026 for the United States were 4.72 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 16, : May 23, : May 30, : June 6, : June 13, : June 20, : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,868 35,997 35,725 35,453 35,611 35,528 Arkansas .....................: 27,264 27,239 27,497 27,255 27,186 26,662 Delaware .....................: 5,869 5,869 5,869 5,869 5,869 5,869 Georgia ......................: 35,410 35,574 36,233 35,862 35,830 35,870 Kentucky .....................: 8,177 8,146 8,195 7,977 7,880 8,194 Maryland .....................: 8,768 8,770 8,803 8,720 8,720 8,614 Mississippi ..................: 19,441 19,461 19,606 19,540 19,394 19,926 Missouri .....................: 9,185 9,139 9,152 9,220 9,174 9,159 North Carolina ...............: 26,255 25,847 26,084 26,191 25,998 25,974 Oklahoma .....................: 6,048 5,950 5,945 6,182 6,048 5,931 : Pennsylvania .................: 8,901 9,303 9,183 9,476 8,545 9,281 South Carolina ...............: 6,352 6,361 6,404 6,357 6,418 6,136 Texas ........................: 19,499 19,594 19,662 19,605 19,531 18,470 Virginia .....................: 5,780 5,816 5,785 5,499 5,490 5,612 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 16,298 16,344 16,171 16,168 16,120 16,033 : Other States .................: 17,545 16,985 17,183 17,786 17,125 17,179 : United States ................: 256,660 256,395 257,497 257,160 254,939 254,438 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 16, : May 23, : May 30, : June 6, : June 13, : June 20, : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,875 24,620 24,078 24,153 24,354 24,069 Arkansas .....................: 22,085 22,750 23,088 22,802 22,801 22,891 Delaware .....................: 5,465 6,226 5,813 6,112 5,313 5,385 Georgia ......................: 28,762 29,050 28,559 27,625 28,082 28,546 Kentucky .....................: 6,065 6,017 6,152 5,904 6,000 5,871 Maryland .....................: 6,243 5,421 6,300 5,978 6,780 6,828 Mississippi ..................: 15,644 15,451 15,504 15,485 15,661 15,775 Missouri .....................: 5,432 5,248 5,705 5,506 5,535 5,626 North Carolina ...............: 20,997 20,873 20,888 21,144 21,124 21,402 Oklahoma .....................: 4,202 3,861 3,493 4,200 4,076 3,754 : Pennsylvania .................: 5,311 5,319 5,044 5,060 5,399 5,336 South Carolina ...............: 4,660 4,801 5,010 5,810 5,234 5,159 Texas ........................: 14,955 14,679 14,792 14,821 14,746 14,924 Virginia .....................: 5,481 5,697 4,848 4,995 5,339 5,213 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,975 14,867 14,039 14,398 14,014 14,009 : Other States .................: 14,374 13,953 14,087 14,499 13,961 14,111 : United States ................: 198,526 198,833 197,400 198,492 198,419 198,899 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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............................................. 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