Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 1, 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 2 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 256 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 27, 2026, up 2 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 27, 2026, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 10, 2026 through June 27, 2026 for the United States were 4.92 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 23, : May 30, : June 6, : June 13, : June 20, : June 27, : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,997 35,725 35,453 35,611 35,528 35,507 Arkansas .....................: 27,239 27,497 27,448 27,196 26,662 27,116 Delaware .....................: 5,869 5,869 5,869 5,869 5,869 5,869 Georgia ......................: 35,574 36,233 36,056 35,809 35,870 35,884 Kentucky .....................: 8,146 8,195 8,108 7,880 8,194 8,144 Maryland .....................: 8,770 8,803 8,720 8,720 8,614 8,414 Mississippi ..................: 19,461 19,606 19,540 19,394 19,684 19,802 Missouri .....................: 9,139 9,152 9,127 9,174 9,159 9,127 North Carolina ...............: 25,847 26,084 26,171 26,008 25,974 25,747 Oklahoma .....................: 5,950 5,945 5,948 6,048 5,931 5,931 : Pennsylvania .................: 9,303 9,183 9,355 8,545 9,281 9,285 South Carolina ...............: 6,361 6,404 6,357 6,418 6,136 5,961 Texas ........................: 19,594 19,662 19,605 19,531 18,470 19,569 Virginia .....................: 5,816 5,785 5,499 5,490 5,612 5,816 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 16,344 16,171 16,099 16,077 16,083 16,158 : Other States .................: 16,985 17,183 17,786 17,125 17,171 17,902 : United States ................: 256,395 257,497 257,141 254,895 254,238 256,232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 23, : May 30, : June 6, : June 13, : June 20, : June 27, : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,620 24,078 24,153 24,354 24,069 24,423 Arkansas .....................: 22,750 23,088 22,802 22,801 22,891 23,033 Delaware .....................: 6,226 5,813 6,112 5,313 5,385 4,164 Georgia ......................: 29,050 28,559 27,625 28,082 28,792 28,503 Kentucky .....................: 6,017 6,152 5,904 6,000 5,852 6,096 Maryland .....................: 5,421 6,400 5,978 6,780 6,828 7,873 Mississippi ..................: 15,451 15,504 15,485 15,661 15,638 15,689 Missouri .....................: 5,248 5,705 5,506 5,535 5,626 5,850 North Carolina ...............: 20,873 20,888 21,144 21,124 21,402 21,422 Oklahoma .....................: 3,861 3,493 4,200 4,076 3,754 3,092 : Pennsylvania .................: 5,319 5,044 5,060 5,399 5,336 5,321 South Carolina ...............: 4,801 5,010 5,810 5,234 5,159 4,782 Texas ........................: 14,679 14,792 14,821 14,746 14,924 14,166 Virginia .....................: 5,697 4,848 4,995 5,339 5,213 5,660 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 14,867 14,039 14,398 13,963 13,950 14,010 : Other States .................: 13,953 14,087 14,479 13,960 14,142 14,656 : United States ................: 198,833 197,500 198,472 198,367 198,961 198,740 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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