Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released January 29, 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 4 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 250 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 25, 2025, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.0 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 192 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 25, 2025, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through January 25, 2025 for the United States were 767 million. Cumulative placements were up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 21, :December 28, : January 4, : January 11, : January 18, : January 25, : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,378 35,087 35,348 35,268 34,775 34,930 Arkansas .....................: 25,964 26,158 26,245 25,931 26,007 26,130 Delaware .....................: 5,637 5,725 5,738 5,748 5,743 5,742 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Georgia ......................: 35,248 34,741 35,178 34,951 34,577 34,565 Kentucky .....................: 7,739 7,844 7,917 7,596 7,803 7,973 Louisiana ....................: 3,624 3,624 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland .....................: 8,093 8,263 8,442 8,267 8,267 8,355 Mississippi ..................: 18,128 18,081 18,169 18,203 18,112 18,097 Missouri .....................: 9,067 8,912 8,879 9,111 8,999 9,017 : North Carolina ...............: 25,964 26,161 25,811 26,078 26,006 26,077 Oklahoma .....................: 5,669 5,683 5,770 5,851 5,576 5,984 Pennsylvania .................: 8,767 8,347 8,735 8,692 8,571 8,403 South Carolina ...............: 6,191 6,054 6,079 5,913 6,077 6,300 Texas ........................: 19,052 19,037 19,315 19,758 19,445 19,956 Virginia .....................: 5,668 5,685 5,691 5,722 5,730 5,718 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,150 15,315 15,440 14,634 15,465 15,640 : Other States .................: 11,900 11,616 16,777 16,912 16,810 16,821 : United States ................: 248,464 247,558 249,534 248,635 247,963 249,708 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 21, :December 28, : January 4, : January 11, : January 18, : January 25, : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,976 25,533 25,765 24,721 23,734 24,565 Arkansas .....................: 21,373 21,617 22,163 22,808 21,088 21,404 Delaware .....................: 5,329 4,933 4,494 5,263 4,521 4,508 Florida ......................: 1,312 1,299 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Georgia ......................: 27,189 26,966 26,672 27,435 27,131 26,852 Kentucky .....................: 5,999 5,346 5,928 5,840 5,774 5,503 Louisiana ....................: 3,065 3,029 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland .....................: 6,535 6,595 7,572 6,978 7,657 7,749 Mississippi ..................: 14,680 14,516 14,327 14,261 14,154 13,924 Missouri .....................: 6,296 6,569 5,444 5,754 5,092 6,080 : North Carolina ...............: 20,556 19,638 19,784 19,841 19,738 19,825 Oklahoma .....................: 4,005 2,842 3,527 2,396 4,894 3,479 Pennsylvania .................: 5,014 4,976 5,374 5,161 5,120 5,031 South Carolina ...............: 5,358 5,008 5,237 4,990 5,270 5,509 Texas ........................: 15,306 14,936 14,663 14,831 15,210 15,553 Virginia .....................: 5,410 5,000 4,795 4,676 4,587 4,676 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,235 13,290 13,314 12,284 13,809 13,921 : Other States .................: 9,406 9,202 13,421 13,501 13,543 13,558 : United States ................: 195,044 191,295 192,480 190,740 191,322 192,137 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 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 Ryan Cowen, Acting Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ...................................................... (202) 720-3040 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 - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products.............................................................. 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