Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released January 2, 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 249 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 28, 2024, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.5 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 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 28, 2024, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through December 28, 2024 for the United States were 9.84 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :November 23, :November 30, : December 7, :December 14, :December 21, :December 28, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,016 35,506 34,833 34,717 35,573 35,436 Arkansas .....................: 26,030 26,154 25,655 25,906 25,996 26,044 Delaware .....................: 5,250 5,430 5,442 5,436 5,437 5,472 Florida ......................: 1,223 1,225 1,222 1,222 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 34,945 34,911 34,028 34,625 35,204 34,895 Kentucky .....................: 7,878 8,090 7,353 7,806 8,016 7,977 Louisiana ....................: 3,655 3,655 3,653 3,624 3,624 3,624 Maryland .....................: 8,094 8,095 8,095 8,094 8,094 8,094 Mississippi ..................: 18,142 18,107 18,174 18,081 18,066 18,081 Missouri .....................: 9,271 9,201 9,201 9,143 9,114 9,114 : North Carolina ...............: 26,264 26,216 25,931 26,172 26,112 26,362 Oklahoma .....................: 5,965 6,182 5,199 5,770 6,022 6,061 Pennsylvania .................: 8,068 8,032 8,348 8,248 8,138 7,731 South Carolina ...............: 6,110 5,939 5,733 5,735 6,089 6,280 Texas ........................: 19,500 20,104 18,625 19,307 19,536 19,569 Virginia .....................: 5,727 6,091 5,362 5,719 5,668 5,685 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,526 15,583 15,061 15,676 15,896 15,841 : Other States .................: 12,091 11,995 11,912 11,915 11,849 11,713 : United States ................: 248,755 250,516 243,827 247,196 249,659 249,204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :November 23, :November 30, : December 7, :December 14, :December 21, :December 28, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,100 24,321 24,405 24,659 25,076 25,615 Arkansas .....................: 21,382 21,079 21,414 22,097 21,403 21,647 Delaware .....................: 4,221 4,315 4,199 5,481 4,223 4,393 Florida ......................: 1,397 1,240 1,290 1,194 1,310 1,304 Georgia ......................: 26,959 26,379 27,716 27,218 27,041 26,652 Kentucky .....................: 5,834 5,758 6,034 6,041 5,874 5,423 Louisiana ....................: 2,931 2,861 3,092 3,093 3,065 3,029 Maryland .....................: 5,982 6,193 6,491 6,094 6,242 5,687 Mississippi ..................: 13,026 14,215 14,469 14,689 14,608 14,532 Missouri .....................: 5,298 5,896 5,734 5,655 6,296 6,569 : North Carolina ...............: 20,443 20,535 21,050 20,079 20,795 20,535 Oklahoma .....................: 3,306 4,191 4,328 3,961 4,005 2,842 Pennsylvania .................: 5,032 5,158 5,487 5,222 5,290 4,967 South Carolina ...............: 4,202 4,415 4,973 6,096 5,142 4,978 Texas ........................: 15,565 14,463 15,247 15,373 15,288 14,405 Virginia .....................: 5,234 5,181 4,812 4,503 5,644 5,468 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 14,118 14,001 14,043 13,320 13,832 13,330 : Other States .................: 9,065 9,072 9,250 9,374 9,387 9,248 : United States ................: 188,095 189,273 194,034 194,149 194,521 190,624 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................................................................................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................................................................................. 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