Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released December 11, 2024, 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 6 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 250 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 7, 2024, up 6 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.7 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 193 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 7, 2024, up 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through December 7, 2024 for the United States were 9.26 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 2, : November 9, :November 16, :November 23, :November 30, : December 7, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 33,069 33,939 35,086 34,079 35,523 35,601 Arkansas .....................: 25,068 25,631 25,694 25,182 25,771 25,599 Delaware .....................: 5,256 5,252 5,257 5,250 5,430 5,442 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,223 1,225 1,222 Georgia ......................: 33,554 33,135 33,988 34,562 34,569 35,058 Kentucky .....................: 7,756 7,960 8,257 8,140 8,190 7,964 Louisiana ....................: 3,484 3,367 3,655 3,655 3,655 3,653 Maryland .....................: 8,095 8,094 8,092 8,094 8,095 8,095 Mississippi ..................: 16,749 17,764 17,719 17,676 18,107 18,106 Missouri .....................: 8,442 9,161 9,157 8,805 9,201 9,157 : North Carolina ...............: 25,310 25,748 26,305 26,237 26,147 25,869 Oklahoma .....................: 5,840 5,142 5,770 5,935 6,182 6,187 Pennsylvania .................: 7,835 7,977 8,326 8,068 8,053 8,446 South Carolina ...............: 6,030 5,584 6,211 6,110 6,449 6,433 Texas ........................: 20,076 18,342 19,888 19,183 20,134 19,937 Virginia .....................: 5,688 5,682 5,727 5,727 5,727 5,362 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 16,154 15,622 15,982 15,845 15,683 15,715 : Other States .................: 11,703 11,677 11,868 12,091 11,995 11,975 : United States ................: 241,334 241,302 248,207 245,862 250,136 249,821 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : November 2, : November 9, :November 16, :November 23, :November 30, : December 7, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,951 24,322 24,522 22,867 24,343 24,430 Arkansas .....................: 18,412 20,908 21,804 21,360 21,018 21,421 Delaware .....................: 4,239 4,186 4,560 4,421 4,315 4,199 Florida ......................: 1,335 1,341 1,277 1,397 1,240 1,325 Georgia ......................: 26,563 26,486 25,785 26,650 26,070 26,932 Kentucky .....................: 6,034 5,813 5,844 5,834 5,758 6,133 Louisiana ....................: 2,908 2,891 2,942 2,931 2,861 3,092 Maryland .....................: 6,166 6,163 6,269 5,982 6,193 6,438 Mississippi ..................: 13,559 13,388 14,106 14,084 14,104 14,106 Missouri .....................: 6,592 5,368 5,433 5,298 5,896 5,734 : North Carolina ...............: 19,453 19,507 20,870 20,443 20,535 21,107 Oklahoma .....................: 3,972 1,803 3,153 3,306 4,191 4,328 Pennsylvania .................: 5,043 5,398 4,439 5,032 5,158 5,441 South Carolina ...............: 4,889 4,537 4,513 4,202 4,415 5,030 Texas ........................: 14,481 14,521 15,018 15,565 14,463 15,227 Virginia .....................: 5,020 5,144 4,869 5,234 5,181 5,079 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 14,248 13,245 14,338 14,118 14,001 13,697 : Other States .................: 9,171 9,046 9,082 9,065 9,072 9,246 : United States ................: 187,036 184,067 188,824 187,789 188,814 192,965 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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