Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released May 21, 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 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 252 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 17, 2025, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 193 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 17, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through May 17, 2025 for the United States were 3.83 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 12, : April 19, : April 26, : May 3, : May 10, : May 17, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,371 35,605 35,668 35,378 35,384 35,566 Arkansas .....................: 26,412 26,826 26,345 26,203 26,604 26,643 Delaware .....................: 5,756 5,691 5,859 5,716 5,770 5,770 Georgia ......................: 33,969 34,611 34,485 34,479 34,735 34,864 Kentucky .....................: 7,630 8,009 7,958 8,083 7,998 7,920 Maryland .....................: 8,579 8,579 8,579 8,544 8,521 8,534 Mississippi ..................: 17,993 18,033 18,033 18,124 18,017 18,109 Missouri .....................: 9,230 9,189 9,165 8,715 9,196 9,176 : North Carolina ...............: 25,962 25,831 25,003 26,004 26,132 25,968 Oklahoma .....................: 5,812 5,808 6,070 5,808 5,911 5,831 Pennsylvania .................: 8,663 8,692 8,950 8,581 8,228 8,664 South Carolina ...............: 6,111 6,120 6,115 6,235 6,021 6,266 Texas ........................: 19,403 19,237 19,339 19,310 19,500 19,505 Virginia .....................: 5,727 5,708 5,705 5,672 5,680 5,683 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 16,317 16,264 15,712 16,154 16,006 16,216 : Other States .................: 16,691 16,746 16,893 16,763 16,758 16,829 : United States ................: 249,626 250,949 249,879 249,769 250,461 251,544 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 12, : April 19, : April 26, : May 3, : May 10, : May 17, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,117 24,611 24,264 24,365 25,404 25,021 Arkansas .....................: 20,919 22,961 21,952 21,426 21,255 22,159 Delaware .....................: 5,658 6,296 5,996 5,491 5,857 5,558 Georgia ......................: 26,207 26,437 26,588 26,518 26,970 26,562 Kentucky .....................: 5,719 5,879 5,954 5,796 6,115 5,818 Maryland .....................: 6,252 5,928 6,476 6,184 6,085 6,635 Mississippi ..................: 14,540 14,209 14,609 14,486 14,616 14,535 Missouri .....................: 6,675 5,593 5,482 6,131 6,462 5,564 : North Carolina ...............: 20,043 20,098 19,725 20,443 20,790 19,907 Oklahoma .....................: 3,936 3,046 4,281 4,118 4,208 4,251 Pennsylvania .................: 4,986 4,652 4,848 4,902 4,807 5,037 South Carolina ...............: 5,258 4,784 5,560 4,354 4,047 4,406 Texas ........................: 14,729 14,746 14,703 14,951 14,731 14,922 Virginia .....................: 4,279 4,122 4,684 5,266 4,864 5,197 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 14,924 14,269 14,144 14,550 14,028 14,103 : Other States .................: 13,549 13,640 13,108 13,459 13,504 13,601 : United States ................: 191,791 191,271 192,374 192,440 193,743 193,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised, Poultry Slaughter .................. 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