Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released April 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 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 250 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 29, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 78.4 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 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 29, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through March 29, 2025 for the United States were 2.49 billion. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 22, : March 1, : March 8, : March 15, : March 22, : March 29, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,231 35,336 35,318 35,305 35,055 35,358 Arkansas .....................: 25,948 26,428 26,096 25,763 26,323 26,374 Delaware .....................: 5,730 5,716 5,721 5,621 5,521 5,576 Georgia ......................: 34,560 34,113 34,547 34,358 34,605 34,634 Kentucky .....................: 8,083 8,097 8,285 8,176 8,189 8,334 Maryland .....................: 8,534 8,534 8,583 8,584 8,584 8,584 Mississippi ..................: 18,114 18,235 18,087 18,079 18,201 17,973 Missouri .....................: 8,934 9,070 9,195 9,028 9,047 9,195 : North Carolina ...............: 26,154 25,883 26,194 25,956 25,957 26,199 Oklahoma .....................: 6,070 5,677 5,656 5,655 6,093 5,773 Pennsylvania .................: 8,527 8,523 8,435 8,124 8,640 8,152 South Carolina ...............: 6,113 6,239 5,966 5,962 6,063 6,140 Texas ........................: 19,111 19,222 19,410 19,210 19,472 19,282 Virginia .....................: 5,909 5,886 5,887 5,887 5,887 5,448 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,673 15,812 15,541 16,051 16,173 16,223 : Other States .................: 16,810 16,979 16,977 16,800 16,971 16,850 : United States ................: 249,501 249,750 249,898 248,559 250,781 250,095 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 22, : March 1, : March 8, : March 15, : March 22, : March 29, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 23,987 23,783 24,606 23,914 24,552 23,702 Arkansas .....................: 21,912 21,525 21,075 21,287 20,649 21,685 Delaware .....................: 6,270 4,996 4,811 5,333 6,094 6,028 Georgia ......................: 28,140 27,715 26,250 26,867 26,493 27,190 Kentucky .....................: 5,860 5,745 5,710 5,758 5,873 5,641 Maryland .....................: 6,067 7,003 7,563 6,567 5,970 5,844 Mississippi ..................: 14,100 14,408 14,451 14,477 14,425 14,348 Missouri .....................: 5,956 5,514 6,009 5,789 6,131 5,885 : North Carolina ...............: 19,322 19,914 19,777 20,321 20,004 19,997 Oklahoma .....................: 3,332 4,008 4,169 3,966 4,383 3,399 Pennsylvania .................: 4,704 4,801 4,924 4,715 4,781 4,869 South Carolina ...............: 4,170 4,416 5,403 5,142 4,820 4,940 Texas ........................: 14,411 14,823 14,729 14,850 14,788 14,980 Virginia .....................: 5,200 5,250 4,741 4,913 4,771 5,152 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,423 14,035 13,684 14,180 13,890 14,031 : Other States .................: 13,085 12,409 13,498 13,460 13,620 13,652 : United States ................: 189,939 190,345 191,400 191,539 191,244 191,343 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Vacant, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter ......................................... 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