Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 4, 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 31, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.1 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 31, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through May 31, 2025 for the United States were 4.22 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 26, : May 3, : May 10, : May 17, : May 24, : May 31, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,655 35,593 35,117 35,621 35,542 35,555 Arkansas .....................: 26,345 26,126 26,429 26,643 26,335 26,464 Delaware .....................: 5,859 5,716 5,770 5,770 5,741 5,755 Georgia ......................: 34,794 34,941 34,663 34,741 34,908 35,105 Kentucky .....................: 7,974 8,390 8,376 7,909 8,437 8,337 Maryland .....................: 8,513 8,574 8,380 8,380 8,416 8,416 Mississippi ..................: 18,033 18,124 18,018 18,124 18,033 18,124 Missouri .....................: 9,165 8,605 9,225 9,176 9,126 9,222 : North Carolina ...............: 24,576 25,863 25,319 25,245 26,182 26,425 Oklahoma .....................: 6,308 5,776 5,911 5,831 5,776 5,793 Pennsylvania .................: 8,823 8,914 8,228 8,669 8,774 8,770 South Carolina ...............: 6,032 6,077 6,027 6,272 6,138 6,175 Texas ........................: 19,566 19,593 19,682 19,505 19,726 19,742 Virginia .....................: 5,705 5,672 5,680 5,683 5,680 5,665 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,466 16,105 15,799 16,032 16,023 15,644 : Other States .................: 16,792 16,756 16,766 16,824 17,090 16,995 : United States ................: 249,606 250,825 249,390 250,425 251,927 252,187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 26, : May 3, : May 10, : May 17, : May 24, : May 31, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 23,679 24,546 25,404 24,935 24,436 23,841 Arkansas .....................: 21,912 21,445 21,255 22,160 21,777 22,126 Delaware .....................: 5,615 5,785 5,731 4,803 5,326 4,863 Georgia ......................: 26,359 25,928 27,054 25,951 27,017 27,315 Kentucky .....................: 5,907 5,773 5,996 5,899 6,254 6,103 Maryland .....................: 6,978 6,261 6,374 6,845 6,387 6,837 Mississippi ..................: 14,361 14,388 14,601 14,495 14,475 14,463 Missouri .....................: 5,482 6,131 6,462 5,564 5,118 6,123 : North Carolina ...............: 20,185 20,831 20,600 20,122 20,264 20,496 Oklahoma .....................: 4,281 4,118 4,208 4,251 4,226 3,333 Pennsylvania .................: 4,832 4,928 4,960 5,160 5,257 4,583 South Carolina ...............: 5,620 4,154 4,142 4,672 5,495 4,578 Texas ........................: 14,743 14,914 14,731 14,922 14,908 15,238 Virginia .....................: 4,570 4,822 4,684 5,345 5,164 5,265 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 14,130 14,538 14,001 14,011 14,649 13,931 : Other States .................: 13,109 13,479 13,521 13,482 13,449 13,554 : United States ................: 191,763 192,041 193,724 192,617 194,202 192,649 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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