Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released February 21, 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 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 244 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 17, 2024, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.0 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 185 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 17, 2024, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through February 17, 2024 for the United States were 1.30 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 13, : January 20, : January 27, : February 3, :February 10, :February 17, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 34,534 34,788 34,787 34,782 34,899 35,091 Arkansas .....................: 24,834 24,930 24,808 24,449 24,606 24,969 Delaware .....................: 5,165 5,222 5,495 5,483 5,566 5,618 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 35,635 35,803 35,892 36,140 36,050 36,244 Kentucky .....................: 7,027 6,778 6,795 6,853 6,788 7,153 Louisiana ....................: 3,516 3,396 3,594 3,562 3,557 3,589 Maryland .....................: 7,977 7,977 7,978 8,065 8,066 8,066 Mississippi ..................: 17,394 17,367 17,231 17,200 17,262 17,412 Missouri .....................: 8,503 8,552 8,456 8,574 8,586 8,607 : North Carolina ...............: 25,124 24,767 24,583 25,434 25,195 24,893 Oklahoma .....................: 4,971 5,189 5,490 5,456 5,467 5,668 Pennsylvania .................: 7,742 7,797 8,016 7,460 7,702 7,714 South Carolina ...............: 6,218 6,188 6,121 6,016 6,290 6,252 Texas ........................: 18,492 18,316 18,951 19,609 18,860 19,397 Virginia .....................: 5,797 5,756 5,701 5,578 5,594 5,667 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,647 13,275 12,783 13,781 14,103 13,708 : Other States .................: 11,929 11,628 11,525 12,240 11,893 12,336 : United States ................: 239,730 238,954 239,431 241,907 241,709 243,609 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 13, : January 20, : January 27, : February 3, :February 10, :February 17, : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 25,247 24,456 24,358 24,605 24,273 24,080 Arkansas .....................: 21,650 22,073 21,218 20,162 20,989 20,455 Delaware .....................: 4,414 4,955 5,304 6,003 4,520 5,226 Florida ......................: 1,320 881 1,239 1,229 962 1,095 Georgia ......................: 27,282 28,451 26,983 27,785 28,346 27,940 Kentucky .....................: 5,099 5,316 5,417 5,400 5,347 5,342 Louisiana ....................: 2,735 2,680 2,889 2,898 2,751 2,960 Maryland .....................: 5,460 4,886 5,562 4,603 6,219 6,151 Mississippi ..................: 13,564 13,424 13,588 13,588 13,403 13,431 Missouri .....................: 5,286 5,706 5,285 5,202 4,928 5,236 : North Carolina ...............: 20,251 19,759 19,278 19,551 19,619 19,516 Oklahoma .....................: 2,766 2,144 3,281 3,834 3,885 3,773 Pennsylvania .................: 4,854 4,983 5,567 4,963 4,939 5,012 South Carolina ...............: 4,826 4,407 5,045 4,707 4,835 4,475 Texas ........................: 14,784 14,481 13,751 14,548 14,377 14,928 Virginia .....................: 6,358 6,256 4,803 5,681 5,550 4,890 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,882 11,869 12,449 11,937 11,425 11,497 : Other States .................: 9,339 9,186 9,395 9,300 9,090 9,067 : United States ................: 187,117 185,913 185,412 185,996 185,458 185,074 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .......... 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