Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released May 28, 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 24, 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 194 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 24, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through May 24, 2025 for the United States were 4.03 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 19, : April 26, : May 3, : May 10, : May 17, : May 24, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,445 35,651 35,593 35,384 35,621 35,552 Arkansas .....................: 26,826 26,345 26,125 26,604 26,643 26,335 Delaware .....................: 5,691 5,859 5,716 5,770 5,770 5,770 Georgia ......................: 34,839 34,769 34,921 34,735 34,864 34,869 Kentucky .....................: 8,009 7,958 8,443 7,998 7,920 8,408 Maryland .....................: 8,579 8,579 8,544 8,521 8,534 8,544 Mississippi ..................: 18,033 18,033 18,124 18,017 18,124 18,033 Missouri .....................: 9,189 9,165 8,605 9,196 9,176 9,126 : North Carolina ...............: 25,831 25,003 25,944 26,132 25,968 26,179 Oklahoma .....................: 5,889 6,308 5,776 5,911 5,831 5,776 Pennsylvania .................: 8,692 8,950 8,581 8,228 8,664 8,700 South Carolina ...............: 6,147 6,032 6,079 6,021 6,266 6,162 Texas ........................: 19,263 19,566 19,593 19,500 19,505 19,726 Virginia .....................: 5,708 5,705 5,672 5,680 5,683 5,680 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 16,267 15,712 16,172 16,006 16,130 16,118 : Other States .................: 16,752 17,242 16,812 16,758 16,824 17,098 : United States ................: 251,160 250,877 250,700 250,461 251,523 252,076 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 19, : April 26, : May 3, : May 10, : May 17, : May 24, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,511 23,679 24,464 25,255 25,054 24,441 Arkansas .....................: 22,961 22,032 21,445 21,255 22,160 21,666 Delaware .....................: 6,296 5,996 5,491 5,857 5,071 6,449 Georgia ......................: 26,410 26,568 26,455 26,970 26,033 26,902 Kentucky .....................: 5,879 5,954 5,796 6,115 5,818 6,334 Maryland .....................: 6,029 6,511 6,183 6,085 7,122 5,392 Mississippi ..................: 14,149 14,403 14,448 14,701 14,575 14,438 Missouri .....................: 5,593 5,482 6,141 6,462 5,564 5,118 : North Carolina ...............: 20,113 19,735 20,637 20,790 19,907 20,609 Oklahoma .....................: 3,046 4,281 4,118 4,208 4,251 4,310 Pennsylvania .................: 4,628 4,818 4,832 4,807 5,037 4,817 South Carolina ...............: 4,784 5,570 4,344 4,047 5,059 5,117 Texas ........................: 14,719 14,743 14,914 14,731 14,922 14,959 Virginia .....................: 4,122 4,684 5,266 4,864 5,197 5,041 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 14,269 14,144 14,550 14,028 14,051 14,641 : Other States .................: 13,793 13,141 13,491 13,504 13,859 13,324 : United States ................: 191,302 191,741 192,575 193,679 193,680 193,558 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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