Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released February 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down Slightly Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 28, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.7 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 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 28, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. January 7, 2023 through January 28, 2023 for the United States were 748 million. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 24, :December 31, : January 7, : January 14, : January 21, : January 28, : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 34,526 34,565 34,349 34,447 34,511 34,532 Arkansas .....................: 24,432 24,177 24,090 24,451 24,496 24,590 Delaware .....................: 5,206 4,913 5,302 5,183 5,088 5,112 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,209 1,194 1,194 1,194 1,194 Georgia ......................: 35,932 34,388 35,529 35,216 35,167 35,229 Kentucky .....................: 6,652 6,638 6,804 5,987 6,138 6,213 Louisiana ....................: 3,426 3,426 3,123 3,154 3,243 3,244 Maryland .....................: 8,066 8,066 8,067 8,067 8,066 8,056 Mississippi ..................: 16,054 15,872 16,271 16,572 16,436 16,512 Missouri .....................: 9,761 9,825 9,871 9,859 9,779 9,916 : North Carolina ...............: 24,917 24,741 25,066 24,531 25,114 25,448 Oklahoma .....................: 7,523 7,473 7,415 7,541 7,339 7,291 Pennsylvania .................: 6,637 6,561 6,631 6,547 6,677 6,618 South Carolina ...............: 5,599 6,041 5,836 5,711 5,854 5,778 Texas ........................: 18,128 17,733 18,046 16,858 16,864 17,583 Virginia .....................: 6,532 6,564 6,685 6,632 6,616 6,637 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,357 13,048 13,517 12,776 13,220 12,587 : Other States .................: 12,718 12,703 12,901 12,801 13,017 12,586 : United States ................: 240,691 237,943 240,697 237,527 238,819 239,126 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 24, :December 31, : January 7, : January 14, : January 21, : January 28, : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 25,079 25,107 23,988 24,642 25,085 23,452 Arkansas .....................: 21,662 21,588 22,036 20,205 19,552 20,763 Delaware .....................: 4,821 4,895 6,134 4,801 5,252 5,792 Florida ......................: 1,231 1,298 1,183 1,301 1,283 1,282 Georgia ......................: 27,784 28,274 28,436 27,343 25,518 27,825 Kentucky .....................: 6,422 5,377 4,946 5,293 5,146 5,339 Louisiana ....................: 2,937 2,869 2,461 2,891 2,972 2,639 Maryland .....................: 6,086 5,570 4,705 5,461 4,815 4,778 Mississippi ..................: 13,351 13,572 13,609 13,272 13,073 13,674 Missouri .....................: 7,183 6,308 5,810 6,419 6,425 6,838 : North Carolina ...............: 18,498 17,982 19,276 19,319 19,629 19,724 Oklahoma .....................: 3,054 4,202 4,296 5,334 6,041 4,565 Pennsylvania .................: 4,724 4,500 4,540 4,533 4,405 4,461 South Carolina ...............: 5,062 4,734 4,506 4,899 4,210 3,992 Texas ........................: 14,684 14,601 14,598 14,444 14,075 14,318 Virginia .....................: 5,700 5,746 5,839 6,122 6,690 6,106 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,804 11,618 11,950 11,844 11,718 12,499 : Other States .................: 9,471 9,569 9,572 9,520 9,355 9,531 : United States ................: 188,553 187,810 187,885 187,643 185,244 187,578 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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