Broiler Hatchery
ISSN: 1949-1840
Released October 26, 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 3 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending
October 21, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for
chicks hatched during the week in the
United States was 80.4 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 Down 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 179 million chicks
for meat production during the week ending October 21, 2023, down 4 percent
from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023
through October 21, 2023 for the United States were 7.84 billion. Cumulative
placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2023
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:September 16,:September 23,:September 30,: October 7, : October 14, : October 21,
: 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023
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: 1,000 eggs
:
Alabama ......................: 32,935 32,968 31,958 32,516 32,260 32,230
Arkansas .....................: 22,782 23,061 23,430 22,781 23,072 23,393
Delaware .....................: 5,274 5,581 5,347 5,300 5,279 5,247
Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 0 914 1,225 1,225
Georgia ......................: 35,479 34,234 34,431 34,880 34,694 35,017
Kentucky .....................: 6,103 6,496 6,734 6,772 6,745 6,696
Louisiana ....................: 3,517 3,578 3,578 3,578 3,563 3,517
Maryland .....................: 7,879 8,066 8,067 7,879 7,698 8,071
Mississippi ..................: 16,550 16,917 16,336 15,219 15,089 16,354
Missouri .....................: 8,613 8,803 8,517 8,740 8,835 8,081
:
North Carolina ...............: 22,785 23,745 23,008 21,922 22,335 22,041
Oklahoma .....................: 6,701 6,634 6,676 6,344 6,342 6,326
Pennsylvania .................: 7,269 6,622 6,961 7,309 7,239 7,323
South Carolina ...............: 6,000 6,027 6,051 5,919 5,926 6,118
Texas ........................: 17,907 17,857 17,862 16,665 16,388 16,671
Virginia .....................: 5,847 5,842 5,352 5,655 5,564 5,735
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 12,404 12,442 11,712 13,401 13,678 13,246
:
Other States .................: 11,545 11,411 12,294 11,958 12,005 12,210
:
United States ................: 230,815 231,509 228,314 227,752 227,937 229,501
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2023
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:September 16,:September 23,:September 30,: October 7, : October 14, : October 21,
: 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023
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: 1,000 chicks
:
Alabama ......................: 24,290 23,684 23,783 23,497 23,786 23,259
Arkansas .....................: 20,598 20,655 19,052 20,807 20,353 20,067
Delaware .....................: 4,683 4,782 5,537 5,120 4,457 4,080
Florida ......................: 1,006 1,210 1,315 1,018 1,281 0
Georgia ......................: 27,641 28,255 27,692 28,516 26,968 26,726
Kentucky .....................: 5,201 4,963 5,062 4,411 4,746 4,740
Louisiana ....................: 2,830 2,839 2,785 3,031 3,028 2,814
Maryland .....................: 6,596 6,706 6,032 6,118 6,621 6,102
Mississippi ..................: 13,636 13,004 12,793 13,387 13,453 13,152
Missouri .....................: 5,163 6,031 6,007 5,111 5,011 5,331
:
North Carolina ...............: 19,062 18,460 18,636 18,317 19,363 19,109
Oklahoma .....................: 5,324 3,890 4,145 3,945 4,629 4,797
Pennsylvania .................: 4,866 4,832 4,781 4,904 4,393 4,473
South Carolina ...............: 5,889 4,634 4,979 4,865 4,469 4,363
Texas ........................: 14,852 14,082 14,422 14,339 14,616 14,459
Virginia .....................: 5,068 4,728 4,461 4,392 5,136 5,240
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 11,814 11,786 11,556 11,237 11,079 10,352
:
Other States .................: 9,816 9,876 9,556 9,332 9,055 9,818
:
United States ................: 188,335 184,417 182,594 182,347 182,444 178,882
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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 .......... (202) 690-3223
Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter................................... (202) 720-0585
Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ..... (202) 720-8784
Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..................... (202) 720-3244
Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products...................... (202) 690-3237
Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ........................... (202) 690-4870
Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-3240
Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs ........................................ (202) 690-3676
Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery................................... (202) 720-6147
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