Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 5, 2019, 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 Slightly Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 1, 2019, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.9 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 1, 2019, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through June 1, 2019 for the United States were 4.08 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 27, : May 4, : May 11, : May 18, : May 25, : June 1, : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,339 30,279 30,391 30,547 30,672 30,258 Arkansas .....................: 24,562 25,305 25,253 25,153 25,114 25,113 Delaware .....................: 5,303 5,152 4,872 5,151 5,151 5,151 Florida ......................: 1,178 1,178 1,178 1,178 1,178 1,178 Georgia ......................: 35,876 33,950 34,676 35,386 35,268 35,184 Kentucky .....................: 7,849 7,963 7,918 8,034 7,885 7,860 Louisiana ....................: 3,606 3,818 3,788 3,652 3,758 3,725 Maryland .....................: 8,363 7,886 7,947 8,189 8,284 8,182 Mississippi ..................: 19,081 18,956 19,303 19,303 19,303 19,182 Missouri .....................: 8,416 8,296 7,967 8,490 8,564 8,515 : North Carolina ...............: 23,804 24,220 23,741 24,230 24,584 24,409 Oklahoma .....................: 8,062 7,663 7,959 7,927 7,547 7,684 Pennsylvania .................: 5,558 5,619 5,380 5,833 5,596 5,597 South Carolina ...............: 5,832 6,029 5,892 5,942 5,758 5,888 Texas ........................: 17,706 17,850 17,487 17,420 17,081 17,450 Virginia .....................: 6,468 6,318 6,440 6,440 6,440 6,440 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,357 12,441 12,633 12,402 12,091 12,294 : Other States .................: 9,736 9,808 9,891 9,763 9,787 9,880 : United States ................: 234,096 232,731 232,716 235,040 234,061 233,990 Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 101 101 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 27, : May 4, : May 11, : May 18, : May 25, : June 1, : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,556 22,203 22,912 22,175 22,849 23,786 Arkansas .....................: 22,563 22,076 23,854 22,580 23,178 24,546 Delaware .....................: 4,628 6,392 5,884 5,437 4,299 4,964 Florida ......................: 1,315 1,212 1,308 1,334 1,242 1,323 Georgia ......................: 29,004 28,536 27,855 28,741 27,101 26,954 Kentucky .....................: 5,881 5,955 6,207 5,933 6,331 6,938 Louisiana ....................: 3,224 3,418 3,450 3,206 3,528 3,343 Maryland .....................: 6,665 4,405 5,164 6,256 5,371 4,470 Mississippi ..................: 16,106 16,012 16,290 16,011 16,006 16,315 Missouri .....................: 5,974 5,834 5,781 5,339 5,582 5,169 : North Carolina ...............: 18,898 18,965 19,257 19,400 19,205 19,203 Oklahoma .....................: 4,422 5,476 3,802 5,096 4,455 3,804 Pennsylvania .................: 3,370 3,961 4,120 4,103 4,167 4,072 South Carolina ...............: 4,419 5,207 5,432 4,434 5,341 4,781 Texas ........................: 14,182 14,141 14,201 14,634 14,351 14,187 Virginia .....................: 5,512 6,480 6,249 5,215 6,780 7,096 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,079 10,687 10,583 11,486 10,584 10,473 : Other States .................: 7,474 7,899 7,792 7,982 7,854 7,345 : United States ................: 186,272 188,859 190,141 189,362 188,224 188,769 Percent of previous year .....: 101 102 102 102 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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