Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 23, 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 July 19, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.3 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 195 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 19, 2025, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2025 through July 19, 2025 for the United States were 5.58 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 14, : June 21, : June 28, : July 5, : July 12, : July 19, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 35,322 35,053 35,061 35,180 34,492 34,711 Arkansas .....................: 26,307 25,873 26,646 26,381 26,318 26,346 Delaware .....................: 5,721 5,741 5,722 5,757 5,741 5,741 Georgia ......................: 34,931 35,094 35,247 34,998 35,392 35,394 Kentucky .....................: 8,497 8,465 8,489 8,184 8,239 8,178 Maryland .....................: 8,417 8,513 8,521 8,481 8,534 8,534 Mississippi ..................: 18,106 18,021 17,971 18,129 18,414 18,208 Missouri .....................: 9,163 9,162 9,167 8,898 9,101 9,101 : North Carolina ...............: 26,446 26,238 26,386 26,389 26,313 26,165 Oklahoma .....................: 5,971 6,026 5,829 6,145 6,145 5,829 Pennsylvania .................: 8,916 8,812 8,854 8,716 8,940 8,917 South Carolina ...............: 5,939 6,175 6,171 6,070 6,100 6,135 Texas ........................: 19,505 19,668 19,736 19,342 19,610 19,484 Virginia .....................: 5,450 5,638 5,651 5,657 5,654 5,654 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,757 15,954 15,536 15,590 15,906 15,842 : Other States .................: 16,893 17,085 17,037 17,070 17,097 17,287 : United States ................: 251,341 251,518 252,024 250,987 251,996 251,526 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 14, : June 21, : June 28, : July 5, : July 12, : July 19, : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,500 24,050 23,758 24,038 24,242 24,395 Arkansas .....................: 23,235 22,044 21,462 21,913 22,491 20,929 Delaware .....................: 6,388 5,565 6,053 4,855 5,678 5,072 Georgia ......................: 26,626 28,304 27,653 27,112 27,631 27,196 Kentucky .....................: 6,045 6,566 6,449 6,458 6,469 6,571 Maryland .....................: 5,563 6,492 5,866 6,380 5,638 6,583 Mississippi ..................: 14,576 14,539 14,455 14,335 14,431 14,417 Missouri .....................: 5,416 5,215 5,624 6,655 5,565 5,622 : North Carolina ...............: 20,382 20,557 20,651 21,341 21,133 21,205 Oklahoma .....................: 3,083 4,536 4,606 3,024 3,225 4,969 Pennsylvania .................: 4,930 4,881 4,990 5,101 5,032 5,097 South Carolina ...............: 4,633 4,892 5,442 4,830 4,296 4,221 Texas ........................: 15,264 15,143 15,242 15,164 15,173 15,379 Virginia .....................: 4,829 5,295 5,167 5,144 5,236 5,102 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 15,262 13,536 14,041 14,133 14,089 13,979 : Other States .................: 13,703 13,726 13,688 13,852 13,980 13,942 : United States ................: 194,435 195,341 195,147 194,335 194,309 194,679 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter............................................. 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