Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 10, 2020, 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 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 6, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.3 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 Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 185 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 6, 2020, down 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through June 6, 2020 for the United States were 4.26 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 2, : May 9, : May 16, : May 23, : May 30, : June 6, : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 31,533 32,163 32,963 33,016 33,312 32,911 Arkansas .....................: 22,212 22,279 22,966 22,963 23,060 23,378 Delaware .....................: 3,547 4,962 4,976 5,120 5,056 5,007 Florida ......................: 1,100 1,163 1,163 1,194 1,194 1,194 Georgia ......................: 34,075 33,746 34,324 33,968 34,334 34,257 Kentucky .....................: 7,061 7,652 7,659 6,989 6,536 7,494 Louisiana ....................: 3,107 3,093 3,244 3,365 3,486 3,410 Maryland .....................: 8,020 8,080 8,129 8,063 8,087 8,120 Mississippi ..................: 16,400 16,442 16,669 17,117 17,021 17,304 Missouri .....................: 8,425 9,022 8,958 9,102 9,069 9,070 : North Carolina ...............: 22,914 23,769 21,381 24,787 24,081 24,744 Oklahoma .....................: 7,060 6,805 7,276 7,492 7,014 7,375 Pennsylvania .................: 5,745 5,972 6,160 6,167 6,308 6,251 South Carolina ...............: 5,781 5,510 5,594 5,812 6,066 5,752 Texas ........................: 16,892 17,852 17,662 17,581 18,002 17,979 Virginia .....................: 5,867 6,184 6,017 6,367 6,425 6,381 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,900 12,282 12,873 12,789 13,090 12,456 : Other States .................: 11,207 11,823 11,367 11,450 11,748 11,360 : United States ................: 223,846 228,799 229,381 233,342 233,889 234,443 Percent of previous year .....: 96 98 97 99 99 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 2, : May 9, : May 16, : May 23, : May 30, : June 6, : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 22,595 23,650 23,232 22,944 23,652 23,948 Arkansas .....................: 18,853 20,600 19,474 21,163 20,848 21,329 Delaware .....................: 3,191 3,453 3,263 4,687 4,865 4,955 Florida ......................: 1,442 1,325 1,295 1,183 1,341 1,331 Georgia ......................: 23,259 24,426 26,404 26,256 26,488 27,038 Kentucky .....................: 5,479 5,770 5,473 6,246 6,935 6,270 Louisiana ....................: 2,303 2,606 2,687 2,747 2,763 2,849 Maryland .....................: 2,780 4,921 5,134 4,225 4,699 5,448 Mississippi ..................: 13,258 13,862 13,998 13,849 14,028 14,088 Missouri .....................: 5,550 4,971 5,368 5,900 5,949 6,998 : North Carolina ...............: 16,260 17,744 14,744 19,827 20,008 17,683 Oklahoma .....................: 4,705 4,431 4,286 3,430 3,757 3,255 Pennsylvania .................: 4,391 4,441 4,569 4,176 4,390 4,429 South Carolina ...............: 4,607 5,297 4,607 5,075 4,475 4,857 Texas ........................: 13,140 14,338 14,202 13,889 14,457 14,388 Virginia .....................: 4,312 4,977 5,539 5,735 5,994 5,345 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 9,900 11,026 10,152 10,681 10,542 11,627 : Other States .................: 8,143 8,916 9,136 8,920 9,081 8,869 : United States ................: 164,168 176,754 173,563 180,933 184,272 184,707 Percent of previous year .....: 87 93 91 96 97 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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