Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released May 17, 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 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 13, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.4 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 13, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through May 13, 2023 for the United States were 3.55 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 8, : April 15, : April 22, : April 29, : May 6, : May 13, : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 34,697 34,628 34,059 34,228 34,295 33,695 Arkansas .....................: 25,137 24,681 24,800 25,139 25,001 24,819 Delaware .....................: 5,428 5,438 5,428 5,440 5,430 5,433 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 35,834 35,480 34,437 35,302 35,938 35,864 Kentucky .....................: 6,522 6,140 6,550 6,268 6,142 6,213 Louisiana ....................: 3,532 3,532 3,532 3,531 3,548 3,500 Maryland .....................: 8,092 8,091 8,026 8,081 8,092 8,089 Mississippi ..................: 16,509 16,373 16,466 16,301 16,679 15,978 Missouri .....................: 10,067 10,128 10,130 10,129 10,100 10,100 : North Carolina ...............: 23,777 24,666 25,140 24,809 25,231 24,672 Oklahoma .....................: 7,259 7,576 7,411 7,668 7,585 7,498 Pennsylvania .................: 6,857 6,683 6,762 6,763 6,625 6,966 South Carolina ...............: 5,612 5,671 5,648 5,533 5,555 5,593 Texas ........................: 18,530 18,236 18,417 18,773 19,019 19,009 Virginia .....................: 5,877 5,866 5,866 5,879 5,879 5,895 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,310 13,367 13,937 13,474 12,992 13,170 : Other States .................: 12,411 12,484 12,881 12,921 12,330 12,916 : United States ................: 240,676 240,265 240,715 241,464 241,666 240,635 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 8, : April 15, : April 22, : April 29, : May 6, : May 13, : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 23,778 23,594 24,499 24,539 24,254 24,000 Arkansas .....................: 21,209 21,906 22,170 22,188 20,971 21,137 Delaware .....................: 5,648 4,112 5,317 4,614 5,149 5,126 Florida ......................: 1,295 1,289 1,303 1,283 1,283 1,189 Georgia ......................: 27,839 28,050 28,195 27,582 26,894 26,686 Kentucky .....................: 5,197 5,658 5,594 5,147 5,585 6,042 Louisiana ....................: 2,664 2,888 2,868 3,035 2,990 3,020 Maryland .....................: 4,491 7,110 5,766 6,365 6,033 5,320 Mississippi ..................: 13,565 13,527 12,999 13,003 12,832 12,927 Missouri .....................: 5,997 6,703 6,239 5,750 6,557 6,619 : North Carolina ...............: 18,807 18,992 18,977 18,645 19,071 19,291 Oklahoma .....................: 4,164 3,698 4,041 4,618 4,716 4,752 Pennsylvania .................: 4,633 4,485 4,468 4,547 4,318 4,376 South Carolina ...............: 5,297 5,062 4,445 4,598 4,775 4,446 Texas ........................: 14,955 14,570 14,480 14,382 14,461 14,365 Virginia .....................: 5,836 4,358 4,818 5,040 4,947 5,676 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,777 11,663 11,249 11,830 11,487 12,538 : Other States .................: 9,168 9,255 9,547 9,029 9,026 9,442 : United States ................: 186,320 186,920 186,975 186,195 185,349 186,952 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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