Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released January 13, 2021, 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 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 9, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.0 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 9, 2021, down slightly from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2020-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 5, :December 12, :December 19, :December 26, : January 2, : January 9, : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 32,647 32,748 33,476 33,393 33,380 33,386 Arkansas .....................: 23,853 23,479 24,041 24,355 24,364 24,423 Delaware .....................: 4,948 4,948 4,762 4,669 4,669 4,669 Florida ......................: 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 Georgia ......................: 32,966 34,541 34,925 34,318 34,450 34,401 Kentucky .....................: 6,827 7,684 7,838 7,889 7,589 7,534 Louisiana ....................: 3,122 3,485 3,500 3,532 3,532 2,987 Maryland .....................: 7,544 7,631 7,622 7,636 7,639 7,637 Mississippi ..................: 17,330 17,701 18,020 17,929 17,885 17,222 Missouri .....................: 9,094 9,163 9,183 9,198 9,227 9,165 : North Carolina ...............: 23,727 24,391 24,511 23,771 23,949 24,000 Oklahoma .....................: 6,507 6,737 7,153 6,972 7,068 7,047 Pennsylvania .................: 6,290 6,319 6,319 6,124 6,293 6,318 South Carolina ...............: 5,580 5,530 5,848 5,879 5,675 5,776 Texas ........................: 17,418 18,330 18,317 18,062 18,280 17,728 Virginia .....................: 6,136 6,491 6,383 6,415 6,522 6,432 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,041 13,085 13,681 13,162 13,152 13,187 : Other States .................: 11,335 11,948 12,084 11,950 11,820 11,879 : United States ................: 227,574 235,420 238,872 236,463 236,703 235,000 Percent of previous year .....: 97 99 100 99 100 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2020-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 5, :December 12, :December 19, :December 26, : January 2, : January 9, : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 23,719 23,915 24,306 23,126 24,414 23,804 Arkansas .....................: 21,038 21,847 22,165 22,112 20,607 20,978 Delaware .....................: 5,056 4,506 4,527 4,047 5,160 4,616 Florida ......................: 1,328 1,258 1,332 1,291 1,182 1,297 Georgia ......................: 26,236 26,899 27,391 25,288 26,993 26,751 Kentucky .....................: 6,262 6,442 5,987 5,479 6,369 5,710 Louisiana ....................: 2,907 2,938 2,920 2,677 2,961 3,035 Maryland .....................: 5,443 4,878 5,830 6,463 4,704 5,269 Mississippi ..................: 14,829 14,798 14,583 14,762 15,203 15,149 Missouri .....................: 6,074 5,686 6,214 5,516 5,921 6,179 : North Carolina ...............: 20,065 19,973 19,467 19,253 19,583 19,601 Oklahoma .....................: 4,402 4,299 3,299 4,096 4,880 4,273 Pennsylvania .................: 4,768 4,768 4,767 4,760 4,771 4,685 South Carolina ...............: 5,480 4,738 5,402 5,787 4,993 5,405 Texas ........................: 14,313 14,715 15,358 14,083 14,687 14,896 Virginia .....................: 5,127 6,809 6,154 4,874 5,757 5,732 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,320 10,907 11,888 10,363 10,557 11,937 : Other States .................: 9,490 9,139 9,386 9,060 9,584 9,621 : United States ................: 187,857 188,515 190,976 183,037 188,326 188,938 Percent of previous year .....: 99 100 100 97 99 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 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 Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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