Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released July 22, 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 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 18, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.8 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 July 18, 2020, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through July 18, 2020 for the United States were 5.40 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 13, : June 20, : June 27, : July 4, : July 11, : July 18, : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 33,050 33,092 32,498 32,217 32,748 32,670 Arkansas .....................: 23,580 23,025 22,628 23,048 23,736 22,813 Delaware .....................: 5,030 4,948 5,026 5,031 5,029 5,031 Florida ......................: 1,194 1,198 1,069 1,069 1,162 1,163 Georgia ......................: 34,780 34,601 34,514 34,190 34,153 33,895 Kentucky .....................: 7,469 7,394 7,756 7,295 7,828 7,838 Louisiana ....................: 3,501 3,370 3,219 3,319 3,364 3,211 Maryland .....................: 8,359 8,465 8,235 8,041 8,209 8,155 Mississippi ..................: 17,380 17,720 17,659 17,463 17,159 17,098 Missouri .....................: 8,609 8,642 8,378 8,489 8,362 8,988 : North Carolina ...............: 25,450 24,269 25,153 25,177 25,103 24,063 Oklahoma .....................: 6,934 6,437 6,479 6,444 7,290 6,874 Pennsylvania .................: 6,088 6,524 6,389 6,284 6,510 6,399 South Carolina ...............: 5,709 5,831 5,656 5,766 5,835 5,550 Texas ........................: 17,909 18,065 17,891 17,370 17,197 17,335 Virginia .....................: 6,425 6,396 6,327 6,357 6,322 6,157 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,285 13,073 12,559 12,462 12,566 12,315 : Other States .................: 11,399 11,603 11,594 11,373 11,396 12,321 : United States ................: 236,151 234,653 233,030 231,395 233,969 231,876 Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 101 99 101 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 13, : June 20, : June 27, : July 4, : July 11, : July 18, : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,387 24,592 24,442 24,336 24,984 24,078 Arkansas .....................: 21,005 22,089 20,589 21,167 20,162 21,726 Delaware .....................: 3,657 4,700 4,544 5,176 4,962 4,978 Florida ......................: 1,325 1,229 1,339 1,319 1,352 1,251 Georgia ......................: 27,150 27,739 28,046 27,539 27,219 27,396 Kentucky .....................: 5,942 4,674 5,942 6,149 4,559 6,516 Louisiana ....................: 2,961 3,090 2,939 3,047 2,787 2,845 Maryland .....................: 6,862 5,728 5,744 5,634 5,459 5,048 Mississippi ..................: 14,681 14,608 14,830 15,003 15,235 15,161 Missouri .....................: 6,226 5,982 5,790 5,922 5,522 5,206 : North Carolina ...............: 20,610 20,692 20,050 20,878 19,504 19,641 Oklahoma .....................: 4,394 3,450 5,061 4,497 5,261 3,347 Pennsylvania .................: 4,826 5,066 5,049 4,483 5,006 4,934 South Carolina ...............: 5,075 4,834 4,844 4,831 5,427 5,557 Texas ........................: 14,636 14,766 14,949 14,846 15,848 14,822 Virginia .....................: 5,298 5,595 5,719 5,662 6,269 6,281 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,696 11,678 11,725 11,529 10,721 11,041 : Other States .................: 9,228 9,233 9,126 9,187 9,400 9,324 : United States ................: 189,959 189,745 190,728 191,205 189,677 189,152 Percent of previous year .....: 100 99 100 102 100 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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