Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released May 31, 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 27, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.2 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 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 27, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through May 27, 2023 for the United States were 3.92 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 22, : April 29, : May 6, : May 13, : May 20, : May 27, : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 34,059 34,228 34,295 33,775 34,186 33,799 Arkansas .....................: 24,800 25,139 25,001 24,878 24,865 25,052 Delaware .....................: 5,428 5,440 5,430 5,433 5,445 5,435 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 34,437 35,506 36,143 35,849 36,023 35,579 Kentucky .....................: 6,550 6,787 6,727 6,027 6,222 6,337 Louisiana ....................: 3,532 3,531 3,548 3,500 3,502 3,500 Maryland .....................: 8,026 8,081 8,092 8,089 8,090 8,090 Mississippi ..................: 16,466 16,301 16,679 15,978 16,559 16,632 Missouri .....................: 10,130 10,129 10,100 10,100 10,100 10,100 : North Carolina ...............: 25,140 24,809 25,231 24,615 25,292 25,301 Oklahoma .....................: 7,411 7,668 7,585 7,591 7,633 7,437 Pennsylvania .................: 6,762 6,763 6,625 6,966 6,849 6,800 South Carolina ...............: 5,648 5,533 5,555 5,653 5,635 5,567 Texas ........................: 18,417 18,773 19,019 19,014 18,733 18,498 Virginia .....................: 5,866 5,879 5,879 5,895 5,910 5,910 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 13,937 13,474 12,992 13,279 13,536 13,619 : Other States .................: 12,881 13,021 12,330 12,922 12,787 12,268 : United States ................: 240,715 242,287 242,456 240,789 242,592 241,149 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 22, : April 29, : May 6, : May 13, : May 20, : May 27, : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,499 24,539 24,254 24,000 23,842 24,012 Arkansas .....................: 22,170 22,188 20,971 21,078 21,188 22,323 Delaware .....................: 5,317 4,614 5,149 5,126 5,210 4,595 Florida ......................: 1,303 1,283 1,283 1,189 1,273 1,155 Georgia ......................: 28,195 27,582 26,894 26,642 27,192 27,652 Kentucky .....................: 5,594 5,147 5,585 5,683 5,552 5,992 Louisiana ....................: 2,868 3,035 2,990 3,020 3,006 2,971 Maryland .....................: 5,766 6,365 6,033 5,332 5,017 5,379 Mississippi ..................: 12,999 13,003 12,832 13,070 12,830 13,311 Missouri .....................: 6,239 5,750 6,557 6,619 6,234 6,324 : North Carolina ...............: 18,977 18,645 19,071 19,259 19,481 19,550 Oklahoma .....................: 4,041 4,618 4,716 4,752 5,216 4,091 Pennsylvania .................: 4,468 4,547 4,318 4,376 4,429 4,332 South Carolina ...............: 4,445 4,598 4,775 4,426 4,466 4,173 Texas ........................: 14,480 14,382 14,461 14,418 14,850 14,865 Virginia .....................: 4,818 5,040 4,947 5,676 5,735 5,825 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,249 11,830 11,487 12,700 12,185 11,966 : Other States .................: 9,547 9,029 9,026 9,468 9,566 8,989 : United States ................: 186,975 186,195 185,349 186,834 187,272 187,505 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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