Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released February 22, 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 Slightly Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 18, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.7 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 18, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. January 7, 2023 through February 18, 2023 for the United States were 1.31 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 14, : January 21, : January 28, : February 4, :February 11, :February 18, : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 34,447 34,511 34,547 34,610 34,620 34,628 Arkansas .....................: 24,451 23,954 24,648 24,576 24,821 24,630 Delaware .....................: 5,183 5,088 5,183 5,299 5,488 5,379 Florida ......................: 1,194 1,194 1,194 1,194 1,225 1,225 Georgia ......................: 35,216 35,167 35,229 35,290 35,327 35,150 Kentucky .....................: 6,508 6,659 6,719 5,929 6,268 5,770 Louisiana ....................: 3,154 3,243 3,244 3,290 3,411 3,411 Maryland .....................: 8,067 8,066 8,056 8,058 8,081 8,095 Mississippi ..................: 16,572 16,468 16,591 16,710 16,665 16,777 Missouri .....................: 9,859 9,779 9,916 9,954 9,954 9,562 : North Carolina ...............: 24,531 25,114 25,448 24,474 24,892 24,362 Oklahoma .....................: 7,541 7,339 7,291 7,335 7,466 7,408 Pennsylvania .................: 6,652 6,843 6,658 6,726 6,344 6,720 South Carolina ...............: 5,711 5,854 5,778 5,733 5,702 5,782 Texas ........................: 16,858 16,864 17,583 18,149 18,353 18,484 Virginia .....................: 6,632 6,616 6,637 6,632 6,756 6,749 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,770 13,220 13,202 12,992 13,310 12,735 : Other States .................: 12,801 13,017 12,586 12,631 12,527 12,673 : United States ................: 238,147 238,996 240,510 239,582 241,210 239,540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 14, : January 21, : January 28, : February 4, :February 11, :February 18, : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 24,696 25,212 23,604 23,383 23,958 23,703 Arkansas .....................: 20,479 20,043 21,174 21,658 20,938 21,730 Delaware .....................: 4,801 5,252 5,299 5,174 4,662 5,075 Florida ......................: 1,301 1,283 1,282 1,248 1,262 1,266 Georgia ......................: 27,343 25,518 27,825 26,612 28,667 27,938 Kentucky .....................: 5,628 5,109 6,014 5,149 4,877 5,416 Louisiana ....................: 2,891 2,972 2,639 2,633 2,756 2,784 Maryland .....................: 5,411 5,063 5,215 6,422 6,192 6,343 Mississippi ..................: 13,272 13,061 13,671 14,015 13,883 13,978 Missouri .....................: 6,119 5,821 6,292 6,056 6,255 6,756 : North Carolina ...............: 19,319 19,429 19,469 19,016 19,226 19,392 Oklahoma .....................: 5,360 5,619 3,854 4,033 4,087 3,527 Pennsylvania .................: 4,529 4,393 4,433 4,439 4,505 4,494 South Carolina ...............: 4,917 4,230 4,189 5,316 4,960 4,982 Texas ........................: 14,444 14,075 14,318 13,569 13,448 13,963 Virginia .....................: 6,152 6,421 5,996 4,601 5,333 5,569 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 11,776 11,602 11,680 12,477 12,030 10,979 : Other States .................: 9,209 9,362 9,263 9,753 9,955 9,693 : United States ................: 187,647 184,465 186,217 185,554 186,994 187,588 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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