Broiler Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1840 Released May 1, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 27, 2019, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.4 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 27, 2019, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through April 27, 2019 for the United States were 3.14 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 23, : March 30, : April 6, : April 13, : April 20, : April 27, : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,327 30,352 30,247 30,146 30,543 30,339 Arkansas .....................: 24,621 24,975 25,222 25,034 24,867 24,469 Delaware .....................: 4,961 5,490 5,368 5,433 5,489 5,303 Florida ......................: 1,194 1,194 1,194 1,178 1,178 1,178 Georgia ......................: 34,100 35,116 35,239 35,146 35,380 34,852 Kentucky .....................: 7,783 7,912 7,787 7,850 7,951 7,849 Louisiana ....................: 3,682 3,592 3,592 3,834 3,848 3,606 Maryland .....................: 7,590 8,107 7,960 8,349 8,307 8,361 Mississippi ..................: 18,880 18,896 19,183 19,111 19,334 19,274 Missouri .....................: 8,549 8,151 8,431 8,490 8,585 8,416 : North Carolina ...............: 24,292 23,890 22,944 23,718 23,980 24,006 Oklahoma .....................: 7,659 7,790 7,346 7,791 7,730 7,992 Pennsylvania .................: 5,325 4,940 4,765 5,428 5,649 5,558 South Carolina ...............: 6,036 5,774 5,840 5,980 5,594 5,832 Texas ........................: 17,267 17,430 17,374 17,373 17,338 17,706 Virginia .....................: 6,459 6,318 6,467 6,467 6,469 6,468 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,116 12,378 12,398 12,246 12,430 12,357 : Other States .................: 9,747 9,926 9,506 9,866 9,938 9,959 : United States ................: 230,588 232,231 230,863 233,440 234,610 233,525 Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 101 102 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 23, : March 30, : April 6, : April 13, : April 20, : April 27, : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,313 22,651 23,076 22,164 22,699 21,460 Arkansas .....................: 23,015 23,871 21,877 22,754 22,714 22,833 Delaware .....................: 5,831 5,101 4,919 4,785 5,730 4,645 Florida ......................: 1,325 1,321 1,323 1,298 1,332 1,315 Georgia ......................: 27,771 27,040 27,252 27,342 27,591 29,338 Kentucky .....................: 6,042 6,160 5,370 6,552 6,021 5,879 Louisiana ....................: 3,290 3,320 3,307 3,313 3,220 3,223 Maryland .....................: 4,900 5,896 6,509 6,030 5,875 6,649 Mississippi ..................: 13,800 14,359 15,214 16,041 16,015 16,123 Missouri .....................: 5,522 5,472 5,631 5,785 6,679 5,973 : North Carolina ...............: 19,248 19,298 19,048 19,408 18,625 18,883 Oklahoma .....................: 4,721 3,978 4,718 4,083 3,481 4,222 Pennsylvania .................: 4,118 4,034 4,012 3,991 3,445 3,369 South Carolina ...............: 4,909 5,174 5,333 5,304 5,112 4,168 Texas ........................: 13,986 13,903 14,216 13,991 14,096 14,157 Virginia .....................: 5,819 5,866 6,205 5,413 5,713 5,487 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 10,882 10,762 11,328 10,455 10,664 11,079 : Other States .................: 7,515 7,763 8,027 7,275 7,715 7,419 : United States ................: 184,007 185,969 187,365 185,984 186,727 186,222 Percent of previous year .....: 100 102 102 102 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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