Broiler Hatchery
ISSN: 1949-1840
Released January 21, 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 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending
January 16, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for
chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.2 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 January 16, 2021, down 1 percent
from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 9, 2021 through January 16, 2021 for the United States were
377 million. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a
year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2020-2021
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 12, :December 19, :December 26, : January 2, : January 9, : January 16,
: 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021
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: 1,000 eggs
:
Alabama ......................: 32,748 33,476 33,424 33,380 33,144 33,207
Arkansas .....................: 23,479 24,041 24,355 24,364 24,423 24,542
Delaware .....................: 4,948 4,762 4,669 4,669 4,669 4,669
Florida ......................: 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209
Georgia ......................: 34,541 34,925 34,608 34,450 34,414 33,023
Kentucky .....................: 7,684 7,838 7,889 7,589 7,534 7,877
Louisiana ....................: 3,485 3,500 3,532 3,532 2,987 3,516
Maryland .....................: 7,631 7,622 7,636 7,639 7,637 7,640
Mississippi ..................: 17,701 18,020 17,929 17,885 17,222 17,660
Missouri .....................: 9,163 9,183 9,198 9,227 9,165 9,149
:
North Carolina ...............: 24,360 24,479 23,668 23,917 23,969 24,187
Oklahoma .....................: 6,737 7,153 6,972 7,068 7,058 7,158
Pennsylvania .................: 6,319 6,319 6,293 6,293 6,318 6,293
South Carolina ...............: 5,530 5,848 5,879 5,675 5,618 5,870
Texas ........................: 18,330 18,317 18,052 18,280 17,728 17,665
Virginia .....................: 6,491 6,383 6,415 6,522 6,432 6,505
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 13,085 13,681 13,173 13,231 13,068 13,047
:
Other States .................: 11,948 12,084 11,950 11,820 11,846 12,233
:
United States ................: 235,389 238,840 236,851 236,750 234,441 235,450
Percent of previous year .....: 99 100 99 100 99 98
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2020-2021
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 12, :December 19, :December 26, : January 2, : January 9, : January 16,
: 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021
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: 1,000 chicks
:
Alabama ......................: 23,915 24,306 23,088 24,414 23,720 24,159
Arkansas .....................: 21,847 22,165 22,112 20,607 20,689 21,977
Delaware .....................: 4,506 4,527 4,047 5,160 4,616 4,952
Florida ......................: 1,258 1,332 1,291 1,182 1,297 1,308
Georgia ......................: 26,899 27,391 25,293 26,993 26,809 26,470
Kentucky .....................: 6,442 5,987 5,479 6,369 5,710 6,345
Louisiana ....................: 2,938 2,920 2,677 2,961 3,125 3,120
Maryland .....................: 4,878 5,830 6,493 4,704 5,239 4,489
Mississippi ..................: 14,798 14,583 14,762 15,203 15,149 15,130
Missouri .....................: 5,686 6,214 5,516 5,921 6,542 6,763
:
North Carolina ...............: 20,007 19,477 19,288 19,735 19,639 19,370
Oklahoma .....................: 4,299 3,299 4,096 4,880 4,273 3,207
Pennsylvania .................: 4,768 4,767 4,760 4,771 4,785 4,761
South Carolina ...............: 4,738 5,402 5,787 4,993 5,403 4,866
Texas ........................: 14,715 15,358 14,083 14,687 14,896 14,655
Virginia .....................: 6,809 6,154 4,874 5,757 5,732 6,021
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 10,907 11,888 10,363 10,620 11,815 11,514
:
Other States .................: 9,139 9,386 9,060 9,584 9,621 9,033
:
United States ................: 188,549 190,986 183,069 188,541 189,060 188,140
Percent of previous year .....: 100 100 97 99 100 99
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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......................................... (202) 720-6147
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