Broiler Hatchery
ISSN: 1949-1840
Released August 12, 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 231 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending
August 8, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for
chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.3 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 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks
for meat production during the week ending August 8, 2020, down 3 percent
from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020
through August 8, 2020 for the United States were 5.95 billion. Cumulative
placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2020
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: July 4, : July 11, : July 18, : July 25, : August 1, : August 8,
: 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020
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: 1,000 eggs
:
Alabama ......................: 32,158 32,662 32,555 33,109 32,613 32,556
Arkansas .....................: 22,967 23,420 22,612 23,093 23,506 23,417
Delaware .....................: 5,026 5,004 4,825 4,547 4,548 4,545
Florida ......................: 1,069 1,162 1,163 1,163 1,163 1,162
Georgia ......................: 33,947 34,375 33,895 34,119 33,924 33,674
Kentucky .....................: 7,295 7,828 7,838 7,767 7,657 7,586
Louisiana ....................: 3,319 3,364 3,211 3,364 3,319 3,319
Maryland .....................: 8,040 8,208 8,154 8,518 8,092 8,111
Mississippi ..................: 17,584 17,159 16,208 17,491 16,811 16,863
Missouri .....................: 8,489 8,362 8,817 9,042 8,937 8,857
:
North Carolina ...............: 24,740 23,914 23,424 24,646 23,389 24,614
Oklahoma .....................: 6,444 7,290 6,874 6,863 7,145 7,070
Pennsylvania .................: 6,284 6,508 6,373 6,335 6,493 6,515
South Carolina ...............: 5,672 5,747 5,550 5,312 5,583 5,769
Texas ........................: 17,370 16,718 16,942 17,045 17,322 17,354
Virginia .....................: 6,357 6,322 6,157 5,990 6,206 6,082
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 12,462 12,723 11,346 12,399 12,850 12,021
:
Other States .................: 11,378 11,407 12,321 11,076 11,077 11,110
:
United States ................: 230,601 232,173 228,265 231,879 230,635 230,625
Percent of previous year .....: 99 100 98 99 99 99
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2020
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: July 4, : July 11, : July 18, : July 25, : August 1, : August 8,
: 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020
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: 1,000 chicks
:
Alabama ......................: 24,336 24,984 24,446 23,523 24,595 22,699
Arkansas .....................: 21,167 20,154 21,557 20,957 22,847 22,511
Delaware .....................: 5,074 4,768 4,734 4,901 4,981 4,939
Florida ......................: 1,319 1,352 1,251 1,260 1,245 1,327
Georgia ......................: 27,539 27,212 26,995 26,519 26,513 27,539
Kentucky .....................: 6,149 4,559 6,516 5,718 6,862 6,695
Louisiana ....................: 3,047 2,787 2,845 2,913 2,923 2,717
Maryland .....................: 5,862 5,474 5,054 5,292 5,357 4,726
Mississippi ..................: 15,003 15,235 14,920 15,029 14,614 13,538
Missouri .....................: 5,922 5,522 5,206 5,639 5,319 5,438
:
North Carolina ...............: 20,864 19,543 19,284 19,727 19,295 19,659
Oklahoma .....................: 4,497 5,261 3,347 3,909 3,182 3,151
Pennsylvania .................: 4,483 5,006 4,878 4,829 4,923 4,898
South Carolina ...............: 4,831 5,427 5,567 5,041 4,939 4,672
Texas ........................: 14,846 15,732 14,808 14,172 13,827 13,824
Virginia .....................: 5,562 6,463 6,467 5,832 5,814 6,426
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 11,529 10,721 10,975 11,167 10,673 9,124
:
Other States .................: 9,157 9,400 9,297 8,991 8,988 9,778
:
United States ................: 191,187 189,600 188,147 185,419 186,897 183,661
Percent of previous year .....: 102 100 101 98 99 97
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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) 690-3244
Adam Peters - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies .................................. (202) 690-4870
Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs, Egg Products ................................ (202) 690-3676
Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................... (202) 720-6147
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