Broiler Hatchery
ISSN: 1949-1840
Released February 24, 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 3 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 231 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending February 20, 2021, down 3 percent from a year ago.
Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.2 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 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 183 million chicks
for meat production during the week ending February 20, 2021, down 4 percent
from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 9, 2021 through February 20, 2021 for the United States were
1.31 billion. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period
a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set - Selected States and United States: 2021
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: January 16, : January 23, : January 30, : February 6, :February 13, :February 20,
: 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021
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: 1,000 eggs
:
Alabama ......................: 33,559 33,306 33,376 33,592 33,636 32,924
Arkansas .....................: 23,819 24,405 24,429 24,475 24,469 24,118
Delaware .....................: 5,668 5,042 4,948 4,669 4,669 4,669
Florida ......................: 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209
Georgia ......................: 32,751 33,008 33,872 34,848 34,943 34,124
Kentucky .....................: 8,025 8,003 7,685 8,158 7,783 7,877
Louisiana ....................: 3,516 3,562 3,516 3,562 3,562 2,284
Maryland .....................: 7,640 7,635 7,473 7,807 7,773 7,777
Mississippi ..................: 16,789 17,223 17,804 18,111 17,928 18,054
Missouri .....................: 9,149 9,244 9,244 9,210 9,197 9,037
:
North Carolina ...............: 24,361 24,763 23,920 23,943 24,728 24,802
Oklahoma .....................: 7,183 7,072 6,944 7,468 7,067 6,595
Pennsylvania .................: 6,153 6,077 5,857 6,179 6,198 5,887
South Carolina ...............: 5,914 5,878 5,872 5,882 5,660 5,718
Texas ........................: 18,224 17,505 17,904 17,517 17,387 15,261
Virginia .....................: 6,505 6,462 6,313 6,300 6,458 6,303
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 13,039 13,227 13,457 13,249 12,851 13,163
:
Other States .................: 12,225 11,289 10,966 10,496 11,605 11,594
:
United States ................: 235,729 234,910 234,789 236,675 237,123 231,396
Percent of previous year .....: 98 99 98 99 99 97
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - Selected States and United States: 2021
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: Week ending
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: January 16, : January 23, : January 30, : February 6, :February 13, :February 20,
: 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021
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: 1,000 chicks
:
Alabama ......................: 24,340 24,910 24,239 24,695 23,515 23,621
Arkansas .....................: 22,087 21,851 22,288 21,564 21,797 21,207
Delaware .....................: 4,786 4,397 4,225 4,138 5,113 4,136
Florida ......................: 1,309 1,320 1,374 1,382 1,305 1,371
Georgia ......................: 26,418 25,869 26,050 24,873 25,104 26,528
Kentucky .....................: 6,345 5,740 6,587 5,497 6,628 5,596
Louisiana ....................: 3,002 3,015 2,575 2,980 3,018 1,632
Maryland .....................: 4,614 4,880 5,673 6,487 5,831 4,576
Mississippi ..................: 15,140 15,096 14,465 14,094 14,449 14,769
Missouri .....................: 6,763 6,480 5,925 5,352 5,125 6,030
:
North Carolina ...............: 19,311 19,699 19,140 19,853 19,751 19,552
Oklahoma .....................: 3,206 3,743 3,587 4,320 4,856 4,383
Pennsylvania .................: 4,628 4,621 4,701 4,640 4,687 4,524
South Carolina ...............: 4,890 4,932 5,408 5,202 5,724 5,117
Texas ........................: 14,680 14,572 14,321 14,672 13,990 14,125
Virginia .....................: 6,116 6,522 5,728 5,781 4,684 5,307
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ...........: 11,522 11,323 10,681 11,621 11,438 11,047
:
Other States .................: 8,960 8,789 8,885 9,834 8,708 9,812
:
United States ................: 188,117 187,759 185,852 186,985 185,723 183,333
Percent of previous year .....: 99 98 98 98 98 96
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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
Vacant, 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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