Broiler Hatchery - Release

Broiler Hatchery
ISSN: 1949-1840

Released September 15, 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 Up 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending
September 11, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United
States was 79.3 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 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 185 million chicks for meat production during the week
ending September 11, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 9, 2021 through September 11, 2021 for the United States were 6.72 billion. Cumulative placements were up
slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set – Selected States and United States: 2021
Week ending
State

August 7,
2021

August 14,
2021

August 21,
2021

August 28,
2021

September 4,
2021

September 11,
2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama .............................................
Arkansas .............................................
Delaware ............................................
Florida .................................................
Georgia ...............................................
Kentucky .............................................
Louisiana ............................................
Maryland .............................................
Mississippi ..........................................
Missouri ..............................................

33,841
25,149
4,465
1,186
34,801
7,809
3,184
7,913
17,106
9,435

33,565
25,195
4,558
1,186
34,526
6,274
3,204
7,915
17,065
9,625

33,210
25,084
4,510
1,186
34,893
7,881
3,259
7,939
17,102
9,625

33,513
24,524
4,474
1,186
34,831
7,284
3,230
7,937
16,788
9,548

33,682
24,384
4,476
1,186
34,680
7,534
3,169
7,945
16,191
9,508

33,391
22,738
4,478
1,186
35,089
7,060
2,780
7,794
16,676
9,503

North Carolina .....................................
Oklahoma ...........................................
Pennsylvania ......................................
South Carolina ....................................
Texas ..................................................
Virginia ................................................
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

24,583
7,446
6,586
5,861
17,633
6,598

24,719
7,459
6,725
5,905
17,804
6,727

24,733
7,394
6,605
5,838
18,172
6,779

24,316
6,966
6,560
5,610
17,286
6,762

24,015
7,501
6,712
5,738
17,199
6,752

23,836
6,572
6,736
5,753
18,043
6,780

13,059

12,991

12,659

12,786

12,819

12,695

Other States ........................................

12,683

12,819

12,365

11,994

12,235

12,470

United States ......................................
Percent of previous year .....................

239,338
103

238,262
103

239,234
103

235,595
102

235,726
102

233,580
104

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – Selected States and United States: 2021
Week ending
State

August 7,
2021

August 14,
2021

August 21,
2021

August 28,
2021

September 4,
2021

September 11,
2021

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama .............................................
Arkansas .............................................
Delaware ............................................
Florida .................................................
Georgia ...............................................
Kentucky .............................................
Louisiana ............................................
Maryland .............................................
Mississippi ..........................................
Missouri ..............................................

23,447
21,288
4,449
1,253
26,096
5,937
2,805
5,746
13,853
5,840

23,696
21,381
5,197
1,291
25,876
6,245
2,721
4,729
14,213
6,275

24,385
20,155
4,711
928
27,005
5,672
2,692
5,288
14,091
6,682

23,488
21,409
5,091
960
27,527
5,508
2,664
4,842
14,114
7,208

23,518
21,387
4,901
1,282
27,182
5,298
2,804
5,593
14,116
6,428

23,371
20,652
5,329
1,170
25,594
6,226
2,816
4,586
14,218
6,144

North Carolina .....................................
Oklahoma ...........................................
Pennsylvania ......................................
South Carolina ....................................
Texas ..................................................
Virginia ................................................
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

19,001
4,770
4,801
4,976
13,707
5,685

20,204
4,362
4,843
4,954
14,091
5,576

19,738
4,532
4,996
5,177
14,025
5,479

19,604
3,124
4,730
5,026
13,865
6,282

19,307
3,566
4,973
4,928
14,314
5,369

19,953
4,480
4,930
5,147
14,331
5,899

10,669

11,435

10,571

10,770

10,863

11,496

Other States ........................................

9,571

9,387

9,721

9,767

9,443

9,003

United States ......................................
Percent of previous year .....................

183,894
98

186,476
102

185,848
101

185,979
100

185,272
99

185,345
99

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Broiler Hatchery (September 2021)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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 [email protected]
Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......................................................................................................... (202) 692-0069
Jean Porter, 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
Seth Riggins – Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ............................................................................................ (202) 690-4870
Autumn Stone – Layers, Eggs .................................................................................................................. (202) 690-3676
Takiyah Walker – Broiler Hatchery .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-6147

Broiler Hatchery (September 2021)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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