# U.S. broiler egg sets and chick placements rise

> Eggs placed in incubators for the week ending October 10 were up 3% year over year, while broiler chick placements rose 1%.

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- Published: 2026-10-15T08:58:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-15T08:58:15+00:00
- Event / data period: 2026-10-10
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported on October 14 that hatcheries in its U.S. weekly program set 245 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending October 10. That was 3% above the year-earlier week; average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 79.5%.

Broiler growers placed 190 million chicks for meat production during the same week, a 1% annual increase. Cumulative placements through October 10 reached 7.83 billion, up 2% from the same period a year earlier. The weekly report covers operations in USDA’s weekly program; hatchability divides chicks hatched by eggs set three weeks earlier.

## Data

### Broiler hatchery indicators

USDA NASS weekly program, week ending October 10, 2026.

Methodology: Figures cover U.S. operations in the weekly program. Hatchability divides chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs set during week ending October 10 | 245 | million | 2026-10-10 | observed |
| Average hatchability of chicks hatched during week | 79.5 | percent | 2026-10-10 | observed |
| Chicks placed for meat production during week ending October 10 | 190 | million | 2026-10-10 | observed |

Sources: <https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/796107/brls4126.txt> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/usda-broiler-hatchery-week-october-10-2026/data/us-broiler-hatchery-week-ending-october-10?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/usda-broiler-hatchery-week-october-10-2026/data/us-broiler-hatchery-week-ending-october-10?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service](<https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/796107/brls4126.txt>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14)

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