Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 January 22

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 713-5400 www.nass.usda.gov

January 22. 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 18, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.9 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 Up 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 18, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through January 18, 2020 for the United States were 571 million. Cumulative placements were up 4 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019 and 2020

State

December 14, 2019

December 21, 2019

December 28, 2019

Week ending
January 4, 2020

January 11, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

34,035 1,178
32,629 5,827

34,131 1,178
35,037 5,898

33,999 1,178
34,576 5,437

34,071 1,178
35,038 5,602

34,108 1,178
34,751 5,412

United States ......

237,501

239,306

238,201

236,353

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020

238,676

January 18, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,063 1,178
34,649 5,621
236,697

Percent of previous year
(percent)
113 99 98 96
104

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 and 2020

State

December 14, 2019

December 21, 2019

December 28, 2019

Week ending
January 4, 2020

January 11, 2020

January 18, 2020

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

24,894 1,317
26,466 5,503

25,640 1,417
26,511 4,832

23,383 1,283
27,678 4,696

25,321 1,233
24,563 4,885

25,818 1,333
26,669 4,711

24,472 1,334
27,322 4,939

United States ......

189,338

190,152

188,887

189,548

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020

190,647

191,128

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 99 99
115
104

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019-2020

State

December 14, 2019

December 21, 2019

Week ending

December 28, 2019

January 4, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,035 24,064
5,489 1,178 32,629 8,014 3,774 7,671 18,243 8,983

34,131 23,818
5,610 1,178 35,037 7,931 3,774 8,113 18,538 8,934

33,999 23,860
5,468 1,178 34,576 7,912 3,819 8,121 17,749 8,952

34,071 23,850
5,468 1,178 35,038 7,684 3,758 8,090 18,185 8,618

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

25,130 7,879 5,868 5,827
18,398 6,484
12,809

25,161 7,860 6,244 5,898
18,192 6,257
11,832

25,047 7,781 5,712 5,437
18,132 6,468
13,116

23,339 7,595 5,921 5,602
17,987 6,302
12,449

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

11,026

10,798

10,874

11,218

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

237,501 106

239,306 105

238,201 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020

236,353 104

January 11, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,108 23,992
5,483 1,178 34,751 7,910 3,740 8,280 18,199 8,905
25,070 7,521 5,903 5,412
17,976 6,453
12,821
10,974
238,676 104

January 18, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,063 23,956
5,499 1,178 34,649 7,897 3,819 8,131 17,550 8,647
25,174 7,572 5,933 5,621
17,326 6,454
12,395
10,833
236,697 104

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019-2020

State

December 14, 2019

December 21, 2019

Week ending

December 28, 2019

January 4, 2020

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

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

24,894 21,580
4,607 1,317 26,466 6,239 3,271 6,198 15,398 6,622

25,640 21,745
5,052 1,417 26,511 6,211 3,164 6,075 15,426 5,753

23,383 21,831
5,277 1,283 27,678 6,283 3,115 6,017 15,380 5,950

25,321 23,862
5,998 1,233 24,563 6,670 3,200 5,249 15,482 5,812

January 11, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
25,818 21,865
5,091 1,333 26,669 6,294 3,192 6,794 15,811 6,243

January 18, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,472 21,672
5,664 1,334 27,322 6,499 3,238 5,936 15,171 6,341

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

19,649 4,281 4,290 5,503
14,179 5,463
11,075

19,690 4,292 4,476 4,832
14,239 6,297
11,131

19,594 4,333 4,515 4,696
14,633 5,186
11,148

20,124 3,477 4,305 4,885
14,700 5,283
11,057

20,201 4,313 4,504 4,711
14,628 4,830
10,178

19,969 4,300 4,267 4,939
14,698 5,107
11,828

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

8,306

8,201

8,585

8,327

8,172

8,371

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

189,338 103

190,152 100

188,887 107

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020

189,548 105

190,647 104

191,128 104