Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 January 29

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 29, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 25, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.5 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 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 25, 2020, up 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through January 25, 2020 for the United States were 760 million. Cumulative placements were up 4 percent from the same period a year earlier.

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

State

December 21, 2019

December 28, 2019

January 4, 2020

Week ending
January 11, 2020

January 18, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

34,071 1,178
35,291 5,602

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

34,032 1,178
34,648 5,621

United States ......

239,306

238,606

236,678

238,640

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 29, 2020

237,336

January 25, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,255 1,178
35,425 5,753
239,637

Percent of previous year
(percent)
110 99
101 101
104

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

State

December 21, 2019

December 28, 2019

January 4, 2020

Week ending
January 11, 2020

January 18, 2020

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

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

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

23,383 1,281
27,678 4,696

25,321 1,232
24,563 4,884

25,818 1,335
26,672 4,712

24,636 1,334
26,940 4,939

United States ......

190,152

189,090

189,684

190,734

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 29, 2020

190,970

January 25, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,933 1,295
27,057 4,974
188,730

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 88
100 105
103

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

State

December 21, December 28,

2019

2019

Week ending

January 4, 2020

January 11, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,999 23,860
5,609 1,178 34,576 7,912 3,819 8,121 17,749 8,952

34,071 23,890
5,490 1,178 35,291 7,684 3,758 8,090 18,185 8,618

34,108 23,992
5,488 1,178 34,751 7,910 3,740 8,280 18,199 8,905

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

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

25,047 7,781 5,976 5,437
18,132 6,468
13,116

23,339 7,595 5,931 5,602
17,987 6,302
12,449

25,070 7,521 5,862 5,412
17,976 6,453
12,821

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

10,798

10,874

11,218

10,974

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

239,306 105

238,606 104

236,678 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 29, 2020

238,640 104

January 18, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,032 24,038
5,499 1,178 34,648 7,944 3,819 8,131 17,550 8,646
25,165 7,572 5,994 5,621
17,296 6,454
12,916
10,833
237,336 104

January 25, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,255 23,225
5,506 1,178 35,425 7,990 3,864 8,200 18,305 8,914
25,119 7,837 5,870 5,753
17,992 6,453
12,838
10,913
239,637 104

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

State

December 21, December 28,

2019

2019

Week ending

January 4, 2020

January 11, 2020

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

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

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

23,383 21,831
5,361 1,281 27,678 6,283 3,115 6,086 15,380 5,950

25,321 23,862
6,130 1,232 24,563 6,670 3,200 5,260 15,482 5,812

25,818 21,865
5,097 1,335 26,672 6,295 3,192 6,798 15,811 6,243

January 18, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,636 22,429
5,592 1,334 26,940 5,923 3,238 5,945 15,115 5,870

January 25, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,933 21,419
5,441 1,295 27,057 5,886 3,192 5,890 15,507 5,556

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

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

19,592 4,333 4,509 4,696
14,633 5,250
11,147

20,123 3,477 4,341 4,884
14,700 5,246
11,056

20,201 4,313 4,494 4,712
14,628 4,910
10,178

19,949 4,212 4,318 4,939
14,729 5,165
12,128

18,764 5,396 4,377 4,974
14,414 5,103
10,719

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

8,201

8,582

8,325

8,172

8,508

8,807

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

190,152 100

189,090 107

189,684 105

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 29, 2020

190,734 104

190,970 104

188,730 103