- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 November 12
- Creator:
- United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Date of Original:
- 2020-11-12
- Subject:
- Chickens--Hatcheries--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Broilers (Chickens)--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Poultry industry--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
tables (documents) - Type:
- Text
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- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: August 28, 2013.
Effective March 12, 2014, name of issuing body appears as Southern Regional Field Office.
August 28, 2013; title from caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed January 19, 2018).
January 17, 2018 (received via e-mail on January 18, 2018 from Georgia Department of Agriculture); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed November 22, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 H2 2020/11-12
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s11-h12-belec-p-btext
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s11-h12-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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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
This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded.
November 12, 2020
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 223 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 7, 2020, down 2 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.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 30.4 million eggs during the week ending November 7, 2020, down 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 31.9 million eggs during the same week, down 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 7, 2020, down 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through November 7, 2020 for the United States were 8.31 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 7, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.5 million chicks, down 6 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
October 3, 2020
October 10, 2020
October 17, 2020
Week ending
October 24, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
30,556 1,209
32,711 5,339
31,994 1,209
32,874 5,389
31,563 1,209
32,774 5,605
31,018 1,209
32,906 5,639
October 31, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
30,042 1,209
32,578 4,708
United States ......
216,431
223,333
219,506
222,117
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 12, 2020
217,075
November 7, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
30,360 1,209
31,925 5,593
222,573
Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 103
97 100
98
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
October 3, 2020
October 10, 2020
October 17, 2020
Week ending
October 24, 2020
October 31, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,792 1,279
26,170 5,191
22,722 1,219
25,324 5,139
23,846 1,305
26,195 5,113
21,468 1,338
23,887 4,069
22,956 1,249
25,818 4,982
United States ......
181,263
177,248
181,646
171,003
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 12, 2020
178,747
November 7, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,045 1,340
25,494 4,566
175,264
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 104
94 90
97
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
October 3, 2020
October 10, 2020
Week ending
October 17, 2020
October 24, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,556 23,183
4,264 1,209 32,711 7,710 3,062 7,631 15,568 8,521
31,994 21,748
4,264 1,209 32,874 7,025 3,288 7,635 16,319 8,938
31,563 21,345
4,264 1,209 32,774 7,021 3,133 7,640 15,907 8,072
31,018 21,979
4,446 1,209 32,906 7,846 3,409 7,631 16,804 8,149
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,027 6,170 6,091 5,339
15,682 5,054
11,055
22,193 6,451 6,305 5,389
16,601 6,320
13,138
22,018 6,215 6,311 5,605
16,711 6,205
11,997
23,586 6,443 6,098 5,639
16,667 6,212
11,936
Other States ........................................
10,598
11,642
11,516
10,139
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
216,431 99
223,333 102
219,506 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 12, 2020
222,117 97
October 31, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
30,042 21,502
4,458 1,209 32,578 7,200 3,289 7,602 16,667 8,091
22,952 6,195 6,089 4,708
17,447 5,744
11,193
10,109
217,075 96
November 7, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
30,360 23,680
4,264 1,209 31,925 7,184 3,138 7,605 17,004 8,345
23,691 6,342 6,322 5,593
16,576 5,951
12,114
11,270
222,573 98
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
October 3, 2020
October 10, 2020
Week ending
October 17, 2020
October 24, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,792 20,857
4,170 1,279 26,170 5,298 2,782 5,539 13,919 6,454
22,722 21,643
5,120 1,219 25,324 6,040 3,081 4,197 13,587 5,404
23,846 20,993
4,933 1,305 26,195 5,825 2,950 4,920 14,313 5,371
21,468 20,480
4,645 1,338 23,887 5,780 2,671 4,581 13,275 5,564
October 31, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
22,956 19,868
5,108 1,249 25,818 5,682 2,925 3,781 13,936 6,213
November 7, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,045 18,377
4,296 1,340 25,494 4,909 2,696 4,766 13,633 5,074
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,214 3,781 4,802 5,191
13,675 5,229
11,374
18,517 3,111 4,796 5,139
13,389 5,422
9,963
19,129 4,242 4,698 5,113
13,590 6,019
10,030
18,333 4,329 4,595 4,069
12,953 4,762
9,884
17,679 3,692 4,784 4,982
13,750 6,302
10,658
18,110 5,055 4,775 4,566
13,542 6,113
10,154
Other States ........................................
8,737
8,574
8,174
8,389
9,364
9,319
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
181,263 101
177,248 97
181,646 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 12, 2020
171,003 97
178,747 100
175,264 97