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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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