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
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This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded.

November 18, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 14, 2020, down 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 31.9 million eggs during the week ending November 14, 2020, down 6 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.8 million eggs during the same week, down 2 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 180 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 14, 2020, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through November 14, 2020 for the United States were 8.49 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 14, 2020, down 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.3 million chicks, up 10 percent from a year ago.

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

State

October 10, 2020

October 17, 2020

October 24, 2020

Week ending
October 31, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

31,994 1,209
32,874 5,389

31,563 1,209
32,774 5,605

31,655 1,209
33,514 5,639

30,042 1,209
32,578 4,708

United States ......

223,381

219,418

223,593

216,834

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 2020

November 7, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
30,549 1,209
31,877 5,640
222,172

November 14, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
31,850 1,209
33,846 5,765
231,871

Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 103
98 100
98

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

State

October 10, 2020

October 17, 2020

October 24, 2020

Week ending
October 31, 2020

November 7, 2020

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

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

22,721 1,228
25,324 5,151

23,846 1,305
26,195 5,149

21,467 1,338
23,886 4,130

22,955 1,249
25,818 5,098

23,103 1,340
25,581 4,597

United States ......

177,312

181,809

170,821

178,925

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 2020

174,282

November 14, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,490 1,340
26,271 4,689
179,848

Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 103 110
87
98

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

State

October 10, 2020

October 17, 2020

Week ending

October 24, 2020

October 31, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

31,655 21,843
4,446 1,209 33,514 7,846 3,409 7,631 16,752 8,149

30,042 21,502
4,458 1,209 32,578 7,200 3,289 7,602 16,667 8,091

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

22,225 6,451 6,305 5,389
16,601 6,320
13,138

22,081 6,215 6,311 5,605
16,711 6,205
11,997

23,822 6,443 6,098 5,639
16,667 6,212
12,284

23,015 6,195 6,089 4,708
17,447 5,744
11,193

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

11,658

11,365

9,974

9,805

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

223,381 102

219,418 98

223,593 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 2020

216,834 96

November 7, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
30,549 23,740
4,264 1,209 31,877 6,854 3,138 7,605 17,180 8,345

November 14, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
31,850 23,470
4,264 1,209 33,846 7,808 3,304 6,919 17,392 9,215

23,484 6,600 6,322 5,640
16,476 5,951

24,277 6,923 6,295 5,765
17,733 6,445

11,910

12,853

11,028

12,303

222,172 98

231,871 98

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

State

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)

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

22,721 21,642
5,120 1,228 25,324 6,039 3,081 4,196 13,587 5,405

23,846 20,992
4,933 1,305 26,195 5,825 2,950 4,920 14,313 5,370

21,467 20,479
4,645 1,338 23,886 5,780 2,671 4,581 13,275 5,565

22,955 19,868
5,108 1,249 25,818 5,682 2,925 3,781 13,936 6,217

November 7, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,103 17,306
4,296 1,340 25,581 4,909 2,496 4,766 13,278 5,074

November 14, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,490 19,526
4,729 1,340 26,271 6,268 2,956 5,140 14,238 5,674

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

18,566 3,111 4,796 5,151
13,389 5,421
9,963

19,234 4,242 4,698 5,149
13,591 6,018
10,030

18,076 4,329 4,594 4,130
12,953 4,761
9,883

17,779 3,691 4,784 5,098
13,750 6,301
10,657

18,215 5,860 4,775 4,597
13,176 6,113
10,153

19,486 4,042 4,597 4,689
13,695 5,612
10,645

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

8,572

8,198

8,408

9,326

9,244

7,450

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

177,312 97

181,809 99

170,821 97

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 2020

178,925 101

174,282 96

179,848 98