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 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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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