- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 March 11
- 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:
- 2020-03-11
- 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 2020/3-11
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s3-h11-belec-p-btext
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- 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 Report. Thanks to all who responded to this survey.
March 11, 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 March 7, 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.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.1 million eggs during the week ending March 7, 2020, up 14 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.3 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 190 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 7, 2020, up 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through March 7, 2020 for the United States were 1.91 billion. Cumulative placements were up 4 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 7, 2020, up 16 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.6 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 1, 2020
February 8, 2020
February 15, 2020
Week ending
February 22, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
33,619 1,168
35,289 5,889
34,263 1,209
35,004 5,802
33,827 1,193
35,129 5,888
33,887 1,191
35,004 5,513
February 29, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,075 1,209
35,334 5,809
United States ......
238,818
239,736
237,916
238,420
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 11, 2020
241,060
March 7, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,066 1,225
35,324 5,643
239,796
Percent of previous year
(percent)
114 103 101
95
104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 1, 2020
February 8, 2020
February 15, 2020
Week ending
February 22, 2020
February 29, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
25,233 1,245
26,276 4,689
25,402 1,297
27,510 4,542
24,750 1,281
28,702 5,279
25,635 1,316
25,984 5,301
24,510 1,349
27,625 5,263
United States ......
191,466
189,981
191,781
190,354
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 11, 2020
190,936
March 7, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,465 1,314
27,633 4,644
189,957
Percent of previous year
(percent)
116 99 96
110
103
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 1, 2020
February 8, 2020
Week ending
February 15, 2020
February 22, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
33,619 24,228
5,242 1,168 35,289 7,905 3,879 8,387 18,124 8,778
34,263 24,356
5,459 1,209 35,004 7,864 3,879 7,758 18,153 8,949
33,827 23,714
5,245 1,193 35,129 7,884 3,835 8,113 18,351 8,660
33,887 24,495
5,223 1,191 35,004 7,513 3,774 7,879 17,906 8,849
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
24,884 7,756 6,000 5,889
17,369 6,469
13,044
25,078 7,507 5,893 5,802
17,846 6,508
13,315
24,763 7,464 5,741 5,888
17,250 6,512
13,243
25,254 7,398 6,088 5,513
17,681 6,434
13,193
Other States ........................................
10,788
10,893
11,104
11,138
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
238,818 104
239,736 105
237,916 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 11, 2020
238,420 103
February 29, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,075 24,141
5,454 1,209 35,334 7,873 3,744 8,439 18,354 8,890
25,138 7,407 6,135 5,809
17,907 6,438
13,173
11,540
241,060 104
March 7, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,066 24,285
5,335 1,225 35,324 7,111 3,850 8,455 18,213 9,096
24,996 7,357 5,979 5,643
17,245 6,498
13,397
11,721
239,796 104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 1, 2020
February 8, 2020
Week ending
February 15, 2020
February 22, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
25,233 22,785
5,625 1,245 26,276 5,683 3,201 4,747 15,319 5,132
25,402 22,375
4,359 1,297 27,510 6,739 3,229 5,969 14,832 6,098
24,750 20,203
4,534 1,281 28,702 6,233 3,327 6,306 15,255 6,424
25,635 22,190
6,196 1,316 25,984 6,612 3,357 5,018 14,984 5,800
February 29, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,510 22,396
5,351 1,349 27,625 6,435 3,281 5,406 15,127 5,596
March 7, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,465 22,213
4,881 1,314 27,633 6,555 3,297 5,918 15,499 5,989
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,820 4,388 4,398 4,689
14,639 6,402
12,004
20,004 3,705 4,353 4,542
13,842 6,235
11,174
19,736 5,401 4,427 5,279
14,387 5,851
11,513
20,185 4,321 4,419 5,301
13,643 5,587
11,458
19,854 4,247 4,196 5,263
14,235 6,087
11,432
20,295 4,069 4,174 4,644
13,202 6,041
11,166
Other States ........................................
8,880
8,316
8,172
8,348
8,546
8,602
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
191,466 104
189,981 104
191,781 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 11, 2020
190,354 103
190,936 104
189,957 103