Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 April 8

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.

April 8, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

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

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 4, 2020, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.9 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.9 million eggs during the week ending April 4, 2020, up 7 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.8 million eggs during the same week, down 1 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 4, 2020, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through April 4, 2020 for the United States were 2.67 billion. Cumulative placements were up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 4, 2020, up 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.6 million chicks, down 6 percent from a year ago.

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

State

February 29, 2020

March 7, 2020

March 14, 2020

Week ending
March 21, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,075 1,209
35,334 5,809

34,066 1,225
35,323 5,643

34,216 1,207
34,849 5,751

33,290 1,194
35,080 5,804

March 28, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,043 1,177
35,250 5,834

United States ......

241,143

238,824

240,621

238,930

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020

239,719

April 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,903 1,131
34,759 5,647
235,304

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 95 99 97
102

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

State

February 29, 2020

March 7, 2020

March 14, 2020

Week ending
March 21, 2020

March 28, 2020

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

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

24,510 1,349
27,625 5,263

24,507 1,314
27,638 4,644

24,988 1,235
27,068 5,265

24,923 1,326
28,120 4,534

25,586 1,336
26,598 4,874

United States ......

190,863

189,498

191,045

191,603

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020

190,313

April 4, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,746 1,307
25,636 4,915
188,132

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 99 94 92
100

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

State

February 29, 2020

March 7, 2020

Week ending

March 14, 2020

March 21, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,075 24,192
5,430 1,209 35,334 7,873 3,744 8,495 18,354 8,890

34,066 23,595
5,063 1,225 35,323 7,111 3,850 8,503 18,130 9,096

34,216 24,202
5,306 1,207 34,849 7,760 3,879 8,486 18,082 8,809

33,290 24,368
5,319 1,194 35,080 7,749 3,865 8,171 18,260 8,952

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

25,138 7,407 6,135 5,809
17,907 6,438
13,173

24,981 7,882 6,023 5,643
17,084 6,498
12,915

25,258 7,973 6,084 5,751
17,541 6,392
12,939

25,015 7,196 5,916 5,804
17,915 6,485
12,760

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

11,540

11,836

11,887

11,591

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

241,143 104

238,824 103

240,621 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020

238,930 103

March 28, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,043 23,081
5,256 1,177 35,250 7,497 3,802 8,198 18,260 9,003
24,724 7,820 6,159 5,834
18,014 6,260
13,180
12,161
239,719 103

April 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,903 22,997
5,281 1,131 34,759 7,848 3,501 7,886 18,031 8,683
24,596 7,524 6,127 5,647
17,851 6,210
12,978
11,351
235,304 102

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

State

February 29, 2020

March 7, 2020

Week ending

March 14, 2020

March 21, 2020

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

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

24,510 22,396
5,574 1,349 27,625 6,435 3,281 4,683 15,127 5,596

24,507 21,678
4,854 1,314 27,638 6,555 3,297 5,761 15,421 5,989

24,988 21,417
4,939 1,235 27,068 6,073 3,270 5,052 14,889 5,938

24,923 22,029
5,318 1,326 28,120 5,913 3,234 5,875 15,182 5,656

March 28, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
25,586 22,280
4,967 1,336 26,598 5,601 3,353 5,421 15,191 6,442

April 4, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,746 22,187
5,208 1,307 25,636 5,973 3,255 5,646 14,885 5,772

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

19,854 4,247 4,196 5,263
14,235 6,514
11,432

20,355 4,071 4,172 4,644
13,203 6,331
11,093

20,003 5,162 4,469 5,265
14,125 6,583
11,540

20,831 4,093 4,442 4,534
14,089 5,669
11,369

20,165 3,499 4,368 4,874
13,930 6,383
11,520

20,361 4,315 4,401 4,915
13,911 5,649
12,121

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

8,546

8,615

9,029

9,000

8,799

8,844

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

190,863 104

189,498 103

191,045 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020

191,603 104

190,313 102

188,132 100